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<h1><em>Tea for the Tillerman</em></h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><img src="https://singsnap.imgix.net/message-board/threads/14SJ/2f4b7d6bb1_GFGP_media.png"></p><p><br></p><p>Stevens' second album released during the year 1970, <em>Tea for the Tillerman</em> includes many of his best-known songs such as "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Do_the_Children_Play%3F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Do the Children Play?</a>", "Hard Headed Woman", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_World_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wild World</a>", "Sad Lisa", "Into White", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_and_Son_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Father and Son</a>".</p><p>Stevens, a former art student, created the artwork featured on the record's cover.</p><p>With "Wild World" as an advance single, this was the album that brought Stevens worldwide fame.^[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^{<em>citation needed</em>}</a>^] The album itself charted into the top 10 in the United States.</p><p>In November 2008, a "Deluxe Edition" was released featuring a second disc of demos and live recordings. In January 2012, a hi-res 24/192&nbsp;kHz version was remastered using an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampex_ATR100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ampex ATR100</a> and a MSB Technology Studio ADC and released on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDtracks.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HDtracks.com</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a></p><p>Fifty years later, in September 2020, Stevens remade the album as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman_2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tea for the Tillerman</em>^<em>2</em></a>, including new lyrics, new instrumentation and he sings along with his 22-year-old self in "Father and Son".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a></p><h2>Critical reception</h2><p>Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRating<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christgau%27s_Record_Guide:_Rock_Albums_of_the_Seventies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Christgau's Record Guide</em></a>B–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-CG-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Encyclopedia of Popular Music</em></a><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" alt="5/5 stars" height="11" width="11"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" height="11" width="11"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" height="11" width="11"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" height="11" width="11"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" height="11" width="11"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a>In a contemporary review for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_Voice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Village Voice</em></a>, music critic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Christgau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Christgau</a> found the music monotonous and lacking the "dry delicacy" Stevens exhibited on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Bone_Jakon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mona Bone Jakon</em></a> (1970).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a> magazine's Ben Gerson said that Stevens' songs effortlessly resonate beyond their artfully simple lyrics and hooks, despite his occasional overuse of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dynamics</a> "for dramatic effect."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a></p><p>In a retrospective five-star review, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AllMusic</a>'s William Ruhlmann praised Stevens' themes of spirituality and transcendence, and felt that he had continued to show his ability as a pop melodicist: "As a result, <em>Tea for the Tillerman</em> became a big seller and, for the second time in four years, its creator became a pop star."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a> On 18 November 2003, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a> included this album in its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a> list at number 206,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-RS500-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> number 208 in a 2012 revised list,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a> and currently at number 205 on its latest list published in 2020. In 2006, the album was included in the book <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Albums_You_Must_Hear_Before_You_Die" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a> In 2007, the album was included in the list of "The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time", released by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Association_of_Recording_Merchandisers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The National Association of Recording Merchandisers</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[11]</a> It was voted number 342 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Larkin_(writer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Colin Larkin</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Time_Top_1000_Albums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>All Time Top 1000 Albums</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_for_the_Tillerman#cite_note-Larkin-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[12]</a></p><h2><br></h2><h2><br></h2><p><br></p>