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The Laughing Apple

Yusuf / Cat Stevens

The Laughing Apple

Album number fifteen from the singer-songwriter reinterprets some of his songs from the start of his career

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Decca (UMO)
UK Release date
15/09/2017
US Release date
15/09/2017
  1. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Throughout, there’s a disarming warmth and thoughtfulness, making for a pleasantly surprising late-career highlight
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    There's never a moment where he seems less than sincere and committed, and this merging of past and present makes for Yusuf's most satisfying album since his return to popular music in 2006
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  3. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The passage of time has simply served to make Yusuf's vocals more avuncular
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  4. 7.6 |   Paste Magazine

    If Yusuf himself still seems a bit earnest and naive, then at least he deserves credit for optimism. Those once hesitant to embrace this new phase of Yusuf’s career can take comfort that this Cat is indeed back
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  5. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Never has the pilgrim and pop star sounded more in harmony
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  6. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    50 years after he first landed in the UK album charts (with debut Matthew and Son), you can take the man out of pop music but not vice versa
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  7. 4.0 |   The Independent

    Represents the return of producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist sidekick Alun Davies, both crucial contributors to Stevens's greatest successes
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