The '70s had several musicians dominating the airwaves, and one of them was Stevens with "Morning Has Broken," as it landed him at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was his most successful single on the chart, which later became tied to his rendition of "Another Saturday Night."
“I accidentally fell upon the song when I was going through a slightly dry period and I needed another song or two for Teaser and the Firecat,” said Stevens, according to American Songwriter.
Reports claim that Stevens' record label was hesitant to release the track due to its religious nature and feared it wouldn't perform well. "Morning Has Broken" was originally published in the early 1930's by English author Eleanor Farjeon. She was mostly known for writing children's stories when she was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex and set the hymn to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, "Bunessan."
He heard Wakeman's working track of "Catherine Howard" and convinced the keyboardist to adapt his composition for "Morning Had Broken," despite the track being intended as a solo by Wakeman.
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