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Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer.He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965, and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles and albums during the late 1960s.
Donovan My Way (Vic Lewis and his Orchestra) (1968) The Les Williams Orchestra Plays the Songs of Donovan (1968) The Golden Songs of Donovan Johnny Arthy Orchestra; Island of Circles (1992) A Gift from a Garden to a Flower: A Tribute to Donovan (2002) Gazing With Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan (2015))
Donovan's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States in January 1969 on Epic Records and in the United Kingdom in March 1969 on Pye Records. Donovan's Greatest Hits peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. [2]
Also figuring prominently at the epicenter of that revolution and in “Back” is Scottish folk-rock flower-power pioneer Donovan, who this year celebrates the 60th anniversary of his first album ...
The Essential Donovan is a greatest hits album by the Scottish musician Donovan. Originally released in 2004, [ 2 ] it was re-released to higher acclaim as a part of Sony Legacy's Essential series in 2012.
Donovan had performed around Britain and had become well known in British folk circles before his record contract. His 1964 demo tapes (released as Sixty Four in 2004) show a great resemblance to both Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan , which probably prompted the "British answer to Bob Dylan" press line that was subsequently released.
The two disc boxed set features almost all of Donovan's charting singles, many album tracks, and several rare and unreleased tracks. Troubadour – The Definitive Collection 1964–1976 helped put Donovan back in the minds of his older fans, and helped acquaint more recent generations with his music.
Fairytale is the second album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.It was first released in the UK on 22 October 1965 through Pye Records (catalog number NPL 18128). The US version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records (catalog number LPM 127 [monaural] / LPS 127 [stereo]) in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs.