Matthew & Son LP

Having grown up above his parentrsquos cafe in the heart of Londonrsquos West End, Cat Stevens emerged from the folk club scene to release his debut album,nbspMatthew amp Son,nbspin 1967 on the newly established Deram label, a subsidiary of Decca. It reached number 7 in the UK charts and supported by the singles lsquoI Love My Dogrdquo and lsquolsquoMatthew amp Sonrdquo ndash the latter reaching number 2 in the UK charts ndash elevated him to the status of a teen idol. Simultaneously, Catrsquos songs were being recorded by other artists such as The Tremoloes who had a hit with ldquoHere Comes My Babyrdquo, also in 1967, which helped to establish his reputation as a truly gifted songwriter.