wikid: 'In 2000, Wakeman released an instrumental version of "Morning Has Broken" on an album of the same title. That same year he gave an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live in which he said he had agreed to perform on the Cat Stevens track for £10 and was "shattered" to be omitted from the credits, adding that he never received the money either.'
I have a couple Carpenters documentaries and they're wondrous. Any backup player who diverged from what was on the record, Karen pushed him out of the plane on the way home. Heard 'em once at the Garden State Arts Center.