Footsteps in the Dark serves as both a good start to a new Cat Stevens fan and a welcome addition for the collector.

And if you haven't seen "Harold and Maude", what are you waiting for??


Songs from "Harold and Maude"   September 7, 2003
Mark Ebert (Lancaster OH)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful

Sometimes it's fun just to listen to "happy" songs--Victoria Williams, Tom Jones, The Monkees, and others. Cat Stevens also ranks as an artist who makes happy music. One of the top tracks of this variety is "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out", certainly the highlight anthem of the dark comedy "Harold and Maude", but it also features another selection from the film, "Where Do the Children Play?". Fans of Cat Stevens, happy music, and "Harold and Maude" will enjoy this CD.


dark genius   December 1, 2003
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Apparently the soundtrack for Harold and Maude is out of print, so this disc is your next best choice for Steven's dark gems. H&M's theme song, "IF you want to sing out, sing out" is as celebratory as it gets (check out a wonderfully hushed version on Death By Chocolate's titular CD), and "I want to live in a wigwam" perfectly articulates the hippie culture that created him and sadly foreshadows his current religious reductionism. Pick this CD up to see what a wonderfully dark genius he left behind.....


Cat Stevens is a Genious   May 12, 2005
Thomas Everstein
7 out of 14 found this review helpful

These songs made me think of how the world is for people. The song "I Never Wanted To Be A Star" made me reconsider being a musician. I still want to be now because I want to write and sing songs about peace and other things so I can try to create a better world. This is how I rate each song:

9/10 The Wind- I love this song. It's not the best song ever but it makes valid points in the short 1:41 minutes it is on.

10/10 (I Never Wanted) To Be A Star- This song is fantastic. I listen this to give me happiness and it tells me what I want to be later in life.

10/10 Katmandu- Superb song.

10/10 I Want To Live In A Wigwam- This song tells me how I should be greatful for what I have and that having alot of things doesn't make you happy.

10/10 Trouble- This song tells me how trouble can really hurt you. It makes you regret things when you shouldn't because it seemed like a good idea when you did it. You should stay by your decisions.

10/10 On The Road To Find Out- This song is fantastic, that's all there is too it.

10/10 If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out- I love this song it tells you that you have to do what you feel is right.

10/10 Where Do The Children Play?- A great song about how we are wasting the earth for things we don't need.

9/10 Daytime- This made me think of many things. This song has many valid points but could have been a little more indepth.

10/10 Don't Be Shy- This made me open up with my feelings so that people know my oppinion. This song may be one of the greatest of all time.

10/10 How Can I Tell You- This is one of the greatest love songs ever written. The words are so true. It is describing my life.

10/10 Father And Son- A story about a father and son who are argueing. It is like real life when a father and son see differently on a subject.

10/10 The Hurt- This song really has some great ideas. It talks about someone looking around for the truth of life. He ends up getting hurt. It's a great story.

10/10 Silent Sunlight- This story is about how life is just starting but it may be ending soon.


This CD is great. The songs are all spectacular. If you don't like this CD you are crazy. This is some of the greatest music there will ever be.


The U.S. Release of Harold & Maude Motion Picture Soundtrack   March 5, 2007
R. Prescott (Blackfoot, Idaho USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

FINALLY, fans of the film Harold and Maude can have all the songs!

The actual original soundtrack recording from the film was only released
in Japan (go figure) and do you think we can get a copy of it here in the
U.S.????

Harold and Maude fans, Cat Stevens fans, this is as good as it gets for
us in the U.S. A Harold and Maude Soundtrack w/ a few extra tracks thrown
in for good measure. Wigwam was released in the U.S. as a single at the
time the CD was released...they'd have been better off and more successful
releasing one of the lesser known tracks from Harold and Maude.