The Very Best of Cat Stevens

Compilation by Cat Stevens

Released 1989

Alan James
bass [12]
Alan Tew
arranger [10, 15]
Alun Davies
acoustic guitar [12], background vocals [22], guitar [1-3, 7-9, 11, 13, 17-18, 22]
Andy Newmark
drums (drum set) [14]
Angelos Hatzipavli
bouzouki [3, 7-9, 18]
Big Jim Sullivan
guitar [5]
Bruce Lynch
bass guitar [14]
Cat Stevens
Moog [14], arranger [4, 22], background vocals [22], celesta [14], electric guitar [12], guitar [1-3, 7-9, 11, 13, 17-18, 22], keyboard [1-3, 7-9, 11, 13, 17-18, 22], lead vocals [3, 7-9, 18], organ [12], percussion [14], piano [14], producer [6, 14, 16], strings [14], vocal [1-2, 5, 11, 13, 17, 22]
David Kershenbaum
producer [14]
Del Newman
arranger [20-21], strings [1-3, 7-9, 11, 13, 17-18]
Elkie Brooks
vocal [14]
Gerry Conway
drums (drum set) [3, 7-9, 12, 18]
Harvey Burns
drums (drum set) [1-3, 7-9, 11, 13, 17-18, 22]
Jean‐Alain Roussel
organ [14], piano [12], strings [14]
John Paul Jones
bass [5]
John Rostein
solo [1-2, 11, 13, 17], violin [1-2, 11, 13, 17]
John Ryan
bass guitar [1-2, 11, 13, 17]
John Ryan
bass [22]
John Wood
recording [6]
Larry Steele
bass [3, 7-9, 18], congas [3, 7-9, 18]
Mike Bobak
engineer [4, 20-22]
Mike Hurst
arranger [10, 15], guitar [5], producer [5, 10, 15], vocal [5]
Paul Samwell-Smith
background vocals [22], producer [1-4, 6-9, 11-13, 17-18, 20-22]
Rick Wakeman
piano [8]
Suzanne Lynch
choir vocals [14]
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
recording [10, 15]
Victor Gamm
recording [6]
Yusuf Islam
phonographic copyright [14]
Ανδρέας Τουμαζής
bouzouki [3, 7-9, 18]