Playlist: The Very Best of Donovan

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Sunshine Superman
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
recording of:
Sunshine Superman
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
44:30
2Mellow 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.
43:41
3Catch the Wind
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)
2:15
4There Is a Mountain
recording of:
There Is a Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:34
5Isle of Islay
recording of:
Isle of Islay
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:20
6Wear Your Love Like Heaven
recording of:
Wear Your Love Like Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:24
7Colours
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)
2:44
8Young Girl Blues
recording of:
Young Girl Blues
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:45
9Epistle to Dippy
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
recording of:
Epistle to Dippy
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:08
10Hurdy Gurdy Man
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and tambura:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968)
bass:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Clem Cattini (in 1968)
electric guitar:
Allan Holdsworth (in 1968) and Jimmy Page (in 1968)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968)
arranger:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
recording of:
Hurdy Gurdy Man (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
53:19
11Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)
3:22
12Happiness Run
recording of:
Happiness Runs
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:25
13Atlantis
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968-11)
bass:
Bobby Ray (60s/70s US folk artist/bassist) (in 1968-11)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (in 1968-11)
electric guitar:
Ricki (in 1968-11)
keyboard:
Gabriel Mekler (in 1968-11)
background vocals:
Donovan's fans ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1968-11)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968-11)
arranger:
Gabriel Mekler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1968)
recorded at:
American Recording Co. (original Los Angeles location, 1959–1982) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-11)
recording of:
Atlantis (Donovan song) (in 1968-11)
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)
3.755:09
14Season of the Witch
recording of:
Season of the Witch
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:54

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Release

ASIN:US: B001AI1QFO [info]

Release group

part of:Playlist (Sony/Legacy compilations, The Very Best of...) (order: 9)
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