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Released on A&M Records, also Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Every Breath You Take (The Police) and Roxanne (The Police)
Produced by David Kershenbaum, also (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard, It’s Different for Girls (Joe Jackson) and Steppin’ Out (Joe Jackson)
Recorded at Sound 80, also (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard, Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan) and If You See Her, Say Hello (Bob Dylan)
Part of Izitso, also (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard, Life and Child for a Day
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
10 other songs on fono were recorded at Sound 80, by Bob Dylan and Prince and others
Cat Stevens wrote 131 songs on fono
David Kershenbaum produced 94 songs on fono
Cat Stevens’s most frequent co-producer is Paul Samwell-Smith (23 songs together)
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Cat Stevens
- Produced by
- Cat Stevens and David Kershenbaum
- Performed by
- Bill Berg, Bruce Lynch, Cat Stevens, Jean‐Alain Roussel, Reggie Young and Weldon Myrick
- Part of
- Izitso
- Recorded at
- Sound 80
- Released on
- A&M Records
- Written by
- Cat Stevens
- Produced by
- Cat Stevens and David Kershenbaum
- Performed by
- Bill Berg, Bruce Lynch, Cat Stevens, Jean‐Alain Roussel, Reggie Young and Weldon Myrick
- Part of
- Izitso
- Recorded at
- Sound 80
- Released on
- A&M Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: David Kershenbaum
Same label: A&M Records
Same producer: David Kershenbaum
Same label: A&M Records
Same studio: Sound 80
Same release: Izitso
Same producer: David Kershenbaum
Same label: A&M Records
Elsewhere
Sources (13)
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1MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Bill Berg
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Bill Berg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Bruce Lynch
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Bruce Lynch
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Cat Stevens
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Cat Stevens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Jean‐Alain Roussel
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Jean‐Alain Roussel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Reggie Young
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Reggie Young
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Weldon Myrick
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was performed by Weldon Myrick
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was produced by Cat Stevens
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was produced by Cat Stevens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was produced by David Kershenbaum
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was produced by David Kershenbaum
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was written by Cat Stevens
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was written by Cat Stevens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star is part of the release Izitso
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star is part of the release Izitso
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was recorded at Sound 80
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was recorded at Sound 80
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz A&M Records is the label of the song (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
A&M Records is the label of the song (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was released on 1977
(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star was released on 1977
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026