# Roadsinger > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Roadsinger > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Roadsinger.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadsinger > Source revision: 1308567535 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{EngvarB|date=March 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox album | name = Roadsinger | type = studio | artist = [Yusuf](/source/Cat_Stevens) | cover = Roadsinger by Yusuf Album Cover.jpg | alt = | released = 1 May 2009 | recorded = 2008 | studio = | genre = [Folk rock](/source/Folk_rock) | length = 31:37 | label = Ya
[Island](/source/Island_Records) (UK/Europe)
[UMe](/source/Universal_Music_Enterprises) (US/Canada) | producer = [Yusuf](/source/Cat_Stevens), [Martin Terefe](/source/Martin_Terefe) | prev_title = [An Other Cup](/source/An_Other_Cup) | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = [Tell 'Em I'm Gone](/source/Tell_'Em_I'm_Gone) | next_year = 2014 }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1512041|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review] |rev2 = ''[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))'' |rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1800&year=2009 Mojo review] |rev3 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'' |rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20090503200711/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/27796921/review/27809855/roadsinger_to_warm_you_through_the_night Rolling Stone review] |rev4 = ''ZME Music'' |rev4score = {{rating|10|10}}[http://www.zmemusic.com/reviews/album-reviews/yusuf-islam-formerly-known-as-cat-stevens-roadsinger-to-warm-you-through-the-night/ ZME Music review] }} '''''Roadsinger''''' is the thirteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Yusuf Islam and as [Cat Stevens](/source/Cat_Stevens)). ''Roadsinger'' is Yusuf's second mainstream release since his return to music. The album made its debut on the US [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200) at position No. 41 and on the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart) at No. 10. ==History== The album was released by [Island Records](/source/Island_Records) in the UK—his first for the label since ''[Back to Earth](/source/Back_to_Earth_(Cat_Stevens_album))''. It was released in the US by [Universal's](/source/Universal_Music_Group) reissue label [UMe](/source/Universal_Music_Enterprises). "Everytime I Dream" was inspired by the media criticism of Yusuf Islam following [his alleged support](/source/Cat_Stevens'_comments_about_Salman_Rushdie) for the [fatwa](/source/fatwa) issued by [Ayatollah Khomeini](/source/Ayatollah_Khomeini) on [Salman Rushdie](/source/Salman_Rushdie), the author of ''[The Satanic Verses](/source/The_Satanic_Verses)''.[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16380 Everytime I Dream Songfacts] [Alun Davies](/source/Alun_Davies_(guitarist)), Yusuf's long-time musical associate, does not feature on the album. ==Cover art== On the album cover, the singer is credited as "Yusuf" with a promotional sticker identifying him also as "Cat Stevens". ==Track listing== All songs are written by Yusuf. #"Welcome Home" – 4:23 #"Thinking 'Bout You" – 2:31 #"Everytime I Dream" – 3:09 #"The Rain" – 3:26 #"World o' Darkness" – 2:23 #"Be What You Must" – 3:25 #"This Glass World" – 2:02 #"Roadsinger" – 4:09 #"All Kinds of Roses" – 2:38 #"Dream On (Until...)" – 1:56 #"Shamsia" – 1:29 #"[Boots and Sand](/source/Boots_and_Sand)" (iTunes bonus track, featuring [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) and [Dolly Parton](/source/Dolly_Parton)) #"Peace Train Blues" (iTunes bonus track) ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- {{album chart|Australia|35|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Austria|10|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|86|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|71|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|France|88|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Germany|9|id=109099|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Italy|31|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|22|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|41|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|43|artist=Yusuf|album=Roadsinger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|UK2|10|date=20090510|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|41|artist=Yusuf|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 July 2020}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.roadsinger.com/preview Official preview site] {{Cat Stevens}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roadsinger}} Category:2009 albums Category:Hip-O Records albums Category:Island Records albums Category:Yusuf Islam albums Category:A&M Records albums --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Roadsinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadsinger) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadsinger?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.