| "First Cut Is the Deepest" |
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| Released | 21 April 1967 |
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| Length | 3:07 |
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| Label | Immediate |
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| Songwriter | Cat Stevens |
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| Producer | Mike Hurst |
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"The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold for her album The First Lady of Immediate in April 1967. Stevens' own version originally appeared on his album New Masters in December 1967.
The song has been widely recorded and has become a hit single for six different artists: Arnold, Stevens, Keith Hampshire (1973), Rod Stewart (1977), Papa Dee (1995), and Sheryl Crow (2003).