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Tea For The Tillerman2

Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Tea For The Tillerman2

Album number sixteen from the singer-songwriter features new interpretations of the songs from his 1970 album Tea For The Tillerman

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
UMC
UK Release date
18/09/2020
US Release date
18/09/2020
  1. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The singer-songwriter looks back on his 1970 breakthrough while providing comfort to our turbulent times
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Strikingly, Stevens' craggy baritone is virtually identical 50 years later; but whereas in 1970 he sounded prematurely aged, hearing him now we can't help but envision that innocent, introspective 22-year-old. Print edition only

  3. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The reimagined version of the album makes several changes that while appealing on its own only serves to awaken our longing for the inspiring cuts from original masterpiece
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  4. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    To create new transcendent moments from an album that created enough of its own 50 years ago is really something special
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  5. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Whether these ‘fuller’ versions will attract new listeners is debatable. However, there are certainly surprises
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  6. 6.0 |   NME

    A seasoned pro trades in boxset boredom for charming re-records with this update of his seminal 1970 LP, which featured 'Wild World' and 'Father And Son'
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  7. 6.0 |   American Songwriter

    A mixed bag, although one that those who have loved Tea for the Tillerman since it came out might appreciate
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  8. 6.0 |   Mojo

    The ragtime version of Wild World is perhaps a re-imagining too far. ... Father And Son remains monumental and intensely moving, however. Print edition only

  9. 5.0 |   All Music

    This isn't likely to win Yusuf any new fans or find favor with the millions who loved the original; while it's not quite as pointless a remake as Gus Van Sant's 1998 version of Psycho, it comes too close for anyone to recommend it
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