Who had a hit albums in 1970s with Teaser and the Firecat and Tea for the Tillerman?
"Teaser and the Firecat Teaser and the Firecat is the fifth studio album by Cat Stevens, released in 1971. The album contains 10 songs including the hits ""Morning Has Broken"", ""Moonshadow"" and ""Peace Train"". It is also the title of a children's book written and illustrated by Stevens. The story features the title characters from the album cover, top-hatted young Teaser and his pet, Firecat, who attempt to put the moon back in its place after it falls from the sky. Published in 1972, the book has been out of print since the mid-1970s. The album was a commercial success,"
"on ""Mona Bone Jakon"" (1970). ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's Ben Gerson said that Stevens' songs effortlessly resonate beyond their artfully simple lyrics and hooks, despite his occasional overuse of dynamics ""for dramatic effect."" In a retrospective five-star review, AllMusic's William Ruhlmann praised Stevens' themes of spirituality and transcendence, and felt that he had continued to show his ability as a pop melodicist: ""As a result, ""Tea for the Tillerman"" became a big seller and, for the second time in four years, its creator became a pop star."" On 18 November 2003, ""Rolling Stone"" included this album in its 500 Greatest Albums"
"In 1973 he formed a recording and songwriting trio, Friends, with Darryl Cotton and Steve Kipner. Darryl Cotton had been a member of Zoot, who had several hit singles in Australia between 1969 and 1971. After the band split up, he travelled to the UK in 1972, and then to the US. Kipner was an American-born Australian, formerly a member of Steve & the Board and British-based band Tin Tin, who had a hit in the US in 1971 with ""Toast and Marmalade for Tea"". The album ""Friends"" was released on the MGM label. Most of the songs were written"
"surpassing the heights achieved by Stevens' previous album, ""Tea for the Tillerman"", reaching both the UK and US Top 3 and also spending fifteen weeks at the top of the Australian charts, becoming the biggest-selling album of the country in 1972. In 1977 an animated version, narrated by Spike Milligan, using the song ""Moonshadow"", was a segment in Fantastic Animation Festival. In November 2008, a ""deluxe edition"" was released featuring a second disc of demos and live recordings. In a contemporary review for ""Rolling Stone"" magazine, music critic Timothy Crouse praised Stevens' distinctive musical style and introspective songs such as"
"favourite album."""" The Alan Parsons Project Eric Stewart Eric Michael Stewart (born 20 January 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the rock groups The Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of 10cc from 1972 to 1995. Stewart co-owned Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England from 1968 to the early 1980s, where he recorded albums with 10cc and artists like Neil Sedaka and Paul McCartney. Stewart collaborated with McCartney extensively in the 1980s, playing on or co-writing songs for McCartney's solo albums ""Tug of War"" (1982), ""Pipes"
"and the Firecat"" album reached number two and achieved gold record status within three weeks of its release in the United States. It yielded several hits, including ""Peace Train"", ""Morning Has Broken"", and ""Moonshadow"". This album was also certified by the RIAA as a Multi-Platinum record in 2001, with over 3 million sold in the United States through that time. When interviewed on a Boston radio station, Stevens said about ""Teaser and the Firecat"": I get the tune and then I just keep on singing the tune until the words come out from the tune. It's kind of a hypnotic"
"Brooker, Neil Sedaka, Ultravox, country singer Kenny Rogers, UFO, Cheap Trick, Elton John, Little River Band, Celine Dion and Yoshiki Hayashi of X Japan. Also working with Gary Glitter before his chart success, Martin recorded several songs with him in the early 1960s, with the singer using the pseudonym of ""Paul Raven"". He also produced the album ""The Man in the Bowler Hat"" (1974) for the eccentric British folk-rock group Stackridge. Martin worked with Paul Winter on his (1972) ""Icarus"" album, which was recorded in a rented house by the sea in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Winter said that Martin taught him"
"to become one of country music's most popular performers during the 1970s with hits such as ""Rhinestone Cowboy"" and the Allen Toussaint-penned ""Southern Nights"". By the mid-1970s many of the Wrecking Crew's members scattered and drifted into different spheres. Some members, such as Carol Kaye, Tony Terran, Gary Coleman, Earl Palmer and Tommy Tedesco, switched to television and motion picture soundtrack work. Leon Russell and Mac Rebennack (as Dr. John) both went on to become successful solo artists and songwriters, enjoying hit singles and albums during the 1970s. Jim Keltner went on to a successful career as a session drummer"
"the charts in 1975 with ""Diamonds & Rust"". Some of the most successful singers and songwriters were: Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Jim Croce, John Denver, Neil Diamond, Barry Gibb, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John, Don McLean, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Gordon Lightfoot, and Harry Chapin— some had previously been primarily songwriters but began releasing albums and songs of their own. King's album ""Tapestry"" became one of the top-selling albums of the decade, and the song ""It's Too Late"" became one of the 1970s biggest songs. McLean's 1971 song ""American Pie,"" inspired by the"
"(recording engineer). During the 1960s Atlantic distributed selected titles recorded by many small regional independent labels including Dial (Joe Tex), Karen (The Capitols' ""Cool Jerk""), Rosemart (Don Covay's ""Mercy, Mercy""), Nola (Willie Tee's ""Teasin' You""), Vault, Class, Shirley, Tomorrow, Instant, Dade (""Mashed Potatoes"" by Nat Kendrick & The Swans), Moonglow, Correct-Tone Records, Lu-Pine, Keetch, Royo, T-Neck, Heidi, Sims and others, using those labels' imprints and separate catalog numbers. In October 1955, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller scored a West Coast hit with Los Angeles-based vocal group The Robins, who released ""Smokey Joe's Cafe"" on the duo's own Spark Records label."
"and is credited as the first Cat Stevens song to gain attention in the United States. The song and the album laid the groundwork for Stevens' most productive albums to come. Davies had developed a love for the emerging folk-rock sound, as had Stevens. After they completed ""Mona Bone Jakon"", within six weeks' time had already begun to work on ""Tea for the Tillerman"". As his accompanist on Stevens' first tour of the United States, Davies said that the two experienced some stage fright, upon hearing that they'd be opening for Steve Winwood's band, Traffic, at the Fillmore East. However,"
"but they were all but overshadowed by an orchestra. The album produced a couple of singles including ""The Hurt"", but did not reach the heights he had once enjoyed. The follow-up to ""Foreigner"" was ""Buddha and the Chocolate Box"", largely a return to the instrumentation and styles employed in ""Teaser and the Firecat"" and ""Tea for the Tillerman"". Featuring the return of Alun Davies and best known for ""Oh Very Young"", ""Buddha and the Chocolate Box"" reached platinum status in 2001. Stevens' next album was the concept album ""Numbers"", a less successful departure for him. In April 1977, his ""Izitso"""
"Tigers and Fireflies Tigers and Fireflies (sometimes referred to as ""Tigers & Fireflies"") is an album released by Lynsey de Paul in April 1979 on the Polydor record label. It was launched at a special event at the Mayfair Club in London, with de Paul looking similar to the 1940s film star Veronica Lake. Recorded at Long View Farm Studios with additional recording at Mediasound and produced by Rupert Holmes. In his 1986 biography, Justin de Villeneuve, de Paul's manager at the time wrote ""I gave Rupert Holmes a call in New York. He agreed to see me if I"
"topping out at #73 in February 1971. Hooker 'n Heat would unite again in 1978 and record a live album at the Fox Venice Theatre in Los Angeles, released in 1981 as, ""Hooker 'n Heat, Live at the Fox Venice Theatre"", under Rhino Records. Also in 1989, Canned Heat (and many others) guested on John Lee Hooker's album ""The Healer"". Shortly after the original ""Hooker 'n Heat"" sessions, Wilson, who had always suffered from depression, was said by some to have attempted suicide by driving his van off the road near Hite's home in Topanga Canyon. Unlike other members of"
"the annual American Folk Blues Festival. His ""Dimples"" became a successful single on the UK Singles Charts in 1964, eight years after its first US release. Hooker began to perform and record with rock musicians. One of his earliest collaborations was with British blues rock band the Groundhogs. In 1970, he recorded the joint album ""Hooker 'n Heat"", with the American blues and boogie rock group Canned Heat, whose repertoire included adaptations of Hooker songs. It became the first of Hooker's albums to reach the ""Billboard"" charts, peaking at number 78 on the Billboard 200. Other collaboration albums soon followed,"
"record Michael Schenker's 1980 debut album ""The Michael Schenker Group"". Phillips has performed and recorded with a wide array of musicians including Big Jim Sullivan, Pete Townshend, Big Country, Toto, Steve Lukather and Los Lobotomys (""Candyman""), Jeff Beck, Whitesnake, Jack Bruce, David Gilmour, Frank Zappa, Brian Eno, Duncan Browne, Toyah, Mike Oldfield, Jon Anderson, Bonnie Tyler, Trevor Rabin, Gary Moore, 10cc, Mick Jagger, PhD, Joe Satriani, Russ Ballard, Mike Rutherford, Phil Manzanera, John Wetton, flamenco guitarist Juan Martin, Asia, Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Earl, Derek Sherinian, Nik Kershaw, Gordon Giltrap, Camel, Jordan Rudess and Tears For Fears. He was the drummer"
"""Time for Tea"" (although the cassette and CD both include all 14 tracks). A vinyl picture disc version, using the USA/Canadian track listing, was also issued in the UK. The album was re-released in the United Kingdom in June 2010 on Salvo/Union Square featuring bonus content. The reissue is a 2-CD set with the original album digitally remastered; the bonus content consists of associated singles, 12"" mixes and B-sides. It also features liner notes written by comedian and Madness fan, Phill Jupitus. The album takes its name from a phrase used repeatedly in the 1970 post-apocalyptic film ""The Bed Sitting"
"Benny Spellman Benny Spellman (December 11, 1931 – June 3, 2011) was an American R&B singer, best known for his 1961 hits ""Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette),"" and the original version of ""Fortune Teller"", written by Allen Toussaint (as Naomi Neville). Later, these songs were covered by The Who, The Ojays and The Rolling Stones, among others. ""Lipstick Traces"" reached #28 on the US ""Billboard"" Black singles chart and #80 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Spellman variously worked with Allen Toussaint, Earl King (""Trick Bag""), Huey ""Piano"" Smith, Ernie K-Doe, Wilson Pickett, The Neville Brothers and The O'Jays. Spellman was"
"the Rolling Stones including Brian Jones, who drowned in 1969 while under the influence of drink and drugs. He is seen standing slightly apart from the rest of the group. Bailey was hired in 1970 by Island Records' Chris Blackwell to shoot publicity photos of Cat Stevens for his upcoming album ""Tea for the Tillerman"". Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) maintains that he disliked having his photo on the cover of his albums, as had previously been the case, although he allowed Bailey's photographs to be placed on the inner sleeve of the album. In 1972, rock musician Alice"
"took their name from Jerry Lee Lewis's ""Great Balls of Fire"". They reached the Top 40 with the singles ""Torquay"" (1959), ""Bulldog"" (1960) and ""Quite a Party"" (1961). ""Quite a Party"" peaked at #29 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961. Tharp, Budd and Trammell left the group in the early 1960s, but the Fireballs added Doug Roberts on drums, plus Petty Studio singer/pianist Jimmy Gilmer (born September 15, 1940 in Chicago and raised in Amarillo, Texas) to the group. Billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, the group reached number 1 on the Billboard chart with ""Sugar Shack"","
"they tried covering The Move's hit ""Fire Brigade"" for the US market, but with little airplay or sales. In 1970, they recorded an album for the US World Pacific record label, and then signed with Capitol in both the UK and US in 1971. Then followed a steady succession of singles, some of which were hits outside of the UK and US, culminating in 1972 with the release of ""Storm in a Teacup (The Fortunes song)"". During this period, they had another worldwide hit, ""Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling"" (1971). Founding member and lead vocalist Allen continued fronting an"
"Al Stewart Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of characters and events from history. Stewart is best known for his 1976 hit single ""Year of the Cat"", the title song from the platinum album of the same name. Though ""Year of the Cat"" and its 1978 platinum follow-up ""Time Passages"" brought Stewart his biggest worldwide commercial successes, earlier albums such as ""Past, Present"
"The Cryan' Shames (1966), The American Breed (1967), The Frost (1970), The Partridge Family (1972), Bruce Springsteen (performed only a handful of times in his career, but acknowledged by him as one of his primary influences in the 1970s), Udo Lindenberg (in a German language adaption in the 1970s for which commercial success was small), Blue Öyster Cult (1978), Steve Bender (1978), Gilla (1979), Angelic Upstarts (1980), Gardens & Villa, Grand Funk Railroad (1981), David Johansen (1982, and a hit on album oriented rock radio and MTV as part of an Animals medley), Fear (1982), The Angels (1986), Richard Thompson"
"commercial success, but critics liked it (it won a ""Record of the Year"" award from ""Stereo Review"" magazine), and it paved the way for Newman's 1970 release, ""12 Songs"", a more stripped-down sound that showcased Newman's piano. Ry Cooder's slide guitar and contributions from Byrds members Gene Parsons and Clarence White helped to give the album a much rootsier feel. ""12 Songs"" was also critically acclaimed (6th best album of the seventies according to ""Rolling Stone"" critic Robert Christgau), but again found little commercial success, though Three Dog Night made a huge hit of his ""Mama Told Me Not to"
"were always streetlamps. So there I was on the edge of the water on a beautiful night with the moon glowing, and suddenly I looked down and saw my shadow. I thought that was so cool, I'd never seen it before."" An animated short featuring the song was part of the ""Fantastic Animation Festival"" feature film released in 1977. The animation begins with a still frame of Teaser and his pet Firecat, pictured as they appear on the cover of the album bearing their names. The picture comes to life, and in the course of the animation, they find the"
"for Fears, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins, Bronski Beat, Heaven 17, Howard Jones and Blancmange. Having emerged from the post-punk and reggae scenes in the West Midlands in the 1970s, the ska revival associated with 2 Tone records was a remarkable commercial success in the early years of the 1980s. Bands like The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat, Madness, Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers all enjoyed chart success, with Madness and The Specials managing number ones. The Specials' ""Ghost Town"" (1981) is often seen as summarizing the disillusionment of Thatcherite, post-industrial urban youth. Madness managed to sustain"
"his studio and then put him to work there – but they ended up recording Graham's songs and then some of Kevin and Lol's songs, and we were all working together,"" Stewart said. The trio of Stewart, Godley and Creme produced a song, ""Neanderthal Man"", which was released in June 1970 by Philips Records under the name of Hotlegs. The single became a worldwide hit, reaching No. 2 in Britain and No. 22 in the US, and was followed by an album, """" (1970), which Stewart later described as ""a little ahead of its time"". The trio released another single,"
"The Taker/Tulsa The Taker/Tulsa is a 1971 album by Waylon Jennings. The LP rose to #12 on the ""Billboard"" country albums chart while the single ""The Taker"" was a Top 5 hit single. ""The Taker/Tulsa"" is notable for featuring four compositions by Kris Kristofferson, who had emerged as a beacon for songwriters who wanted to bring a new poetic realism to country music. Jennings, who had bristled when RCA producers told him what songs to record, began demanding more control over his records on all fronts, and began recording songs by newer songwriters like Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein, and Mickey Newbury."
"""Wild and Peaceful"" and was featured on the hit duet, ""I'm a Sucker (For Your Love)"". James was credited with naming Marie, ""Lady Tee"", on the song, a nickname that stuck with Marie for the rest of her career. The Fire It Up tour led to James developing a bitter rivalry with Prince, after he accused the musician of ripping off his act. Following the end of the tour in 1980, James released the ballads-heavy ""Garden of Love"", which became his fourth gold record. In 1981, James recorded his best-selling album to date, ""Street Songs"", which like his previous four"
"amid bold instrumentation on starkly realistic songs, many of which appeared on ""The Taker/Tulsa""..."" The Taker/Tulsa The Taker/Tulsa is a 1971 album by Waylon Jennings. The LP rose to #12 on the ""Billboard"" country albums chart while the single ""The Taker"" was a Top 5 hit single. ""The Taker/Tulsa"" is notable for featuring four compositions by Kris Kristofferson, who had emerged as a beacon for songwriters who wanted to bring a new poetic realism to country music. Jennings, who had bristled when RCA producers told him what songs to record, began demanding more control over his records on all fronts,"
"Ernie K-Doe's ""Mother-in-Law"", and Chris Kenner's ""I Like It Like That"".<ref name=""Ankeny (Ooh/Jess. Hill)""></ref> A two-sided 1962 hit by Benny Spellman comprised ""Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)"" (covered by the O'Jays, Ringo Starr, and Alex Chilton) and the simple but effective ""Fortune Teller"" (covered by various 1960s rock groups, including the Rolling Stones, the Nashville Teens, the Who, the Hollies, the Throb, and ex-Searchers founder Tony Jackson).<ref name=""Hamilton (O' Jays/Lispstick)""></ref><ref name=""Marks and McIntyre (Fort. Tell./Throb""></ref> ""Ruler of My Heart"", written under his pseudonym Naomi Neville, first recorded by Irma Thomas for the Minit label in 1963, was adapted by Otis"
"(1971) and ""The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust"" (1972). Scott later gained an international reputation with numerous works, including Supertramp's ""Crime of the Century"" (1974), Lou Reed's ""Transformer"" (1972), Dixie Dregs' ""What If"" (1978), Devo's ""Duty Now for the Future"" (1980) and Jeff Beck's ""There and Back"" (1980). Tony Stratton-Smith's Charisma Records was also one of the most regular clients of the studios during the 1970s. Genesis recorded at Trident several of their most renowned albums there, including ""Trespass"" (1970), ""Nursery Cryme"" (1971) and ""A Trick of the Tail"" (1976). The Jazz Fusion Band Brand X recorded their debut"
"something they want to hold on to. That name is part of my history and a lot of the things I dreamt about as Cat Stevens have come true as Yusuf Islam."" Islam was asked by the Swiss periodical ""Das Magazin"" why the title of the album was ""An Other Cup"", rather than ""Another Cup"". The answer was that his breakthrough album, ""Tea for the Tillerman"" in 1970, was decorated with Islam's painting of a peasant sitting down to a cup of steaming drink on the land. He commented that the two worlds ""then, and now, are very different"". His"