Majikat

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Majikat
Cat Stevens Majikat.jpg
Live album by
Released21 September 2004
Recorded22 February 1976
Venue William & Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia
Genre Folk rock
Length78:09
Label Eagle
Producer Rocky Oldham
Cat Stevens chronology
Night of Remembrance (as Yusuf Islam)
(2004)
Majikat
(2004)
An Other Cup (as Yusuf)
(2006)

Majikat is a CD and DVD live album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It was recorded during the US leg of Stevens' Earth Tour 1976, but was not released until 2004, by which time the artist was known as Yusuf Islam.

Contents

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Track listing

All songs written by Cat Stevens, except where noted.

DVD
  1. "The Doves" (Majikat Tour Theme)" (DVD Only)
  2. "The Wind"
  3. "Moonshadow"
  4. "Where Do the Children Play?"
  5. "Another Saturday Night" (Sam Cooke) – 2:35
  6. "Hard Headed Woman"
  7. "Miles From Nowhere" (DVD Only)
  8. "King of Trees"
  9. "C79"
  10. "Lady D'Arbanville"
  11. "Banapple Gas"
  12. "Majik of Majiks"
  13. "Tuesday's Dead"
  14. "Oh Very Young"
  15. "The Hurt"
  16. "Sad Lisa"
  17. "Two Fine People"
  18. "Fill My Eyes"
  19. "Father and Son"
  20. "Ruins" (DVD Only)
  21. "Peace Train"

The concert first encore, "Wild World", appears on the DVD as a bonus feature along with other archive material i.e. the three live tracks:

CD
  1. "Wild World" – 3:03
  2. "The Wind" – 1:38
  3. "Moonshadow" – 2:43
  4. "Where Do the Children Play?" – 3:20
  5. "Another Saturday Night" (Sam Cooke) – 2:35
  6. "Hard Headed Woman" – 3:54
  7. "King of Trees" – 3:28
  8. "C79" – 3:08
  9. "Lady D'Arbanville" – 3:47
  10. "Banapple Gas" – 3:08
  11. "Majik of Majiks" – 4:27
  12. "Tuesday's Dead" – 4:06
  13. "Oh Very Young" – 2:24
  14. "How Can I Tell You" – 4:10 (CD Only)
  15. "The Hurt" – 4:54
  16. "Sad Lisa" – 3:26
  17. "Two Fine People" – 3:47
  18. "Fill My Eyes" – 3:01
  19. "Father and Son" – 4:10
  20. "Peace Train" – 3:58

Concert setlist

Source: [1]

Set 1
  1. "The Doves (Instrumental Intro)"
  2. "The Wind"
  3. "Moonshadow"
  4. "Where Do the Children Play?"
  5. "Another Saturday Night" (Sam Cooke)
  6. "Hard Headed Woman"
  7. "Sitting"
  8. "Whistlestar"
  9. "King of Trees"
  10. "Sun/C79"
  11. "Lady D'Arbanville"
  12. "Banapple Gas"
Set 2
  1. "Majik of Majiks"
  2. "Tuesday's Dead"
  3. "Oh Very Young"
  4. "How Can I Tell You"
  5. "The Hurt"
  6. "Miles From Nowhere"
  7. "Sad Lisa"
  8. "Two Fine People"
  9. "Fill My Eyes"
  10. "Father and Son"
  11. "Ruins"
  12. "Peace Train"
Encore
  1. "Wild World"
  2. "Jzero"

Personnel

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2]
dvd
3× Platinum45,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [3]
dvd
2× Platinum20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. setlist.fm > Cat Stevens Setlist: February 22, 1976 at William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA, USA (Majikat Earth Tour)
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 267.
  3. "Canadian video certifications – Majikat – Cat Stevens". Music Canada . Retrieved 11 June 2019.