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Cat Stevens — Gold

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By Alison Lang (CHARTattack) January 10, 2006 8:48 am
The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens (now known as the devoutly Muslim Yusuf Islam) has long eschewed the hard-living life of a musician for the simpler pleasures of faith and family, keeping new releases to a minimum. This hasn't deterred his record companies from releasing 17 different best-of albums over the years. One's inclined to scoff...
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Coldplay Deny Ripping Off Cat Stevens

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 8, 2009 11:58 am
Coldplay have refuted Yusuf Islam's claims that the band's "Viva La Vida" rips off one of the songs he wrote when he was still known as Cat Stevens. "It's tough when people accuse you of stealing something when you know that you didn't," drummer Will Champion told the Hampton Roads website. "So, we accept that it's...
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Coldplay Copied Cat Stevens?

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 4, 2009 1:27 pm
Coldplay didn't steal their hit "Viva La Vida" from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani or New York indie band Creaky Boards — they apparently ripped off Cat Stevens. Yusuf Islam, the man formerly known as Stevens, told British tabloid The Sun that "Foreigner Suite" from his 1973 Foreigner album is the basis for "Viva La Vida....
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Yusuf Islam Returns To Pop With An Other Cup

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By CHARTattack Staff October 3, 2006 4:30 pm
Yusuf Islam's first pop music album in 28 years, An Other Cup, will be released on November 14 by Atlantic Records in tandem with the artist's own Ya imprint. The album is being released in time to mark the 40th anniversary of his debut album, I Love My Dog, which came out under his more familiar name, Cat Stevens. He was born Steven Georgiou...
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