Alastair Ian "Al" Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a Glasgow-born 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.
Year of the Cat is the seventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1976. It was produced and engineered by Alan Parsons. Its sales helped by the hit single "Year of the Cat", co-written by Peter Wood and described by AllMusic as "one of those 'mysterious woman' songs", the album was a top five hit in the United States. The other single from the album was "On the Border". "On The Border" reached number 47 in Canada.
In the United States, Year of the Cat was certified platinum in March 1977, indicating sales of more than one million copies.
This was first posted on here in Sept 2016...so my initial comments under the front cover might not make much sense to the newer people that are looking in !
But these RePost's seem to be better the second time around of my listening to them.
Alan Parsons' production and rich arrangements were widely praised. By 1987, Year of the Cat had become a popular record used for hi-fi demonstration.
Chris Woodstra called Year of the Cat Al Stewart's masterpiece. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic agreed, calling it the perfection of Stewart's sound and style.
Yep ! I definitely missed the HI-FI bit...It does sound Great !!!
2. On The Border.
7. Broadway Hotel.
