"The third in a series of classic albums that secured Cat Stevens' place in the hierarchy of influential singer/songwriters of the '70s, Teaser and the Firecat verified the fact that Stevens' gift for melody and composition were rarified to the greatest degree. Like his closest contemporaries, James Taylor and Jackson Browne in particular, he was capable of creating one masterwork after another, crowning his achievements in ways that managed to elevate his efforts higher than even the highest plateau he had reached before".