Tea for the Tillerman 2

Tea for the Tillerman 2 (stylised as Tea for the Tillerman²) is the sixteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens, released on 18 September 2020 by Cat-O-Log Records. It is a re-imagining of his hit 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.

Tea for the Tillerman 2
Studio album by
Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Released18 September 2020
RecordedJuly 2019
StudioLes Studios de la Fabrique, France
GenreFolk rock
Length39:20
LabelCat-O-Log Records / Island (UK/Europe)
Cat-O-Log Records / A&M (US/Canada)
ProducerYusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith
Yusuf / Cat Stevens chronology
The Laughing Apple
(2017)		 Tea for the Tillerman 2
(2020)		 King of a Land
(2023)
Singles from Tea for the Tillerman
  1. "Where Do the Children Play?"
    Released: 28 May 2020[1]
  2. "On the Road to Find Out"
    Released: 13 August 2020[2]
  3. "Father and Son"
    Released: 10 September 2020[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Times[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Where Do the Children Play?"4:09
2."Hard Headed Woman"3:32
3."Wild World"3:47
4."Sad Lisa"3:58
5."Miles from Nowhere"4:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."But I Might Die Tonight"3:13
2."Longer Boats"2:30
3."Into White"3:43
4."On the Road to Find Out"5:48
5."Father and Son"3:50
6."Tea for the Tillerman"1:00

Personnel
  • Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord, lead vocals
  • Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Father and Son"
  • Jim Cregan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Eric Appapoulay – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
  • Martin Allcock - bass on (3), piano (3)
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Andreas Andersson - clarinet on "Wild World"
  • Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements on (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
  • Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
  • Brother Ali – rap on "Longer Boats"
  • Voxaphonic - backing vocals on (1, 3, 10)

Charts
Chart performance for Tea for the Tillerman 2
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 183
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 96
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 161
Irish Albums (OCC)[11] 45
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 78
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 4

References
  1. "Yusuf/Cat Stevens Re-Records 'Tea for the Tillerman' for 50th Anniversary". Rolling Stone. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "Yusuf / Cat Stevens – On The Road To Find Out". YouTube. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Father And Son (by YusufVEVO)". YouTube. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. Tea for the Tillerman 2 at AllMusic
  5. Rolling Stone review
  6. The Times review
  7. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  10. "Top Albums (Week 39, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  11. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  12. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 18.09.2020 al 24.09.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  13. "Portuguesecharts.com – Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman²". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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