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Sufferable for sure, but hard to recommend.
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BillboardIt doesn't all hit home, but at its best ("Heaven/ Where True Love Goes," "In the End," "Green Fields, Golden Sands"), this record is uplifting enough to satisfy even a 30-year thirst. [18 Nov 2006]
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Though the songs are all praises to the Creator (or His prophet), there is little sense of joy.
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The New York TimesThe old Cat Stevens, who pondered earthly loves and sorrows and spiritual yearning, has been replaced by a songwriter who finds all his answers in faith. [13 Nov 2006]
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The Cat is back, albeit more of a moonshadow of his former self and lacking some purr and bite.
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Full of spirituality and hope, these new songs lack a thrust.
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A minor but pleasantly unexpected surprise.
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Q MagazineA remarkable balancing act. [Jan 2007, p.150]
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Skipping over a few songs, such as "When Butterflies Leave" and "Whispers From A Spiritual Garden" — because who wants to hear spiritual babbling when Islam can sing so diatonically correct — the album flourishes into a masterpiece of sincerity to its core.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 41 out of 49
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Mixed: 1 out of 49
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Negative: 7 out of 49
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Apr 20, 2011
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swatijrJul 9, 2007
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catsfanJul 5, 2007