New album from Yusuf

Published on: 08 Apr 2009

Yusuf's new album Roadsinger will be available for pre-order on iTunes from tomorrow, April 7th. Amazon.com users can already pre-order the title, which is due for release on May 5th in the US (and May 4th in the UK & Worldwide.) Martin produced five of the tracks on the album with Yusuf, including first single "Thinking 'Bout You" which is currently Record of the Week on BBC Radio 2.

One of the most influential and successful singer-songwriters of the last 40 years, Yusuf has provided the perfect salve for a troubled world--a beautifully nuanced, warm voice shielding us against harsh, turbulent times bringing songs of truth and hope. As Cat Stevens, he sold more than 60 million albums. His tender-yet-passionate style became synonymous with the folk-based singer-songwriter movement of the `70s, although his music transcended any set place and time. Hits like "Wild World," "Morning Has Broken," "Father and Son," "Peace Train," "Oh Very Young," and "Moonshadow" remain as relevant and inviting today as they did 35 years ago.

Much of roadsinger was recorded live with few overdubs, giving the album an organic, unpretentious feel. Yusuf says, "I borrowed from my own experience making `Tea for the Tillerman,' I realized that some of the best tracks were all live so I went back into recording things live again."