Foreigner (Cat Stevens album)

Foreigner
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1973
RecordedMarch 1973
StudioDynamic Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Atlantic Studios, New York
GenreSoft rock, blue-eyed soul, folk rock, art rock, progressive rock
Length36:09
LabelIsland (UK/Europe)
A&M (US/Canada)
ProducerCat Stevens
Cat Stevens chronology
Catch Bull at Four
(1972)
Foreigner
(1973)
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Foreigner is the seventh studio album released by British-Emirati singer-songwriter Cat Stevens in July 1973. In addition to the minor hit "The Hurt", which received a moderate amount of airplay, Foreigner also included such songs as "100 I Dream" and the 18-minute-long "Foreigner Suite", which took up the entirety of side one.

It is the first album written and produced solely by Stevens.

In Canada, the album was ranked at #100 for its first 3 weeks before jumping to #48. It reached its peak of #5 in the 9th week, ranking #5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6 before going down.[2]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - 1973". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.