Tell 'Em I'm Gone
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tell 'Em I'm Gone
| type = studio
| artist = Yusuf
| cover = Yusuf Tell 'Em I'm Gone.jpg
| alt =
| released = 27 October 2014
| recorded = 2013–2014
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 35:57
| label = Cat-O-Log, Legacy
| producer = Rick Rubin & Yusuf
| prev_title = The Story of Adam and Creation
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = The Laughing Apple
| next_year = 2017
}}
Tell 'Em I'm Gone is the fourteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The album was released on 27 October 2014 on his new Cat-O-Log record label, through Sony's Legacy Recordings. It is Yusuf's third mainstream release since his return to music and his first in five years since 2009's acclaimed Roadsinger. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and Yusuf, and features Richard Thompson.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last1=Deming|first1=Mark|title=Cat Stevens / Yusuf – Tell 'Em I'm Gone|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tell-em-im-gone-mw0002755619|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=28 October 2014}}
| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev4 = The Observer
| rev5 = Rolling Stone
| rev5Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last1=Dolan|first1=Jon|title=Yusuf's New Album: Tell 'Em I'm Gone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/yusuf-tell-em-im-gone-20141021|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=21 October 2014|accessdate=28 October 2014}}
| rev6 = Consequence of Sound
}}
Background
On 15 September 2014, Yusuf/Cat Stevens announced the forthcoming release on 27 October 2014 of his new studio album Tell 'Em I'm Gone and two upcoming tours: a November 2014 (9-date) Europe tour and a December 2014 (6-date) North America tour, the latter being his first since 1976.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29219019|title=Cat Stevens to tour US for the first time since 1976|date=16 September 2014|work=BBC Online|accessdate=17 September 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2014/09/15/yusuf-cat-stevens-announces-new-album-tell-em-im-gone-living-to-die/|title=Yusuf / Cat Stevens Announces New Album 'Tell 'Em I'm Gone,' Debuts 'Living to Die'|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=17 September 2014}}
Cover art
On the album cover, the singer is credited as "Yusuf" with a promotional sticker identifying him also as "Cat Stevens". Vinyl and digital editions have a different cover, drawn by William Stout.
Personnel
Personnel on the album include Richard Thompson, Charlie Musselwhite, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Tinariwen, and Matt Sweeney.{{cite web |title=Tell 'Em I'm Gone LP (Vinyl) |url=http://www.yusufislam.com/store/product/tell-em-im-gone-lp |website=www.yusufislam.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604115247/http://www.yusufislam.com/store/product/tell-em-im-gone-lp |archive-date=4 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}
Promotional tours
Track listing
All songs are written by Yusuf except as indicated.
{{Track listing
| title1 = I Was Raised in Babylon
| length1 = 3:53
| title2 = Big Boss Man
| note2 = Luther Dixon, Al Smith
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = Dying to Live
| note3 = Edgar Winter
| length3 = 3:47
| title4 = You Are My Sunshine
| note4 = Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell, arranged by Yusuf
| length4 = 3:13
| title5 = Editing Floor Blues
| length5 = 3:42
| title6 = Cat and the Dog Trap
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = Gold Digger
| length7 = 4:34
| title8 = The Devil Came from Kansas
| note8 = Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
| length8 = 3:42
| title9 = Tell 'Em I'm Gone
| note9 = originally "Take This Hammer", arranged by Yusuf
| length9 = 3:12
| title10 = Doors
| length10 = 3:22
}}
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (2014)
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{{album chart|Australia|24|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 November 2014}} |
{{album chart|Austria|15|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2014}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|94|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|69|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2014}} |
{{album chart|France|90|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2014}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|26|id=255377|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |
{{album chart|Italy|30|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|39|artist=Yusuf|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2014}} |
{{album chart|UK|22|artist=Cat Stevens|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|24|artist=Cat Stevens|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2014}} |
{{album chart|BillboardFolk|2|artist=Cat Stevens|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2014}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRock|6|artist=Cat Stevens|album=Tell 'Em I'm Gone|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2014}} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150604115247/http://www.yusufislam.com/store/product/tell-em-im-gone-lp Official site]
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