The CD sleeve may say Yusuf but the voice is unmistakably that of Cat Stevens, the British singer-songwriter who left the music business behind in the late ‘70s upon his conversion to Islam (in fact becoming Yusuf Islam), engendering controversy at times due to his outspoken political opinions. Tell ‘Em I’m Gone isn’t Yusuf’s first secular release since his cautious return to the fold but, as a major-label release, it’s his most prominent, and while old fans should have no problem warming up to the new music, some may find themselves surprised by the weighty, bluesy arrangements—this isn’t Tea for the Tillerman. Lyrically, Yusuf still can’t help tucking the occasional moralistic/preachy line into his original compositions but, by and large, his songs are well-meaning and embraceable in their intent. The handful of covers, particularly Procol Harum’s “The Devil Came from Kansas” and Edgar Winter’s “Dying To Live” are best, although Yusuf’s take on Jimmy Reed’s “Big Boss Man” is tame enough to have appeared on one of those classic Cat Stevens college-dorm classics.