In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau found the music monotonous and lacking the "dry delicacy" Stevens exhibited on Mona Bone Jakon (1970).
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Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores įifty years later, in September 2020, Stevens remade the album as Tea for the Tillerman 2, including new lyrics and new instrumentation, and he sings along with his 22-year-old self in "Father and Son". In January 2012, a hi-res 24/192 kHz version was remastered using an Ampex ATR100 and a MSB Technology Studio ADC and released on. In November 2008, a "Deluxe Edition" was released featuring a second disc of demos and live recordings. The album itself charted into the top 10 in the United States. With "Wild World" as an advance single, this was the album that brought Stevens worldwide fame. Stevens, a former art student, created the artwork featured on the record's cover. Stevens' second album released during the year 1970, Tea for the Tillerman includes many of his best-known songs such as " Where Do the Children Play?", "Hard Headed Woman", " Wild World", "Sad Lisa", "Into White", and " Father and Son".