| Tell 'Em I'm Gone | ||||
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| Released | 27 October 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
| Genre | R&B, folk rock | |||
| Length | 35:57 | |||
| Label | Cat-O-Log, Legacy | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin & Yusuf | |||
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Tell 'Em I'm Gone is the fourteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The album was released on 27 October 2014 on his new Cat-O-Log record label, through Sony's Legacy Recordings. It is Yusuf's third mainstream release since his return to music and his first in five years since 2009's acclaimed Roadsinger. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and Yusuf, and features Richard Thompson.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Chicago Tribune |   [2] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [4] |
| The Observer | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | (C+)[7] |
- ^ "Tell 'Em I'm Gone – Yusuf". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Kot, Greg. "Yusuf channels blues roots of Cat Stevens". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Cat Stevens / Yusuf – Tell 'Em I'm Gone". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ McCormick, Neil. "Yusuf, Tell 'Em I'm Gone, review: 'understated'". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Mongredien, Phil (25 October 2014). "Yusuf: Tell 'Em I'm Gone review ‑ still the Cat with the cream". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (21 October 2014). "Yusuf's New Album: Tell 'Em I'm Gone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Melis, Matt (27 October 2014). "Yusuf Islam – Tell 'Em I'm Gone". Consequence of Sound. Townsquare Music. Retrieved 28 October 2014.