Al Stewart - The Year Of The Cat (1976) [Digitally Enhanced]

"Year of the Cat" is a song by British singer-songwriter Al Stewart, released as a single in July 1976 in the UK (October 1976 in the U.S.). The song is the title track of his 1976 album Year of the Cat, and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, in January 1976 by engineer Alan Parsons. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1977. Although Stewart's highest charting single on that chart was 1978's "Time Passages", "Year of the Cat" has remained Stewart's signature recording, receiving regular airplay on both classic rock and folk rock stations.

The year of the cat refers to the Chinese Zodiac. The man in the song can not fight his urges for this women, because it's 'the year of the cat'. It's a metaphor for the time he was seduced by this women, the women being symbolized with the cat.

[josiahprofenno]

One day my grandfather approached Al Stewart in the streets during the late '70s, he mistook him for George Harrison so he asked for a photograph together. When he came home he showed everybody and told them "Me and George Harrison took a portrait together, check it out!"

My dad never had the guts to tell him it was actually Al Stewart. And that’s fine, because my grandfather had another picture in 1981, this time, with the REAL George Harrison.

[OmegaVideoGameGod]

Beyond beautiful hard to believe it’s almost been 50 years.

[luckazoo]

What a great song, and what a great job you make in every video, thank you so much <3

[ScottCole-sbfy]

The 70's were incredible for such a variety of great music. Was so glad to be a teenager then !

[estelaespinoza]

Que linda voz por eso me gusta oírlo noches tranquila y sola y mirando las estrellas y la ciudad sola .

[SigmondWright]

A very good song I love it in high school

[estelaespinoza]

Me encanta oír esta canción cuando voy por la ciudad altas horas noche y despejada siento emoción y tranquilidad.

[DJRICHARDBrown-iptw]

THE YEAR OF THE CAT
AL STEWART
ARISTA RECORDS

FROM THE CD:THE YEAR OF THE CAT
DIRECTOR:JULIEN TEMPLE
PRODUCER:DOUG HALBERT
SONGWRITERS:STEWART/SCOTT

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