Looking at the U.S. chart data alone, "Morning Has Broken" was Cat Stevens' biggest U.S. hit single. In second place, with identical chart specs, is 1974's "Another Saturday Night". Like many Stevens' 45s from this period, this one has a B side that's a previously unreleased, non-LP cut. I can never listen to this song without remembering how my hip Humanities teacher in senior year of high school brought "Morning Has Broken" into class one day and played it for us. He seriously held it forth as a bright flame in the 1972 Pop music scene, celebrating the bonding of the song's elegant, Mozart-like (or is it Bach-like?) piano lead with the lovely lyrics likewise imbued with classical grace and structure. He was pretty serious about it, but what the heck? It's pretty hard
not to like this beautiful song, no matter how seriously you take it. :-) By the way, both of these are Stereo tracks (Mono was still the standard in 1972 U.S. 45s). Note: This beautiful copy has pristine Mint labels. The vinyl (styrene) is Near Mint, with light storage wear. The audio sounds close to Mint as well. The minimalist picture sleeve grades Near Mint, with just a touch of top-edge wear and a small original retail sticker on the back to note.
