Catch Bull At Four
by Cat Stevens

Catch Bull At Four by Cat Stevens
Year: 1972
Release date: 1972-09-27
Overall rank: 6,445th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 94 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (93rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (990th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,445th)

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Cat Stevens bestography

Catch Bull At Four is ranked 4th best out of 31 albums by Yusuf Islam on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Yusuf Islam is Tea For The Tillerman which is ranked number 559 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,050.

Cat Stevens album bestography « Higher ranked (4,027th)
Mona Bone Jakon
This album (6,445th)
Catch Bull At Four
Lower ranked (9,415th) »
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Catch Bull At Four rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,445th | 1970s rank: 990th | 1972 rank: 93rd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 94 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.


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Not his best or worst
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90/100
From 01/05/2022 11:43 | #278596
Después de dos maravillas como Tea For The Tillerman y Teaser And The Firecat, Cat Stevens aún tiene inspiración para crear esta magnífica secuela.
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90/100
If you're looking for Cat's sweet melodies and tenderly contemplative lyrics, look elsewhere. This one is dark, brooding, biting, and challenging.

That said, I find it to be far away his greatest, and most compelling album. He loads this one with overpowering dramatic impact and the natural gravel of his voice comes out perfectly. (Edited)
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From 05/20/2012 03:15 | #42734
Pretty average. (Edited)
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