Year of the Cat

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Year of the Cat
Year of the Cat cover
Studio album by Al Stewart
Released July 1976
Recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, February 1976
Genre Rock
Length 38:55
Label RCA Records (UK)
Janus (US)
Producer(s) Alan Parsons
Professional reviews
Al Stewart chronology
Modern Times
(1975)		 Year of the Cat
(1976)		 Time Passages
(1978)


Year of the Cat is a 1976 album by Al Stewart. It features the hit single (and one of his best-known songs) also called "Year of the Cat", which runs for over six and a half minutes and was co-written by Peter Wood. His other single from the album is "On the Border", which is also one of Stewart's most well-known songs.

A digitally remastered version of the album was released in 2004.

The cover design by Colin Elgie of Hipgnosis depicts a 1920s woman who has an obsession with cats. She can be seen in the mirror dressing up as a cat for a fancy dress party, and all of the items on her dresser have feline motifs. Amongst the items on view (which can be seen more clearly on the full-size LP sleeve or large reproductions in album cover art books) are Kitty milk chocolates, Tabby perfume, Cat's Whisker eau de toilette and Chat cigarettes. There is also a postcard from Katmandu, and even the banknotes in her purse are ducats.

  1. "Lord Grenville" – 5:02
  2. "On the Border" – 3:23
  3. "Midas Shadow" – 3:16
  4. "Sand in Your Shoes" – 3:04
  5. "If it Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It" – 4:30
  6. "Flying Sorcery" – 4:22
  7. "Broadway Hotel" – 3:58
  8. "One Stage Before" – 4:41
  9. "Year of the Cat" – 6:37

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1976 Rock Albums 5

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "Year of the Cat" Rock Singles 8
1977 "On the Border" Rock Singles 42


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