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Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Greatest hits album by
Cat Stevens
ReleasedMarch 1982
GenreRock
Length47:58
LabelA&M
ProducerPaul Samwell-Smith
Cat Stevens chronology
Morning Has Broken
(1981) 		Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(1982) 		Classics, Volume 24
(1987)

Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album released by Cat Stevens in 1982. Its fourteen songs include hits such as "Father and Son" and "Where Do the Children Play?" as well as two previously unreleased tracks from the Hal Ashby and Colin Higgins black comedy Harold and Maude (1971), and the obscure B-side "I Want to Live in a Wigwam" from the Teaser sessions.

Track listing

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All songs written by Cat Stevens, except where noted.

  1. "The Wind" – 1:42
  2. "(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star" – 3:00
  3. "Katmandu" – 3:20
  4. "I Want to Live in a Wigwam" – 3:23
  5. "Trouble" – 2:45
  6. "On the Road to Find Out" – 5:08
  7. "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" – 2:46
  8. "Where Do the Children Play?" – 3:52
  9. "Daytime" (Cat Stevens, Alun Davies) – 3:55
  10. "Don't Be Shy" – 2:50
  11. "How Can I Tell You" – 4:26
  12. "Father & Son" – 3:40
  13. "The Hurt" – 4:17
  14. "Silent Sunlight" – 2:59

Charts

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Chart (1982/84) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 3
United States (Billboard 200) 165

Year-end charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 17

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References

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  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 293. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 434. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.


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