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Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman is an album by Cat Stevens, released in 1970. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 26 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Father And Son”, on 15 lists with a best position of #123.
Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens's fourth studio album, came out on 23 November 1970, on Island in Britain and A&M in North America. Paul Samwell-Smith produced it, and Stevens recorded it between May and July that year across three London studios, Morgan, Island and Olympic.
It's a quiet storm of a record, warm and searching, with songs that feel both intimate and a little bit wise beyond their years. "Wild World" and "Father and Son" were the singles, and "On the Road to Find Out" is a lovely, loping companion to them. Filmmakers took to it too: "But I Might Die Tonight" turned up in Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End. The album went top 10 in America and top 20 in Britain, was eventually certified triple platinum in the US, and in 2020 Stevens reimagined it for its 50th anniversary as Tea for the Tillerman 2.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tea for the Tillerman on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Father And Son | 15 | #123 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 2 | Wild World | 10 | #155 | – | 2001–2026 | |
| 3 | On The Road To Find Out | 1 | #353 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.