Foreigner (Ltd. Edition Digi-Pak)

Artist: Cat Stevens
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music

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Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 606949072421
EAN: 0606949072421
ASIN: B00004VW0W

Release Date: 2000-07-25

Foreigner (Ltd. Edition Digi-Pak)

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Tracks:

Foreigner Suite
The Hurt
How Many Times
Later
100 I Dream

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If you need an early example of Cat Stevens's creative and spiritual restlessness, you needn't look further than this 1973 release. Following on the heels of worldwide successes such as Tea for the Tillerman, Mona Bone Jakon, and Teaser and the Firecat, the self-produced Foreigner must have been a jolt to fans of Stevens's melodic, often whimsical folk-pop songs. With a musically ambitious 18-minute title suite that seems more influenced by the ornate prog rock of contemporaries like Yes, Jethro Tull, and ELP, Stevens arguably reached beyond his grasp. Though the hit "The Hurt" hearkens back to earlier works, there's a musical aimlessness (particularly in the melodies) in the remaining three songs that seems very out of character with Stevens's typically incisive lyrics. It's an album of sometimes intriguing fragments that seems to lack the disciplined framework that might have brought them into focus. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Foreigner is the best!.......2002-07-16

I am a huge Cat Stevens fan, and I can't stop listening to this album. Foreigner Suite is sort of like Bohemian Rhapsody was to Queen and Italian Restuarant to Billy Joel. It is genius in its own way, and I can't get over the last part of the suite. "Heaven mst've programmed you." The lyrics are amazing, this album is Cat at his finest.

The Suite is Sweet.......2001-11-05

The "Foreigner Suite" is one of those pieces of music that people who love it, really love. I remember not quite "getting it" when the album was first released, but over the years it has become one of my very favorite "songs," featuring that great transition section that never fails to knock me over.

"Heaven must have programmed you," indeed!

The best of the best!.......2001-03-05

I am not a huge Cat Stevens fan. However, this is one of my favorite albums of all-time by any artist. As a matter of fact, it would probably be in my top ten. It has everything! Cat Stevens at his best!!! If you own only one Cat album (other than "hits" or "best of" collections), this is the one to get. I never tire of listening to this pop/rock masterpiece. I hear different things each time I listen to it and that has been for well over 20 years now. This is one of the first CDs I ever purchased. It is not only one of the best albums of the 70s, but one of the best of the entire rock/pop era. You must own this one! Musically superior to anything else he ever did and certainly to anything out these days. Lyrically haunting and thought-provoking. Musical poetry! He paints pictures with words on this one! Brilliant!!!!!

Foreigner-The missing piece of the puzzle.......2000-10-11

"Foreigner" was the last of the original Cat Stevens albums that I purchased and after a 10 year wait I think it was worth it. Although not as powerful as "Teaser and the Firecat" nor as seamless as "Tea for the Tillerman" I found it much more thought provoking than "Buddah and the Chocolate Box", "Catch Bull at Four", "Izitso" and "Matthew and Son". The Suite has one of the best blends of guitar and piano that I've heard from recordings from the 70s. Even though Cat's pursuit of the truth is evident in the tracks it can still be enjoyed without pondering on each of the lyrics. "Foreigner Suite" and "The Hurt" are reminiscent of the profound lyrics and smooth melancholic melodies that he used with songs such as "Lady D'Arbanville" and "Wild World". This is a must for any Cat Stevens fan and at the very least makes outstanding driving music.

Best Lovers Album ever..........2000-10-05

This is one of my favorite albums I must say... it has the best love song that has ever been written...the perfect thing to play to a loved one...

Now although this album doesn't have many tracks... the first tracks 18 minutes seems to somewhat pay back those other missing tracks. And it does it with style.

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