''Island of Circles'' is a

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to singer-songwriter

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that was released on June 26, 1992, by

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. The title song "Island of Circles" is provided by Donovan himself. Along with Donovan's contemporaneous box set collection '' Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976'', the album contributed to a resurgence of interest in Donovan's music in the early 1990s, after he had been deemed unfashionable and out of step with changing musical tastes in the 1970s.

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's version of " Wear Your Love Like Heaven" was also included as a bonus track on some, but not all, editions of her 1991 album ''

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''.

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's rendition of " Sunshine Superman" was reissued on their 2008 career retrospective '' Spirituality 1983–2008: The Consummate Compendium''. A slightly remixed version of No-Man's cover version of "Turquoise" later became the basis for an original song by the group called "Ocean Song," which was released later that same year as a single by the

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label. The song "Island of Circles" was recorded again for the 2004 Donovan album '' Brother Sun, Sister Moon''.

Track listing

#"Island of Circles" –

#" Hurdy Gurdy Man" – Brix E. Smith and

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– 5:50 #" Epistle to Dippy" – Hypnolovewheel – 3:57 #" Sunshine Superman" –

– 3:43 #" The Fat Angel" – Windwalker – 7:51 #"Mad John's Escape" – Young Fresh Fellows – 2:12 #" Laléna" – Papa Sprain and Butterfly Child – 5:30 #" Wear Your Love Like Heaven" –

– 3:21 #"Armageddon" – Julian Jones – 3:25 #"The River Song" – Posies – 3:22 #"Changes" – Black Sox – 3:13 #"

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" –

No-Man No-Man are an English art pop duo, formed in 1987 as No Man Is an Island (Except the Isle of Man) by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. The band has so far produced seven studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes ...

– 5:58 #"

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" – Superconductor – 3:03 #" Barabajagal" – Chocolate Factory – 4:39 #"Black Widow" – Change of Heart – 4:27 #"The Natural High is the Best High in the World ( Riki Tiki Tavi)" – When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water – 2:22

References

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