The Laughing Apple

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The Laughing Apple
File:Cat Stevens The Laughing Apple.jpg
Studio album by Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Released 15 September 2017
Recorded ICP Studios, Belgium
Genre Folk
Length 33:26
Label Cat-O-Log, Decca, Verve (US)
Producer Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith
Yusuf / Cat Stevens chronology
Tell 'Em I'm Gone
(2014)		 The Laughing Apple
(2017)		 Tea for the Tillerman 2
(2020)
Singles from The Laughing Apple

The Laughing Apple is the fifteenth studio album by Yusuf / Cat Stevens, released on 15 September 2017 by Cat-O-Log Records. It is Yusuf's fourth mainstream release since his return to music and his first since 2014's Tell 'Em I'm Gone. The album was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith.[2] Its title is a reference to one of Cat Stevens' earlier hits, "The Laughing Apple" that was included in his 1967 album New Masters. It would be the first album with his former name (Cat Stevens) included on an album since his Back to Earth album, released in 1978. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.

Background

On 21 July 2017, Yusuf / Cat Stevens announced the forthcoming release on 15 September 2017 of his new studio album The Laughing Apple.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Blackness of the Night" (Previously released on "New Masters", 1967) 3:02
2. "See What Love Did to Me"   3:44
3. "The Laughing Apple" (Previously released on "New Masters", 1967) 3:04
4. "Olive Hill"   2:46
5. "Grandsons" (Previously released on "The Very Best of Cat Stevens", 2000, with new lyrics) 3:03
6. "Mighty Peace"   2:20
7. "Mary and the Little Lamb"   3:35
8. "You Can Do (Whatever)"   3:10
9. "Northern Wind (Death of Billy the Kid)" (Previously released on "New Masters", 1967) 2:41
10. "Don’t Blame Them"   3:38
11. "I'm So Sleepy" (Previously released on "New Masters", 1967) 2:23

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 59
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 98
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 90
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 79
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 23
US Billboard 200[15] 114

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  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Yusuf – The Laughing Apple" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – The Laughing Apple" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – The Laughing Apple" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Yusuf – The Laughing Apple". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yusuf – The Laughing Apple" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Yusuf – The Laughing Apple". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  15. ↑ Illegal name entered Yusuf/Yusuf/chart?f=305 "Yusuf – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Yusuf. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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