Back to Earth

Tracklist

• CD 1: BACK TO EARTH
• 1
  Just Another Night (2019 Remaster)
  3:49
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Daytime (2019 Remaster)
  3:55
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Bad Brakes (2019 Remaster)
  3:27
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Randy (2019 Remaster)
  3:12
  3.0 ★
• 5
  The Artist (2019 Remaster)
  2:32
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Last Love Song (2019 Remaster)
  3:27
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Nascimento (2019 Remaster)
  3:16
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Father (2019 Remaster)
  4:08
  4.0 ★
• 9
  New York Times (2019 Remaster)
  3:24
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Never (2019 Remaster)
  3:01
  4.0 ★
• CD 2: RETURN TO EARTH
• 1
  Just Another Night (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:49
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Daytime (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:55
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Bad Brakes (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:27
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Randy (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:12
  3.0 ★
• 5
  The Artist (2001 Stereo Master)
  2:32
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Last Love Song (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:27
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Nascimento (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:16
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Father (2001 Stereo Master)
  4:08
  4.0 ★
• 9
  New York Times (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:24
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Never (2001 Stereo Master)
  3:01
  4.0 ★
• CD 3: UNEARTHED
• 1
  Butterfly (Previously Unreleased)
  4:15
• 2
  Toy Heart (Previously Unreleased)
  2:59
• 3
  New York Times (New mix) (Previously Unreleased)
  3:36
• 4
  Just Another Night (demo) (Previously Unreleased)
  3:59
• 5
  Last Love Song (session mix) (Previously Unreleased)
  3:30
• 6
  Daytime (live in Adelaide)
  4:28
• 7
  Bad Brakes (live at the Royal Albert Hall London 2009)
  3:25
• 8
  Last Love Song (live in Toronto 2014)
  3:46
• 9
  Nascimento (Solto) (Previously Unreleased)
  3:36
• 10
  Just Another Night (live in Nashville 2016)
  4:02
• 11
  Bad Brakes (instrumental) (Previously Unreleased)
  3:28
• CD 4: ALPHA OMEGA (A Musical Revelation)
• 1
  Universe

  Covent Garden Opera Singers
  0:47
• 2
  I Who Am I

  David Essex
  5:19
• 3
  Paradise

  Susan George
  3:43
• 4
  Inventions

  Terry Cassidy & Choir
  2:49
• 5
  I See That Face

  Kim Goodie & Derek James
  2:56
• 6
  Child for a Day
  4:25
• 7
  Sing, Love Is Everywhere

  Suzanne Lynch
  3:28
• 8
  Alpha Omega

  Noel Pointer
  2:42
• 9
  Music Is the 7th Wonder

  Victy Silva & Choir
  3:01
• 10
  Dreamer

  Noel Pointer
  3:57
• 11
  World

  David Essex
  4:41
• 12
  Listen to Me

  Gloria Jones
  3:34
• 13
  I Believe

  Earl Jordon
  4:58
• CD 5: YEAR OF THE CHILD CONCERT
• 1
  The Wind (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  1:59
• 2
  On the Road to Find Out (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  6:03
• 3
  Just Another Night (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  3:34
• 4
  Daytime / Where Do the Children Play (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  6:38
• 5
  Father & Son (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  3:48
• 6
  Morning Has Broken (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  3:17
• 7
  Peace Train (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  4:17
• 8
  Child for a Day (live at Wembley Arena UNICEF Year of the Child Concert 1979)
  4:22

More by Cat Stevens

Teaser and the Firecat

Teaser and the Firecat 1971

Tea for the Tillerman

Tea for the Tillerman 1970

King of a Land

King of a Land 2023

Early Tapes

Early Tapes 2006

Gold

Gold 2005

The Very Best of Cat Stevens

The Very Best of Cat Stevens 2000

Release credits

• Alun Davies
  acoustic guitar [2.3, 1.3]
• Brian Cole
  steel guitar [2.1, 1.1]
• Bruce Lynch
  bass [2.1, 2.4-8, 2.10, 1.1, 1.4-8, 1.10]
• Cat Stevens
  bass [1.3, 2.3], choir vocals [2.2, 2.6, 1.2, 1.6], classical guitar [2.2, 1.2], electric guitar [2.7-8, 1.7-8], guitar [2.1, 2.4-6, 2.10, 1.1, 1.4-6, 1.10], keyboard [1.1-2, 1.4-6, 1.8, 2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.8], producer [1.1-10, 2.1-10, 4.1-13], strings [2.9, 1.9], synthesizer [2.9, 1.9]
• Dave Mattacks
  drums (drum set) [2.2-4, 2.6, 2.8, 1.2-4, 1.6, 1.8]
• David Gordon
  producer [1-13]
• Del Newman
  strings [2.5-6, 1.5-6]
• Derek Wadsworth
  orchestrator [1.2, 2.2, 4.1-13], strings [2.4, 1.4]
• Don Weller
  saxophone [1.7, 2.7]
• Eric Johnson
  electric guitar [1.3, 2.3]
• Gerry Conway
  congas [2.7, 1.7], drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.7, 1.10, 2.1, 2.7, 2.10]
• Graham Smith
  harmonica [2.3, 1.3]
• Jean‐Alain Roussel
  Hammond organ [1.9, 2.9], electric piano [1.6-7, 2.6-7], keyboard [2.3, 2.10, 1.3, 1.10], piano [1.1, 2.1], strings [1.9, 2.9]
• John Marson
  harp [1.2, 2.2]
• Luther Vandross
  vocal [2.9, 1.9]
• Paul Samwell-Smith
  choir vocals [2.2, 2.6, 1.2, 1.6], producer [2.1-10, 1.1-10]
• Richard Niles
  orchestrator [1-13], strings [1.8, 2.8]
• Richard Sharpey
  arranger [1-13]
• Steve Jordan
  drums (drum set) [2.9, 1.9]
• The McCrarys
  vocal [2.9, 1.9]
• Will Lee
  bass [1.9, 2.9]
• Yusuf Islam
  phonographic copyright [2.1-2, 1.1-2]
• Show all credits (22)

Issues

• 

  B
  (Combined release view)
• B
  Back to Earth

  8-Track Cartridge
  21 November 1978
• 

  B
  Back to Earth

  12" Vinyl
  December 1978
• 

  B
  Back to Earth

  CD
  13 February 2001
• 

  B
  Back to Earth

  CD
  19 March 2001
• B
  Back to Earth

  CD
  22 November 2019
• 

  B
  Back to Earth

  Digital Media (2019 remaster)
  22 November 2019
• 

  B
  Back to Earth

  5x CD (super deluxe 40th anniversary edition)
  31 July 2020
• 

  B
  Back to Earth

  12" Vinyl
  1978