Al Stewart - "Year of the Cat" (1976)

"Year of the Cat" is a song by British singer-songwriter Al Stewart, released as a single in July 1976 in the UK (October 1976 in the U.S.). The song is the title track of his 1976 album Year of the Cat, and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, in January 1976 by engineer Alan Parsons. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1977. Although Stewart's highest charting single on that chart was 1978's "Time Passages.'"Year of the Cat" has remained Stewart's signature recording, receiving regular airplay on both classic rock and folk rock stations.