Buddha and the Chocolate Box
1974 studio album by Cat Stevens
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Buddha and the Chocolate Box is the eighth studio album by Cat Stevens, released in February 1974. The single "Ready" charted on 30 November 1974[4] and reached number 20 in Canada.[8]
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Released21 March 1974[1]
RecordedFebruary 1974
StudioSound Techniques Studios, London, England. Mixed at Sound Techniques, AIR Studios, and Morgan Studios, London.[2]
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| Released | 21 March 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound Techniques Studios, London, England. Mixed at Sound Techniques, AIR Studios, and Morgan Studios, London.[2] | |||
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| Length | 32:16 | |||
| Label | Island (UK/Europe) A&M (US/Canada) | |||
| Producer | Cat Stevens Paul Samwell-Smith | |||
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| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[6] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[7] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Cat Stevens
- Side one
- "Music" – 4:21
- "Oh Very Young" – 2:36
- "Sun / C79" – 4:35
- "Ghost Town" – 3:10
- "Jesus" – 2:14
- Side two
- "Ready" – 3:18
- "King of Trees" – 5:07
- "A Bad Penny" – 3:21
- "Home in the Sky" – 3:38
Personnel
- Cat Stevens – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, production, design, concept, illustrations
- Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Bruce Lynch – bass guitar
- Jean Roussel – keyboards and string arrangements
- Gerry Conway – drums, vocals, percussion
Additional personnel
- Jimmy Ryan – guitar
- Mark Warner – guitar
- Roland Harker – banjo
- Joanne – vocals, choir
- Judy – vocals, choir
- Sunny – vocals, choir
- Ruby – vocals
- Barry – vocals
- Joy – vocals
- Brigette – vocals, choir
- Suzanne – vocals, solo
- Jacqui – vocals, choir
- Clifford – vocals, choir
- Danny – vocals
- Rick McCollum – vocals
- Jimmy – vocals, choir, chorus
- Larry – vocals
- Del Newman – string arrangements
- Suzanne Cox – vocals
Production
- Paul Samwell-Smith – producer
- John Wood – engineer
- Victor Gamm – engineer, mixing
- Alan Harris – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Robin Black – mixing
- Roger Quested – mixing
- Beth Stempel – reissue co-ordination
- Bill Levenson – reissue supervisor
- Vartan – art direction
- Roland Young – design, concept
- Mathieu Bitton – package design, reissue package design
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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