Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) announced Tell ‘Em I’m Gone, his first album in five years. The October 27 Legacy Recordings release features ten tracks, half originals and half covers. He co-produced the album with Rick Rubin, and invited a host of guest artists, including Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Charlie Musselwhite.
In the announcement, Yusuf indicated that the album’s music would draw heavily from his R&B influences, a departure from his most recent album, 2010’s folky Roadsinger. “Hidden in the background behind my renowned troubadour persona lurked an R&B alter-self waiting to be let free,” he said in a press release.
Yusuf premiered the first cover, his take on Edgar Winter’s “Dying to Live,” at Rolling Stone yesterday.
Tell ‘Em I’m Gone Tracklist:
01. I Was Raised in Babylon
02. Big Boss Man
03. Dying to Live
04. You Are My Sunshine
05. Editing Floor Blues
06. Cat and the Dog Trap
07. Gold Digger
08. The Devil Came From Kansas
09. Tell ‘Em I’m Gone
10. Doors
Tour Dates:
11/04 – London, UK @ Hammersmith Eventim Apollo
11/09 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
11/11 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Forum
11/13 – Vienna, AT @ Stadthalle
11/16 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
11/20 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
11/23 – Hamburg, DE @ CCH 1
11/25 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Hall
12/01 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
12/04 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
12/07 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/09 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
12/12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
12/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre
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