Roadsinger

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Roadsinger
Studio album by
Yusuf
Released1 May 2009
Recorded2008
GenreFolk rock
Length31:37
LabelYa
Island (UK/Europe)
UMe (US/Canada)
ProducerYusuf, Martin Terefe
Yusuf chronology
An Other Cup
(2006) 		Roadsinger
(2009) 		The Story of Adam and Creation
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Mojo[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
ZME Music[4]

Roadsinger is the thirteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Yusuf Islam and as Cat Stevens). Roadsinger is Yusuf's second mainstream release since his return to music. The album made its debut on the US Billboard 200 at position No. 41 and on the UK Albums Chart at No. 10.

History

The album was released by Island Records in the UK—his first for the label since Back to Earth. It was released in the US by Universal's reissue label UMe.

"Everytime I Dream" was inspired by the media criticism of Yusuf Islam following his alleged support for the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses.[5]

Alun Davies, Yusuf's long-time musical associate, does not feature on the album.

Cover art

On the album cover, the singer is credited as "Yusuf" with a promotional sticker identifying him also as "Cat Stevens".

Track listing

All songs are written by Yusuf.

  1. "Welcome Home" – 4:23
  2. "Thinking 'Bout You" – 2:31
  3. "Everytime I Dream" – 3:09
  4. "The Rain" – 3:26
  5. "World o' Darkness" – 2:23
  6. "Be What You Must" – 3:25
  7. "This Glass World" – 2:02
  8. "Roadsinger" – 4:09
  9. "All Kinds of Roses" – 2:38
  10. "Dream On (Until...)" – 1:56
  11. "Shamsia" – 1:29
  12. "Boots and Sand" (iTunes bonus track, featuring Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton)
  13. "Peace Train Blues" (iTunes bonus track)

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 35
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 86
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 71
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 88
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 10
US Billboard 200[17] 41

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Mojo review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ ZME Music review
  5. ^ Everytime I Dream Songfacts
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Yusuf – Roadsinger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Yusuf – Roadsinger" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Yusuf – Roadsinger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Yusuf – Roadsinger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Yusuf – Roadsinger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yusuf – Roadsinger" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Yusuf – Roadsinger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Yusuf – Roadsinger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Yusuf – Roadsinger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Yusuf – Roadsinger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Yusuf Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2020.