I used to have the "In my Tribe" cassette. I guess it was around '88. This song was on it. A few years later I heard that the band refused to release the version that included this song. It was something about how Cat Stevens was so far on the Muslim extremist bandwagon; threatening Salman Rushdie's life and all. Does anyone else know anything about this? I wonder if I had a collector's item. Hmmm....
Peace
Not sure about earlier releases, but the 3 CD pack titled 'Trilogy' that came out in 2005 or 2006 included the album 'In My Tribe' with this song included.
Not sure about earlier releases, but the 3 CD pack titled 'Trilogy' that came out in 2005 or 2006 included the album 'In My Tribe' with this song included.
Cat Stevens mellowed out a touch after the Rushdie hoopla died down - perhaps they felt better about including it on their releases again.
Cat Stevens mellowed out a touch after the Rushdie hoopla died down - perhaps they felt better about including it on their releases again.
I used to have the "In my Tribe" cassette. I guess it was around '88. This song was on it. A few years later I heard that the band refused to release the version that included this song. It was something about how Cat Stevens was so far on the Muslim extremist bandwagon; threatening Salman Rushdie's life and all. Does anyone else know anything about this? I wonder if I had a collector's item. Hmmm.... Peace
Not sure about earlier releases, but the 3 CD pack titled 'Trilogy' that came out in 2005 or 2006 included the album 'In My Tribe' with this song included.
Not sure about earlier releases, but the 3 CD pack titled 'Trilogy' that came out in 2005 or 2006 included the album 'In My Tribe' with this song included.
Cat Stevens mellowed out a touch after the Rushdie hoopla died down - perhaps they felt better about including it on their releases again.
Cat Stevens mellowed out a touch after the Rushdie hoopla died down - perhaps they felt better about including it on their releases again.