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Although born in Greenock, [7] Al Stewart grew up in the town of Wimborne, Dorset, England, after moving from Scotland with his mother, Joan Underwood.His father, Alastair MacKichan Stewart, who served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died in a plane crash during a 1945 training exercise before his son Al was born. [8]
"Year of the Cat" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Al Stewart, released as a single in July 1976 in the UK (October 1976 in the US). The song is the title track of his 1976 album Year of the Cat, and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, in January 1976 by engineer Alan Parsons.
Less lyrically complex than a typical Al Stewart composition – the singer's previous top ten hit "Year of the Cat" exemplifying his usual style – "Time Passages" was one of two songs on the Time Passages album written by Stewart with the intent of the tracks' having hit single potential, the other being "Song on the Radio" which was the ...
"Song on the Radio" was released in January 1979 as the second single from the Time Passages album, following the title cut which had been a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 [3] as well as being afforded a ten week tenure at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Time Passages is the eighth studio album by Al Stewart, released in September 1978.It is the follow-up to his 1976 album Year of the Cat.Like "Year of the Cat" and 1975's Modern Times, it was produced by Alan Parsons.
Year of the Cat is the seventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1976.It was produced and engineered by Alan Parsons.Its sales helped by the hit single "Year of the Cat", co-written by Peter Wood and described by AllMusic as "one of those 'mysterious woman' songs", [2] the album was a top five hit in the United States.
Russians & Americans is the tenth studio album by Al Stewart released in 1984. The album featured many of the musicians from his short-lived backing band, Shot In The Dark, along with a number of studio musicians.
Modern Times is Al Stewart's sixth studio album, released in 1975. The album was re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks. The album was re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks. A further remaster by Paschal Byrne was released on Esoteric Recordings in 2015.