The Very Best of Cat Stevens is the title of a compilation album by Cat Stevens. There are multiple albums released with this title. The first was released by Polygram on its recently acquired Island Records label in January 1990. Its cover picture appears to be a reference to the Teaser and the Firecat album cover; both feature a boy in a top hat, "Teaser", accompanied by an orange cat, "Firecat", beside a fence with a full moon overhead.
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 22 January 1990 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 57:32 (1990) | |||
Label | PolyGram | |||
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The Very Best of Cat Stevens | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 2000 2003 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 1:08:52 (2000) 1:17:45 (2003) | |||
Label | A&M (2000) Universal (2003) | |||
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A compilation album with the same title was released in 2000 on the A&M and UTV Records labels. In many respects, it is a substantially different album. The track list is substantially different (though most of the same tracks are present). The cover art for these releases features a simple portrait of the artist. This album was released in the UK and Europe in 2003, using the same cover art but with a different track list. The UTV Records release was also available with a DVD bonus disk containing some early footage.[1]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic (2000) | [2] |
All songs written by Cat Stevens, except where noted.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Gold | 50,000^ |
France (SNEP)[5] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[6] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] | Gold | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] | 2× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | 3× Platinum | 900,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |