Tea for the Tillerman 2 - Composition

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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. 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

Released

18 September 2020

Recorded

July 2019

Studio

Les Studios de la Fabrique, France

Genre

Folk rock

Length

39:20

Label

Cat-O-Log Records / Island (UK/Europe)
Cat-O-Log Records / A&M (US/Canada)

Producer

Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith

Yusuf / Cat Stevens chronology

The Laughing Apple
(2017)

Tea for the Tillerman 2
(2020)

Singles from Tea for the Tillerman

"Where Do the Children Play?"
Released: 28 May 2020[1]
"On the Road to Find Out"
Released: 13 August 2020[2]
"Father and Son"
Released: 10 September 2020[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The Times	[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yusuf / Cat Stevens.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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
Martil 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

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

Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam/Yusuf

Studio pop albums

As Cat Stevens	Matthew and Son New Masters Mona Bone Jakon Tea for the Tillerman Teaser and the Firecat Catch Bull at Four Foreigner Buddha and the Chocolate Box Numbers Izitso Back to Earth
As Yusuf	An Other Cup Roadsinger Tell 'Em I'm Gone
As Yusuf/Cat Stevens	The Laughing Apple Tea for the Tillerman 2

Live albums

Saturnight
Majikat

Spiritual albums

Compilations

Singles

Other songs

"Blue Monday"
"Boots and Sand"
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
"The First Cut Is the Deepest"
"Here Comes My Baby"
"If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out"
"Into White"
"Trouble"
"Where Do the Children Play?"