''7-Tease'' is an album by the British singer-songwriter

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world mus ...

. It was released in the US (Epic PE 33245) in November 1974 and in the UK (Epic SEPC 69104) in January 1975. The album peaked at No. 135 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

History

After the low chart success of ''

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'', Donovan entered the studio in late 1974 with a different producer and a new set of songs. The songs were originally intended for use as part of an operetta about the preceding 10 years of Donovan's life and times. Some of the songs on ''7-Tease'' feature lyrical lines or melodies from earlier Donovan songs. "The Voice of Protest" features a line about a ship going "all on her starry way", in a direct lift from a line in "The Voyage of the Moon" on '' H.M.S. Donovan''. The melody on "How Silly" is nearly identical to "A Funny Man" from ''H.M.S. Donovan''.

Critical reception

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wrote that "a fair hearing of ''7-Tease'' reveals an album steeped in disillusionment, yet built upon beautiful melodies and some of the most diverse and appealing sounds and arrangements of onovan'scareer, and a harder rocking sound than he was usually known for."

Reissues

*On 19 April 2004, Diablo Records released ''7-Tease/Slow Down World'' (DIAB8052) in the UK on CD. It includes all of ''7-Tease'' and all of ''Slow Down World'' on one disc, and marks the first time all of ''7-Tease'' was released on CD. *On 22 November 2004,

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released ''7-Tease'' in Germany (Repertoire RR2315) on CD. It includes four bonus tracks, including the single versions of "Rock and Roll Souljer" and "Salvation Stomp" and two tracks that were previously released on ''Troubadour The Definitive Collection 1964–1976'' in 1992.

Track listing

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

Original album

2004 Repertoire Records version

Personnel

*Donovan – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica * Reggie Young – electric guitar *Teddy Erwin – electric guitar on "Your Broken Heart" and "Moon Rok" *

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– rhythm guitar *

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– bass guitar * David Briggs – keyboards, string arrangement *

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– drums, percussion * Ben Cauley, Charlie Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades, Bill Puett, George Tidwell,

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, Johnny Rotella,

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– horns *

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, Byron Warner, Florence Warner, Ginger Holladay, Lea Jane Berinati, Mary Holladay – background vocals * Sheldon Kurland – concertmaster *

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– bass guitar on "Salvation Stomp" *

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– keyboards on "Salvation Stomp" *

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– drums, percussion on "Salvation Stomp"

References

External links

''7-Tease'' – Donovan Unofficial Site
{{Authority control Donovan albums 1974 albums Albums produced by Norbert Putnam Epic Records albums