Oh Very Young Explained

Oh Very Young
Cover:	Oh_Very_Young_-_Cat_Stevens.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Cat Stevens
Album:	Buddha and the Chocolate Box
B-Side:	100 I Dream
Released:	March 1974
Recorded:	February 1974
Genre:	Folk rock, pop rock
Length:	2:39
Label:	Island (UK/Europe) A&M (US/Canada)
Producer:	Paul Samwell-Smith, Cat Stevens
Prev Title:	The Hurt
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Another Saturday Night
Next Year:	1974

"Oh Very Young" is a song composed by Cat Stevens. It was released on his 1974 album Buddha and the Chocolate Box, as well as several later "Best of..." and "Greatest Hits" albums.^[1] The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[2] and number two Easy Listening.^[3]

Background

On his website djallyn.org, DJ Ally posted the following about "Oh Very Young" on April 30, 2009:

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Billboard Easy Listening	2
US Billboard Hot 100	10

Cover versions

• Suzanne Lynch worked as a session musician until she became a regular part of Cat Stevens' vocal group and appeared on several of his albums. The first song Lynch did for Stevens was "Oh Very Young" in which she sang the solo line and the haunting background melody.^[4]
• Jonathan Rayson also covered the song on his 2006 album "Shiny and New".

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cat Stevens "Oh Very Young" . AllMusic.com . 2014 . 2014-06-27.
2. Web site: 'Oh Very Young' by Cat Stevens peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago today (June 1 1974) . RetroNewser . 1 June 2014 . 2014-06-28.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 228.
4. Web site: Susanne Lynch – History . 2013-06-24 . dead . https://archive.today/20130624234536/http://www.suzannelynch.co.nz/history.php?pg=2 . 2013-06-24 .