Then in October 1971, he released another acclaimed album called Teaser and the Firecat. The album includes several songs that remain classics to this day: вЂњWild World,вЂќ вЂњFather and Son,вЂќ вЂњWhere Do the Children Play?вЂќ and вЂњMiles From Nowhere.вЂќ Notably in 1988, the pop/reggae band Maxi Priest recorded вЂњWild WorldвЂќ and it became a worldwide hit. He released his acclaimed album Tea for the Tillerman, which helped establish Cat Stevens as one of the leading singer/songwriters of that era. It was in November 1970 when he had a major breakthrough as an artist.

It took several months to recover, and then he recorded his third album Mona Bone Jakon, which was released in April 1970. In 1969, Yusuf/Cat Stevens contracted tuberculosis and became seriously ill. HereвЂ™s a video of Yusuf/Cat Stevens performing his hit вЂњPeace This album was not a commercial success, but it contained вЂњThe First Cut Is the Deepest,вЂќ which later became a classic song when both Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow had cover hits with this song. Then in December 1967, he released his second album, New Masters. His debut album, Matthew and Son, was released in March 1967, and not only did it contain his first two singles, but it included his song вЂњHere Comes My Baby,вЂќ which was recorded by the rock group The Tremeloes, and became a hit in the U.K., U.S. By age 18, he signed with a record label and released his first single (called вЂњI Love My DogвЂќ), and his second single (вЂњMatthew and SonвЂќ) became a hit in the U.K. When he was 15, he began to play guitar and started writing songs. Now 70 years old, Yusuf/Cat Stevens was born in London, England, where he learned to play piano at a young age. But in more recent years, he has embraced the name Cat Stevens again, and he is now known as Yusuf/Cat Stevens. When he returned to music in 2006, he went by the name of Yusuf. It was in 2006 that he returned with his album An Other Cup, which showed that his singing & songwriting remained in prime form. But in the early 2000s, he began playing guitar again, and rediscovered his love for writing & performing music. Yusuf Islam then spent the next 28 years away from the music business, and he seldom played music during this period. HereвЂ™s an excerpt of our interview with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, who tells how he wrote his classic hit song, вЂњPeace Train.вЂќ At the time, it was a very surprising and unusual move, for a pop artist at the height of his popularity and success, to leave the music business and change his name. He released his albums under that name until 1978, when he decided to leave the music business, convert to the Muslim faith, and change his name to Yusuf Islam. When he first emerged as an artist in 1967, he was known by the name, Cat Stevens. He will be inducted in a special ceremony on June 13 in New York City. Now in 2019, he has been selected for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2014, Yusuf/Cat Stevens was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Known for writing and singing such classic songs as вЂњPeace Train,вЂќ вЂњWild World,вЂќ вЂOh Very Young,вЂќ вЂњMoonshadowвЂќ and вЂњThe First Cut Is the Deepest,вЂќ he has blended pop, rock & folk music to create a very unique and soulful style. you know you never will, E7/G# A and the goodbye makes the journey harder still.With a career now spanning over 50 years, Yusuf/Cat Stevens has long been regarded as one of the great singer/songwriters in pop & rock music history. E A E A D E F#m D E Oh very young what will you leave us this time A D There'll never be a better chance to change your mind E and if you want this world to see a better day A D A will you carry the words of love with you D A D will you ride the great white bird into heaven A A7/C# D B E and though you want to last for ever you know you never will. you know he never will, E7/G# A and the patches make the Goodbye harder still.

D A D fading up to the sky A A7/C# D B E and though you want him to last for ever you know he never will. A D E F#m D E Oh very young what will you leave us this time E7 A D You're only dancing on this earth for a short while E and though your dreams may toss and turn you now A D A they will vanish away like your Dad's best jeans demin blue.

Oh very young cat stevens