<P> According to Al Stewart on an episode of In the Studio with Redbeard (which devoted an episode to the making of the Year of the Cat album), Phil Kenzie was watching a movie and didn't want to be bothered with going to do session work; but as a favour to Alan Parsons he went to Abbey Road, and the sax solos were recorded in one or two takes, after which Phil left the studio to go back home and watch the rest of his movie . Al also told Redbeard that he didn't like the sax solos at first but grew to like them . </P> <P> Shorter versions of the track can be found on some European 7" single formats . Though both of the discs carry the same label and catalogue number (RCA PB 5007), the French single features the A-side track clocking in at 4: 30, while the Italian one features an even shorter mix of just 3: 30 so that the lengthy instrumental intro is completely missing . </P> <P> Co-written by Peter Wood, "Year of the Cat" is a narrative song written in the second person whose protagonist, a tourist, is visiting an exotic market when a mysterious silk - clad woman appears and takes him away for a gauzy romantic adventure . On wakening the next day beside her, the tourist realizes, with equanimity, that his tour bus has left without him and he has lost his ticket . </P> <P> The Cat is one of the twelve signs of the Vietnamese zodiac . It corresponds to that of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac . At the time of the song's release, the most recent Year of the Rabbit had been 11 February 1975 to 30 January 1976; thus, the song was recorded in the Vietnamese Year of the Cat . </P>

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