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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.
"Colours" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan for his second album, Fairytale. [2] "Colours" was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 28 May 1965 through Pye Records (Pye 7N 15866) and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records (Hickory 45-1324).
Donovan stated, "I was reading a newspaper and on the back there was an ad for a yellow dildo called the mellow yellow," he said. "Really, you know the 'electric banana' was right in there and gave it away.
Donovan's Brain is a 1942 science fiction novel by American writer Curt Siodmak. [1]The novel was an instant success and has been adapted to film three times. Since then the book has become something of a cult classic, with fans including Stephen King, who discussed the novel in his 1981 book Danse Macabre and mentions it in his novel/miniseries It.
The song is credited to Donovan, although sometime collaborator Shawn Phillips has also claimed authorship. [5] Because of a dispute with Donovan's record company, a UK edition with the song was not released until June 1967. In 2019, Lana Del Rey covered the song for the soundtrack of the film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
"Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United States through Epic Records (Epic 5–10045) in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it appeared on Donovan's previous label, Pye Records (Pye 7N 17241).
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Featured musicians are Donovan (vocals and acoustic guitar), Tony Carr on percussion, Harold McNair on flute and arrangement and Danny Thompson on bass. The B-side of the single is "Sand and Foam", an acoustic album cut about a nighttime visit to a Mexican beach Donovan took while on vacation.