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Catch Bull at Four is an album by Cat Stevens. It was Stevens' most successful album in the United States, holding the top spot on Billboard's chart for three consecutive weeks. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen by Kakuan. The Ten Bulls are a series of drawings representing differents stages of awareness. The fourth drawing is called "Catching the Bull".

Track listing

All songs written by Cat Stevens except as noted.

"Sitting" – 3:14
"The Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head" – 5:57
"Angelsea" – 4:30
"Silent Sunlight" – 3:00
"Can't Keep It In" – 2:59
"18th Avenue" – 4:21
"Freezing Steel" – 3:40
"O' Caritas" (Andreas Toumazis, Jeremy Taylor, Stevens) – 3:41
"Sweet Scarlet" – 3:49
"Ruins" – 4:24

Personnel

Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric mandolin, piano, electric piano, Böhm Diamond organ, RMI keyboard, synthesizer, penny whistle, drums, percussion, vocals, backing vocals
Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
Gerry Conway – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jean Roussel – piano, organ
Alan James – bass, backing vocals
Del Newman – string arrangements
C.S. Choir – vocals

Additional personnel

Reviews

Catch Bull at Four was well received both commercially and critically. Rolling Stone was satisfied with the "gorgeous melody and orchestration", while simultaneously disappointed by the lack of a single track comparable to "Morning Has Broken" from Teaser and the Firecat.

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Billboard Pop Albums	1
1972	Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart	1

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Sitting"	Billboard Pop Singles	16

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	November 12 1972
RIAA – USA	Platinum	January 20 2001

References

External links

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