Mona Bone Jakon

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Mona Bone Jakon
Mona Bone Jakon cover
Studio album by Cat Stevens
Released July 1970
Genre Rock
Length 36:08
Label A&M Records
Producer(s) Paul Samwell-Smith
Professional reviews
Cat Stevens chronology
New Masters
(1967)		 Mona Bone Jakon
(1970)		 Tea for the Tillerman
(1970)


Mona Bone Jakon is an album by singer/songwriter Cat Stevens. The album was released in July 1970 on the A&M record label.

This album is notable for the emergence of Stevens' distinctive voice: a rich, variable baritone. Prior to recording Mona Bone Jakon, Stevens had become disillusioned with the music business, then became seriously ill with tuberculosis and spent a year convalescing. He returned with a folksier, more reflective, and emotionally straightforward sound. Three of the songs ("Trouble," "I Wish, I Wish", "I Think I See the Light") were featured in Hal Ashby and Colin Higgins' black comedy Harold and Maude (1971). It features Peter Gabriel's only non-Genesis appearance before he launched his solo career in 1976.

Contents

All songs written by Cat Stevens.

  1. "Lady d'Arbanville" – 3:45
  2. "Maybe You're Right" – 3:25
  3. "Pop Star" – 4:13
  4. "I Think I See The Light" – 3:55
  5. "Trouble" – 2:49
  6. "Mona Bone Jakon" – 1:42
  7. "I Wish, I Wish" – 3:50
  8. "Katmandu" – 3:22
  9. "Time" – 1:26
  10. "Fill My Eyes" – 3:00
  11. "Lilywhite" – 3:41

Album

Year Chart Position
1971 Pop Albums 164

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold January 15, 1976
Cat Stevens
Discography
Studio albums: Matthew and Son | New Masters | Mona Bone Jakon | Tea for the Tillerman | Teaser and the Firecat | Catch Bull at Four | Foreigner | Buddha and the Chocolate Box | Saturnight (Live in Tokyo) | Numbers | Izitso | Numbers | Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | Majikat
Yusuf Islam: The Life of the Last Prophet | Prayers of the Last Prophet | A is for Allah | I Look I See | Indian Ocean (Yusuf Islam) | Footsteps In The Light | An Other Cup
Compilations: Greatest Hits | The Very Best of Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens Box Set | Gold
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