The Laughing Apple

The Laughing Apple
Studio album by
Released15 September 2017
RecordedICP Studios, Belgium
GenreFolk
Length33:26
LabelCat-O-Log, Decca, Verve (US)
ProducerYusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith
Yusuf / Cat Stevens chronology
Tell 'Em I'm Gone
(2014)
The Laughing Apple
(2017)
Tea for the Tillerman 2
(2020)
Singles from The Laughing Apple
  1. "See What Love Did to Me"
    Released: 21 July 2017[1]

The Laughing Apple is the fifteenth studio album by Yusuf / Cat Stevens, released on 15 September 2017 by Cat-O-Log Records. It is Yusuf's fourth mainstream release since his return to music and his first since 2014's Tell 'Em I'm Gone. The album was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith.[2] Its title is a reference to one of Cat Stevens' earlier hits, "The Laughing Apple" that was included in his 1967 album New Masters. It would be the first album with his former name (Cat Stevens) included on an album since his Back to Earth album, released in 1978. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.

  1. ^ "Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Yusuf / Cat Stevens - See What Love Did To Me (Official Audio) (3.44) (by YusufVEVO)". YouTube. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Yusuf / Cat Stevens Announces New Album: The Laughing Apple (by Alex Gallacher)". folkradio.co.uk. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.