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Track Listing DISC 1: NUMBERS: 1. Whistlestar 2. Novim's Nightmare 3. Majik of Majik's 4. Drywood 5. Banapple Gas 6. Land O'Free Love & Goodbye 7. Jzero 8. Home 9. Monad's Anthem
DISC 2: IZITSO: 1. Old Schoolyard, (Remember the Days of the) 2. Life 3. Killin' Time 4. Kypros 5. Bonfire 6. To Be a Star, (I Never Wanted) 7. Crazy 8. Sweet Jamaica 9. Was Dog a Doughnut? 10. Child For a Day
DISC 3: BACK TO EARTH: 1. Just Another Night 2. Daytime 3. Bad Breaks 4. Randy 5. Artist, The 6. Last Love Song 7. Nascimento 8. Father 9. New York Times 10. Never
Album Notes THREE is a 3-CD box set containing gold disc versions of the albums NUMBERS (1975), IZITSO (1977) and BACK TO EARTH (1978). Also included is a letter from Cat Stevens explaining his religious conversion and disappearance from the world of music. NUMBERS: Personnel includes: Cat Stevens (acoustic & 12-string guitars, acoustic & electric pianos, ARP 2500 & 2600 synthesizers); Art Garfunkel (vocals); Alun Davies (vocals, guitar & 12-string guitars); Gerry Conway (vocals, drums); Simon Nicol (12-string & electric guitars); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Gordie Fleming (accordion); Jean Roussel (piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, harpsichord, Hammond B-3 organ, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone); Bruce Lynch (acoustic & electric basses); Chico Batera (percussion) Producers: Cat Stevens, Alun Davies, Gerry Conway, Jean Roussel, Bruce Lynch. Engineers: Nick Blagona, Leanne Ungar. IZITSO: Personnel includes: Cat Stevens (acoustic, classical & electric guitars, bouzouki, acoustic & electric pianos, celeste, acoustic & electric harpsichords, Polymoog, synthesizer, drums, percussion, programming, drum loops); Elkie Brooks, Suzanne Lynch, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram (vocals); Pete Carr, Jim Johnson (guitar); Reggie Young, Ray Gomez (electric guitar); Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); Marjorie Lagerwall (harp); Broderick Smith (harmonica); Tim Henson (piano, organ); Jean Roussel (acoustic & electric pianos, glockenspiel, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone); Chick Corea (electric piano); Barry Beckett (organ); Bruce Lynch, David Hood (bass); Andy Newmark, Roger Hawkins, Bill Berg, Barry Morgan (drums); Claude Dupras (programming). Producers: Cat Stevens, Dave Kershenbaum. Engineers include: Freddy Hansson, Tom Jung, Paul Martinson. BACK TO EARTH: Personnel: Cat Stevens (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, bass); Paul Samwell-Smith, Luther Vandross, The McCrarys (vocals); Alun Davies (acoustic guitar); Eric Johnson (electric guitar); Brian Cole (steel guitar); John Marson (harp); Graham Smith (harmonica); Don Weller (saxophone); Jean Roussel (acoustic & electric pianos, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Bruce Lynch, Will Lee (bass); Dave Mattacks, Steve Jordan (drums); Gerry Conway (drums, percussion). Producers: Paul Samwell-Smith, Cat Stevens. Engineers include: Declan O'Doherty, Nick Blagona, Freddy Hansson.
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