<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Peace Train" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Morning Has Broken" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Can't Keep It In" (1972) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Peace Train" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Morning Has Broken" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Can't Keep It In" (1972) </Td> </Tr> <P> Writing credit for "Morning Has Broken" has occasionally been erroneously attributed to Cat Stevens, who popularised the song abroad . The familiar piano arrangement on Stevens' recording was composed and performed by Rick Wakeman, a classically trained keyboardist best known for his tenure in the English progressive rock band Yes . </P> <P> When shaping "Morning Has Broken" for recording, Stevens had to start with a hymn which took around 45 seconds to sing in its basic form . Producer Paul Samwell - Smith told him he could never put something like that on an album, and that it needed to be at least three minutes, although an acoustic demo exists of Stevens playing an early version which lasts almost three minutes . Prior to the actual recording Stevens heard Wakeman play something in the recording booth . It was a rough sketch of what would later become "Catherine Howard ." Stevens told Wakeman that he liked it and wanted something similar as the opening section, the closing section and, if possible, a middle section as well . Wakeman told Stevens he could not as it was his piece destined for a solo album, but Stevens persuaded him to adapt his composition . The familiar piano intro and general structure of the piece may be attributed to Stevens or to Wakeman . </P>

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