Buddha and the Chocolate Box

Buddha and the Chocolate Box is the eighth studio album by Cat Stevens. The title came to Stevens when he was travelling to a gig on a plane with a Buddha in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other. He pondered that if he were to die in the plane, these would be the last objects with him, and he would be caught between the spiritual and the material worlds. The album leans towards the spiritual path and is an indication of the direction his life would follow.

The single "Ready" reached number 20 in Canada.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Cat Stevens
 * Side One
 * 1) "Music" – 4:21
 * 2) "Oh Very Young" – 2:36
 * 3) "Sun / C79" – 4:35
 * 4) "Ghost Town" – 3:10
 * 5) "Jesus" – 2:14
 * Side Two
 * 1) "Ready" – 3:18
 * 2) "King of Trees" – 5:07
 * 3) "A Bad Penny" – 3:21
 * 4) "Home in the Sky" – 3:38

Personnel

 * Cat Stevens – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, production, design, concept, illustrations
 * Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, vocals
 * Bruce Lynch – bass guitar
 * Jean Roussel – keyboards and string arrangements
 * Gerry Conway – drums, vocals, percussion

Additional personnel

 * Jimmy Ryan – guitar
 * Mark Warner – guitar
 * Roland Harker – banjo
 * Joanne – vocals, choir
 * Judy – vocals, choir
 * Sunny – vocals, choir
 * Ruby – vocals
 * Barry – vocals
 * Joy – vocals
 * Brigette – vocals, choir
 * Suzanne – vocals, solo
 * Jacqui – vocals, choir
 * Clifford – vocals, choir
 * Danny – vocals
 * Rick McCollum – vocals
 * Jimmy – vocals, choir, chorus
 * Larry – vocals
 * Del Newman – string arrangements
 * Suzanne Cox – vocals

Production

 * Paul Samwell-Smith – producer
 * John Wood – engineer
 * Victor Gamm – engineer, mixing
 * Alan Harris – mixing
 * Ted Jensen – mastering
 * Robin Black – mixing
 * Roger Quested – mixing
 * Beth Stempel – reissue co-ordination
 * Bill Levenson – reissue supervisor
 * Vartan – art direction
 * Roland Young – design, concept
 * Mathieu Bitton – package design, reissue package design