The Essential Donovan

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

Annotation

Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-805608
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-805609

Annotation last modified on 2020-06-06 19:25 UTC.

Tracklist

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
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Credits

Release group

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]