Tea for the Tillerman 2 explained

Tea for the Tillerman 2
Type:	studio
Artist:	Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Cover:	Tea for the Tillerman 2 Album Cover.jpg
Released:	18 September 2020
Recorded:	July 2019
Studio:	Les Studios de la Fabrique, France
Genre:	Folk rock
Length:	39:20
Label:	Cat-O-Log Island
Producer:	Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith
Prev Title:	The Laughing Apple
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	King of a Land
Next Year:	2023

Tea for the Tillerman 2 (stylised as Tea for the Tillerman²) is the sixteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens, released on 18 September 2020 by Cat-O-Log Records through Island. It is a re-imagining of his hit 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.

Personnel

• Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord, lead vocals
• Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Father and Son"
• Jim Cregan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
• Eric Appapoulay – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, backing vocals
• Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
• Martin Allcock - bass on (3), piano (3)
• Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, backing vocals, string arrangements
• Andreas Andersson - clarinet on "Wild World"
• Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
• John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements on (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
• Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
• Brother Ali – rap on "Longer Boats"
• Voxaphonic - backing vocals on (1, 3, 10)

Charts

Chart performance for Tea for the Tillerman 2

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[1]	50
French Albums (SNEP)^[2]	161
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[3]	78

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 September 2020. 18 October 2020.
2. Web site: Top Albums (Week 39, 2020). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 18 October 2020.
3. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 18.09.2020 al 24.09.2020). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 18 October 2020.