(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard

(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard Remember the days of the old schoolyard cover.png Cat Stevens single Izitso The Doves 2:44 3 June 1977 Cat Stevens Cat Stevens David Kershenbaum Banapple Gas 1976 1977 Was Dog a Doughnut? 1977 "(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard" is a song by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It was first released by Linda Lewis in February 1975(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard by Cat Stevens SecondHandSongs https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/338683/all and included on her album Not a Little Girl Anymore (1975). Stevens' version was released as the lead single from his tenth studio album Izitso (1977) on 3 June 1977. It's a duet with Elkie Brooks. Lyrics and composition The song begins with a recording of children playing. The synth-laden track2023-03-22 20 Best Cat Stevens Songs: Discover the Classics https://www.musicinminnesota.com/cat-stevens-songs/ 2023-12-21 en-US features an arrangement of instruments dominated by horns. https://books.google.com/books?id=cyQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=cat+stevens+%28Remember+the+Days+of+the%29+Old+Schoolyard+review&pg=PT80 Billboard 1977-06-11 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. en The lyrics of the song describe nostalgia for school.Hoffmann Frank https://books.google.com/books?id=h8nKAgAAQBAJ&dq=cat+stevens+(Remember+the+Days+of+the)+Old+Schoolyard+review&pg=PA183 Rock Music in American Popular Culture III: More Rock 'n' Roll Resources Cooper B. Lee Haney Wayne S. 2014-02-04 Routledge 978-1-317-95760-7 183 en Critical reception Stereo Review described it as "a model of energy and vitality without a trace of the phony frenzy or fake hysteria that so many other young singers try to pawn off as high spirits".https://books.google.com/books?id=9JE9AQAAIAAJ&q=cat+stevens+(Remember+the+Days+of+the)+Old+Schoolyard+review Stereo Review 1976 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 84 en Charts "Old Schoolyard" reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, and would be his last top 40 placement there to date. https://elpee.jp/artist/Cat%20Stevens/ Cat Stevens Billboatd Database 26 November 2023 In the UK, it reached number 44, Stevens' last chart appearance there until 2004.Cat Stevens Official Charts Company https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/37679/cat-stevens/ 26 November 2023 Chart (1977)PeakAustralia Kent Music ReportAustralian Charts Book https://www.australianchartbooks.com.au/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160305064644/http://www.austchartbook.com.au/ 5 March 2016 11 November 2021 Australian Charts18Canadian Singles Chart RPM Top 100RPM Top 100 Singles - August 20, 1977 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3678a.pdf27Canada Adult Contemporary RPM ACRPM Top AC Singles - August 27, 1977 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3669.pdf14US Billboard Hot 100Cat Stevens Chart History: Hot 100 https://www.billboard.com/artist/cat-stevens/chart-history/hsi/ 11 November 2021 Billboard33US Adult Contemporary US AC28US Top 100 Singles CashboxCashbox Singles Charts https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/70s/1977/CB-1977-08-13-OCR-Page-0004.pdf#search=%22cat%20stevens%20remember%20the%20days%22 11 November 2021 Cashbox38UK Singles ChartsCat Stevens Chart History: Top 75 https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/37679/cat-stevens/ 11 November 2021 Official Charts44France Syndicat National de l'Édition PhonographiqueCat Stevens Chart History: Top 75 https://infodisc.fr/ 4 March 2022 France Charts35 References Category:Cat Stevens songs Category:Island Records singles Category:1977 songs Category:1977 singles