Buddha and the Chocolate Box

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Buddha and the Chocolate Box
Buddha and the Chocolate Box (Front Cover).jpg
Studio album by
Released21 March 1974 [1]
RecordedFebruary 1974
Studio Sound Techniques Studios, London, England. Mixed at Sound Techniques, AIR Studios, and Morgan Studios, London. [2]
Genre Soft rock, folk rock
Length32:16
Label Island (UK/Europe)
A&M (US/Canada)
Producer Cat Stevens
Paul Samwell-Smith
Cat Stevens chronology
Foreigner
(1973)
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
(1974)
Saturnight
(1974)
Singles from Buddha and the Chocolate Box
  1. "Oh Very Young"
    Released: March 1974 [3]
  2. "Ready"
    Released: November 1974 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Christgau's Record Guide C− [6]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [7]

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]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Cat Stevens

Side One
  1. "Music" – 4:21
  2. "Oh Very Young" – 2:36
  3. "Sun / C79" – 4:35
  4. "Ghost Town" – 3:10
  5. "Jesus" – 2:14
Side Two
  1. "Ready" – 3:18
  2. "King of Trees" – 5:07
  3. "A Bad Penny" – 3:21
  4. "Home in the Sky" – 3:38

Personnel

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

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