![]() Just at the completion of his second album with Hurst, Stevens contracted tuberculosis and a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalisation and rest for a year. Although Stevens' debut album had charted, and while both albums he had recorded had successful single releases in the British pop music charts, he chafed against the " Carnaby Street musical jangle" and "heavy-handed orchestration" that his producer, Mike Hurst (of Deram Records) favoured. "Lady D'Arbanville" was the first single released from Mona Bone Jakon, which took off in a completely different direction from the songs of his previous two albums. "Lady D'Arbanville" has a madrigal sound, and was written about Stevens' former girlfriend, Patti D'Arbanville, metaphorically laying her to rest. It was his first single released after signing a contract with Island Records, with the encouragement of his new producer, Paul Samwell-Smith, fostering a folk rock direction. It subsequently appeared on his third album, Mona Bone Jakon, released later that year. " Lady D'Arbanville" is a song written and recorded by Cat Stevens and released in April 1970. ![]() 1970 single by Cat Stevens "Lady D'Arbanville"
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