Yusuf Islam, 2010.
I probably would have reviewed this differently prior to the concert.
Since concert, I have fallen in love with the mood, the melodicism and the gentleness of this album.
The songs continue to give us insights into Yusuf's faith, which to me actually appears as a very clear line/journey from where he was at even in the 60s...
These are songs of positive, life-affirming faith, love, hope and beauty.
There's a particularly lovely bit with a children's chorus in it - and references galore to "Sitting" (originally found on Cat's Catch Bull At Four, one of my favourite Cat albums).
Love the orchestrations too, and looking forward to even a bit more brass in future productions please, Yusuf!
There is a tour release copy of this which has a bonus track called Boots and Sand on it, a song about FBI giving Yusuf a hard time on his last visit to USA, whilst security also begged for his autograph...this was a highlight in the concert.
9/10.
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