Catch Bull At Four Songs Ranked
Catch Bull at Four is the sixth studio album by Cat Stevens. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen. In the United States, the album spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada and became Stevens’s second consecutive album to reach number two on the UK Albums Chart. The song “Sitting” was released as a single in 1972, reaching 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. Catch Bull at Four was well-received both commercially and critically. Rolling Stone was satisfied with the “gorgeous melody and orchestration”, while simultaneously disappointed by the lack of a single track comparable to “Morning Has Broken” from Teaser and the Firecat. Here are all of Catch Bull At Four songs ranked.
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10. Sitting
“The mood of the album is at times somber, reflecting Stevens’ continuing spiritual pilgrimage at this time, and his deep feelings perhaps show through most in the opening track `Sitting”
9. 18th Avenue
“Cat Stevens really was in the groove for a while in the 70s and this is another gem from that period. A little different than the previous two with a more earthy and soulful sound but still very much in the same vein. I don’t think you could honestly be disappointed with this one, though, it may not ascend to the heights of his bes”
8. Boy With a Moon & Star on His Head
“If you listen to it a few hundred times you will find that first one song, then another, then another, is your favorite — until they are all good. This album is on my all time top ten list.”
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7. Freezing Steel
“Stevens is very underrated in that regard. “Freezing Steel” is about as rock as he ever gets and, even though I haven’t a clue what it’s about, is a great song.”
6. Angelsea
“Fans can argue long and hard over the merits of the three albums but the truth is that, whichever is the best, they are all very fine indeed and together they represent the peak of the artist’s output.”
5. O caritas
“Highlighting any of the songs on this CD means not mentioning others and that is sure to do an injustice to many songs. Everything here is memorable and distinctive and the only answer is to buy the CD, concentrate on the songs and appreciate one of the true highlights of seventies music.”
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4. Silent Sunlight
“I feared the worst after hearing “Silent Sunlight”. It’s this sort of fey mystical tosh that turned me away from Stevens in the first place. But, thankfully, there’s an immediate recovery with one of my favourite of his singles “Can’t Keep It In”.”
3. Sweet Scarlet
“They also demonstrate Stevens’ equal facility in writing on either piano or guitar, a trait he demonstrates further later on in the album with the two closing tracks, the piano and vocal simplicity of “Sweet Scarlet” and the slowly growing acoustically-driven “Ruins”.”
2. Can’t Keep It In
“Stevens was still writing lovely melodies, but unlike the preceeding albums his vocals would at times take on a rougher edge, especially on “Can’t Keep It In.” He was also broadening his musical palette by playing mandolin and keyboards as well as guitar. “
1. Ruins
“The gentle folkies’ folkie suddenly gets growly and lets go with some pretty asymmetrical and kinda, gasp, angry keyboard sounds. A man whose had three names and at least as many personas gets caught, pants down, in a reinvention.”
