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Buddha and the Chocolate Box

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Released
  
19 March 1974

Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974)
  
Saturnight (1974)

Release date
  
19 March 1974

Length
  
32:16

Artist
  
Cat Stevens

Label
  
Island Records

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Recorded
  
February 1974, Sound Techniques Studios, London, England

Genres
  
Rock music, Folk rock, Soft rock

Producers
  
Cat Stevens, Paul Samwell-Smith

Similar
  
Cat Stevens albums, Rock music albums

Buddha and the Chocolate Box is the eighth studio album by Cat Stevens. The title came to Stevens when he was travelling to a gig on a plane with a Buddha in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other. He pondered that if he were to die in the plane these would be the last objects with him, and he would be caught between the spiritual and the material. The album leans towards the spiritual path, and is an indication of the direction his life would follow.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Cat Stevens

Side one
  1. "Music" – 4:21
  2. "Oh Very Young" – 2:36
  3. "Sun/C79" – 4:35
  4. "Ghost Town" – 3:10
  5. "Jesus" – 2:14
Side two
  1. "Ready" – 3:18
  2. "King of Trees" – 5:07
  3. "A Bad Penny" – 3:21
  4. "Home in the Sky" – 3:38

Personnel

  • Cat Stevens – synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, producer, design, concept, illustrations
  • Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Gerry Conway – drums, vocals
  • Jean Roussel – strings, arranger, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Bruce Lynch – bass

    • Additional personnel

  • Jim Ryan – guitar
  • Mark Warner – guitar
  • Roland Harker – banjo
  • Joanne – vocals, choir, chorus, singer
  • Judy – vocals, choir, chorus, singer
  • Sunny – vocals, choir, chorus, singer
  • Ruby – vocals, singer
  • Barry – vocals, singer
  • Joy – vocals, singer
  • Brigette – vocals, choir, chorus, singer
  • Suzanne – vocals, soloist
  • Jacqui – vocals, choir, chorus, singer
  • Clifford – vocals, choir, chorus, singer
  • Danny – vocals, singer
  • Rick – vocals, singer
  • Jimmy – vocals, choir, chorus, singer
  • Larry – vocals, singer
  • Del Newman – strings, arranger, string arrangements
  • Suzanne Cox – vocals, singer

    • Production

  • Paul Samwell-Smith – producer
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Victor Gamm – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Harris – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Robin Black – mixing
  • Roger Quested – mixing
  • Beth Stempel – reissue co-ordination
  • Bill Levenson – reissue supervisor
  • Vartan – art direction
  • Roland Young – design, concept
  • Mathieu Bitton – package design, reissue package design

    • Songs

    1Music4:23
    2Oh Very Young2:36
    3Sun - C794:38

    References

    Buddha and the Chocolate Box Wikipedia
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