Song · Cat Stevens
“Moonshadow” by Cat Stevens
From the album Teaser and the Firecat (1971)
“Moonshadow” by Cat Stevens appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1971 on the album Teaser and the Firecat. Its best result is #240 on the WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,762 indie & aaa song of all time.
Cat Stevens found "Moonshadow" on holiday in Spain. A kid from London's West End who had always had streetlamps between him and the night sky, he was standing by the water on a beautiful night under a glowing moon when he looked down and saw his own shadow for the first time. Of all his older songs, it's the one he likes best. A&M issued it as an American single in June 1971, and it also landed on Teaser and the Firecat that year.
Paul Samwell-Smith produced. Around Stevens' voice, guitar and keyboard sit Alun Davies on guitar, Larry Steele on bass and congas, Harvey Burns and Gerry Conway on drums, two bouzouki players in Angelos Hatzipavli and Andreas Toumazis, and strings from Del Newman. Cash Box heard his whimsical side in it; Billboard called it a "super rhythm ballad".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1381 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 834 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2007 | 705 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2023 | 240 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2026 | 880 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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