''Wonderful Music of Donovan'' is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter
Donovan. It was released by Remember Records (1993) and in Portugal (WMO 90323) in 1996.
History
In 1993, budget label
Remember Records issued a compilation of Donovan's 1965
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. Its best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956–1969), Petula Clark (1957–1971), the Searchers (1963–1967), the Kinks (1964–1971), Sandie Shaw (1964–1971), Status Quo (1968–1971) and Brotherho ...
recordings and selections from his 1984 album ''
Lady of the Stars''. Three years later, Portuguese label Wonderful Music of issued exactly the same compilation as ''Wonderful Music of Donovan'' but cut the last two tracks ("Boy for Every Girl" and "Till I See You Again").
Track listing
All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.
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Catch the Wind
"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
Pye Records released "Catch the Wind" backed with "Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do?" as Donovan's debut release (Pye 7N.15801) in the United Kingdom on 28 ...
" – 3:01
#"
Colours
Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are associ ...
" – 3:04
#"Sunshine Superman" – 4:04
#"Turquoise" – 3:39
#"Oh Deed I Do" (
Bert Jansch
Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter ...
) – 2:16
#"Belated Forgiveness Plea" – 2:59
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Remember the Alamo" (
Jane Bowers
Jane Bowers (May 29, 1921 – June 18, 2000) was a Texas folk singer and songwriter best known for her composition " Remember the Alamo". Many of her songs were primarily recorded by the Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio is an American folk ...
) – 3:12
#"The War Drags on" (
Mick Softley
Michael Softley (26 September 1939 – 1 September 2017) was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A figurehead during the British folk scene, Softley set up his own folk club, released three albums and worked with performers such as Mac ...
) – 3:42
#"Ramblin' Boy" – 2:35
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To Try for the Sun
"To Try for the Sun" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "To Try for the Sun" single was backed with "Turquoise (song), Turquoise" and released in the United States in January 1966 through Hickory Records (H ...
" – 3:46
#"The Ballad of a Crystal Man" – 3:18
#"Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" – 3:10
#"Lady of the Stars" – 4:42
#"Season of the Witch" – 5:22
#"Living for the Love Light" – 3:44
#"Every Reason" – 3:03
External links
Wonderful Music Of Donovan – Donovan Unofficial Site
{{Donovan
1993 compilation albums
Donovan compilation albums