The Essential Donovan

~ Release by Donovan (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Catch the Wind (single version)
recording of:
Catch the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music, Peer Music UK Ltd and Southern Music (publisher)
2:17
2Colours
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1965-05)
harmonica:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
recording of:
Colours (in 1965-05)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
2:45
3Summer Day Reflection Song
recording of:
Summer Day Reflection
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
2:08
4Universial Soldier
recording of:
The Universal Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
cover recording of:
The Universal Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
42:13
5You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
recording of:
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
composer:
Blind Willie Johnson
publisher:
Southern Music (publisher)
4:03
6Turquoise
recording of:
Turquoise
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
3:29
7Sunshine Superman (extended version)
recording of:
Sunshine Superman
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
3:16
8The Trip (single version)
recording of:
The Trip
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:34
9Legend of a Girl Child Linda
recording of:
Legend of a Girl Child Linda
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
6:53
10Season of the Witch
recording of:
Season of the Witch
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:56
11Ferris Wheel
recording of:
Ferris Wheel
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:14
12Mellow Yellow
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
bass:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Orr (in 1966)
horn [horns]:
Danny Moss (in 1966) and Ronnie Ross (in 1966)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
arranger:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) (in 1966)
recording of:
Mellow Yellow (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan (Music) Ltd.
43:44
13Young Girl Blues
recording of:
Young Girl Blues
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:47
14Museum
recording of:
Museum
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:56
15Humpstead Incident
recording of:
Hampstead Incident
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:42
16Sunny South Kensington
recording of:
Sunny South Kensington
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:50
17The Land of Doesn't Have to Be (early version)
recording of:
The Land of Doesn't Have to Be
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:43
18Epistle to Dippy
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
recording of:
Epistle to Dippy
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:09
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1There Is a Mountain
recording of:
There Is a Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan2:35
2Wear Your Love Like Heaven
recording of:
Wear Your Love Like Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan2:26
3Sun
recording of:
Sun
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan3:16
4Isle of Islay
recording of:
Isle of Islay
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan2:23
5Sunny Goodge Street
recording of:
Sunny Goodge Street
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
Donovan3:15
6Sand and Foam
recording of:
Sand and Foam
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan2:43
7Jennifer Juniper
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-09)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968-09)
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968-09)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Jennifer Juniper (in 1968-09)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan2:43
8Hurdy Gurdy Man
recording of:
Hurdy Gurdy Man
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
Donovan3:20
9Get Thy Bearings
recording of:
Get Thy Bearings
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan3:53
10Lalena
recording of:
Lalena
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan2:56
11To Susan on the West Coast Waiting
recording of:
To Susan on the West Coast Waiting
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Peer Southern Music (publisher, affiliated to BMI in the US) (in 1968)
Donovan3:12
12Atlantis
recording of:
Atlantis (Donovan song)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan (Music) Ltd., Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peer Musikverlag, peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Peer Southern Music (publisher, affiliated to BMI in the US) (in 1968)
Donovan5:09
13Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968)
bass:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Tony Newman (rock drummer for Jeff Beck Group/May Blitz) (in 1968)
electric guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist) (in 1968)
keyboard:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (in 1968)
background vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1968), Leslie Duncan (in 1968) and Suzi Quatro (US rock singer‐songwriter, multi‐instrumentalist & actress) (in 1968)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968)
additional performer:
Jeff Beck Group
recording of:
Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan with The Jeff Beck Group43:25
14Happiness Runs
recording of:
Happiness Runs
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan3:28
15Riki Tiki Tavi
recording of:
Riki Tiki Tavi
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan2:58
16Celia of the Seals
recording of:
Celia of the Seals
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan3:01
17I Like You
recording of:
I Like You
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan5:18
18Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
recording of:
Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
Donovan2:28

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 149)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1171599 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002343896 [info]