Oh Very Young

"Oh Very Young" is a song composed by Cat Stevens. It was released on his 1974 album Buddha and the [Chocolate Box], as well as several later "Best of..." and "Greatest Hits" albums. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two Easy Listening.
It spent 15 weeks in the Australian KMR Top-100 chart, peaking at #19 after entering on 13th May 1974.
It was also used in the film version of The [Thursday Murder Club (film)|The Thursday Murder Club].

Background

On his website djallyn.org, DJ Ally posted the following about "Oh Very Young" on April 30, 2009:

Cover versions

Suzanne Lynch worked as a session musician until she became a regular part of Cat Stevens' vocal group and appeared on several of his albums. The first song Lynch did for Stevens was "Oh Very Young" in which she sang the solo line and the haunting background melody.
Jonathan Rayson also covered the song on his 2006 album "Shiny and New".