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Cat Stevens / Yousif Islam

Yusuf Islam, commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, in his later career, Islamic music, before returning to secular music in 2006.

His 1967 debut album and its title song "Matthew and Son" both reached top ten in the UK charts. Stevens' albums 



He wrote and performed  "The First Cut Is the Deepest", and the song has been a hit for multiple artists.


The other tracks of his that I particularly like are 

"Father and Son", which is my particular favourite



"Wild World" 



"Moonshadow".



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