"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
Dutch picture sleeve
Single by Cat Stevens
B-side"School is Out"
Released24 March 1967
Recorded23 January 1967
StudioDecca, London
Genre
Length2:16
LabelDeram
Songwriter(s)Cat Stevens
Producer(s)Mike Hurst
Cat Stevens singles chronology
"Matthew and Son"
(1966)		 "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
(1967)		 "A Bad Night"
(1967)
Audio
"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" on YouTube

"I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun" is a song that Cat Stevens wrote, composed, and recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Hurst of Decca Records's recently added Deram Records label. It was released as a 45 in the UK, reaching number 6 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and it was featured on U.S pressings of his debut album Matthew and Son.

Personnel

  • Cat Stevens - vocals
  • Alan Tew - orchestral arrangements

Subject

The song's protagonist is a young man who means to obtain a gun, out of frustration with his grinding, unfulfilling work and the lack of respect he apparently receives from his co-workers. The selection can be perceived as a kind of sequel to "Matthew and Son."

"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" was recorded on 23 January 1967 together with "When I Speak To The Flowers", "The Tramp", "Hummingbird" and "Lady", all of which appeared on Steven's debut album Matthew and Son.[2] The song was written, composed, and originally released in the middle 1960s, years before workplace violence and school shootings became a major problem in the United States.

Charts

Song

Year Chart UK Chart Position
1967 UK Singles Chart[1] No. 6

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 529. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ Tracy, John (1988). Matthew And Son (CD). United States: Deram. 820 560-2.


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