The First Cut Is the Deepest

"First Cut Is the Deepest"
Single by P.P. Arnold
from the album The First Lady of Immediate
Released21 April 1967
Genre
Length3:07
LabelImmediate
Songwriter(s)Cat Stevens
Producer(s)Mike Hurst
P.P. Arnold singles chronology
"The Time Has Come"
(1967) 		"First Cut Is the Deepest"
(1967) 		"(If You Think You're) Groovy"
(1967)
"The First Cut Is the Deepest"
Single by Cat Stevens
from the album New Masters
B-side"Where Are You"
Released18 May 1972[1]
Recorded5 October 1967
StudioDecca, West Hampstead, London
GenrePop
Length3:03
LabelDeram, Decca
Songwriter(s)Cat Stevens
Producer(s)Mike Hurst
Cat Stevens singles chronology
"Morning Has Broken"
(1972) 		"The First Cut Is the Deepest"
(1972) 		"Sitting"
(1972)

"The First Cut is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by Cat Stevens, originally released by P.P. Arnold and went to number 18 in the United States and was released by Stevens himself for his second studio album New Masters. In 1977, Rod Stewart released his version and went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and number 21 in the United States and New Zealand. In 2003, Sheryl Crow released her version for her greatest hits album The Very Best of Sheryl Crow. It went to number 14 in the United States, number 37 in the United Kingdom, number 22 in Scotland and number 19 in New Zealand.

References

  1. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Cat Stevens - The First Cut Is The Deepest". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-19.