Oh Very Young

"Oh Very Young"
Single by Cat Stevens
from the album Buddha and the Chocolate Box
B-side"100 I Dream"
ReleasedMarch 1974
RecordedFebruary 1974
GenreFolk rock, pop rock
Length2:39
LabelIsland (UK/Europe)
A&M (US/Canada)
SongwriterCat Stevens
ProducersPaul Samwell-Smith, Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens singles chronology
"The Hurt"
(1973)		 "Oh Very Young"
(1974)		 "Another Saturday Night"
(1974)
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"Oh Very Young" is a song composed by Cat Stevens. It was released on his 1974 album Buddha and the Chocolate Box, as well as several later "Best of..." and "Greatest Hits" albums.[1]

The song reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100[2] and number two on the Easy Listening chart.[3] It spent 15 weeks in the Australian KMR Top-100 chart, peaking at #19 after entering on 13th May 1974.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia [5] 19
New Zealand (Listener) [6] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 10
US Billboard Easy Listening[3] 2

Cover versions

  • Jonathan Rayson covered the song on his 2006 album "Shiny and New".

References

  1. ↑ "Cat Stevens "Oh Very Young"". AllMusic.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. 1 2 "'Oh Very Young' by Cat Stevens peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago today (June 1 1974)". RetroNewser. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 228.
  4. ↑ Australian Chart Book (1970-1992), David Kent, pp293
  5. ↑ Australian Chart Book (1970-1992), pp293, David Kent
  6. ↑ https://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qsongid=4110#n_view_location search listener
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