Cat Stevens emerged in the late '60s as a pop wunderkind, with elaborately crafted, crazily infectious hits that bordered on baroque, such as “Matthew & Son”. But in the early '70s, he took his place in the front lines of the burgeoning singer/songwriter movement, shifting to an earthy, organic folk-rock feel defined by his sweetly soulful singing and impassioned acoustic strumming. Tunes like the generation-gap tearjerker “Father and Son” and the uplifting, almost spiritual anthem “Peace Train” became ubiquitous, cementing Stevens' status as a titan of the troubadours.