Buddha and the Chocolate Box

Buddha and the Chocolate Box
Studio album by
Released21 March 1974[1]
RecordedFebruary 1974
StudioSound Techniques Studios, London, England. Mixed at Sound Techniques, AIR Studios, and Morgan Studios, London.[2]
GenreSoft rock, folk rock
Length32:16
LabelIsland (UK/Europe)
A&M (US/Canada)
ProducerCat Stevens
Paul Samwell-Smith
Cat Stevens chronology
Foreigner
(1973)
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
(1974)
Saturnight
(1974)
Singles from Buddha and the Chocolate Box
  1. "Oh Very Young"
    Released: March 1974[3]
  2. "Ready"
    Released: November 1974[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Christgau's Record GuideC−[6]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[7]

Buddha and the Chocolate Box is the eighth studio album by Cat Stevens, released in February 1974. The single "Ready" charted on 30 November 1974[4] and reached number 20 in Canada.[8]

  1. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ "Cat Stevens – Buddha and the Chocolate Box (2009, CD)". Discogs.
  3. ^ "Oh Very Young". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Ready". 45cat.com. August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Buddha and the Chocolate Box at Allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ "Buddha and the Chocolate Box". Rolling Stone. 23 May 1974.
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – February 8, 1975" (PDF).