Peace Train
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| Single by Cat Stevens | ||||
| from the album Teaser and the Firecat | ||||
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| Recorded | March 1971 | |||
| Studio | Morgan, Willesden, London | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Cat Stevens | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Samwell-Smith | |||
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"Peace Train" is a 1971 song by Cat Stevens, taken from his album Teaser and the Firecat. The song climbed to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of November 6, 1971, becoming Stevens' first US Top 10 hit. The song also spent three weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart. It is also featured on The Very Best of Cat Stevens compilation album. He re-recorded the song for the charity War Child in 2003.
Record World called it a "beautiful follow-up to 'Moon Shadow' and 'Wide World' [sic]" and praised the "delightful production."
In the album version, the instrumental ending features a string section which drops out leaving the solo acoustic guitar playing of Cat Stevens, before the song's fade.