The First Cut Is The Deepest
Written by Cat Stevens, this song originally appeared on his album New Masters in December 1967, following P. P. Arnold's April 1967 recording for her album The First Lady of Immediate. 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).