Donovan - Fairytale [Castle 1996]

Title: Fairytale [Castle 1996] Artist: Donovan Release Date: 10/22/1965 Re-Released On: 2/20/1996 Label: Castle Music Ltd. Duration: 55:31 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 600234100424, 676628808597 Genre: Rock Styles: British Invasion, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Folk Revival Moods: Delicate, Dreamy, Pastoral, Trippy, Bittersweet, Carefree, Eccentric, Sprawling, Whimsical, Wistful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Autumnal, Earnest, Ethereal, Gentle, Laid-Back/Mellow, Literate, Plaintive, Springlike, Calm/Peaceful, Cheerful, Happy, Innocent, Intimate, Light, Precious, Searching, Spiritual, Summery, Warm, Naive, Playful, Reflective, Soothing, Yearning Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 5 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Universal Soldier [*]
2. Colours
3. To Try for the Sun
4. Sunny Goodge Street
5. Oh Deed I Do
6. Circus of Sour
7. The Summer Day Reflection Song
8. Candy Man
9. Jersey Thursday
10. Belated Forgiveness Plea
11. The Ballad of a Crystal Man
12. Little Tin Soldier
13. The Ballad of Geraldine
14. Do You Hear Me Now [*]
15. The War Drags On [*]
16. Ballad of a Crystal Man [Edit][*]
17. Turquoise [*]
18. Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) [*]
19. Colours [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1996 CD Castle Music Ltd. 1004

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Donovan's second album found the Scottish folkie in possession of his own voice, a style of earnest, occasionally mystical musings indebted neither to Woody Guthrie nor Bob Dylan. True, Fairytale's highlights -- "Sunny Goodge Street," "Jersey Thursday," and "The Summer Day Reflection Song" -- use a sense of impressionism pioneered by Dylan, but Donovan flipped Dylan's weariness on its head. His persona is the wistful hippie poet, continually moving on down the road, but never bitter about the past. The folkie "Colours," already a hit before the album's release, is also here (though without Donovan's harmonica). A few of his songs are inconsequential and tossed-off ("Oh Deed I Do," "Circus of Sour"), but a few of these ("Candy Man" especially) succeed too, thanks to Donovan's effervescent delivery. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Name Credits Brian Locking Bass Donovan Harmonica, Vocals, Banjo, Guitar Geoff Stephens Producer Harold McNair Flute Peter Eden Producer Ren Grevatt Liner Notes Shawn Phillips Guitar, Guitar (12 String) Skip Alan Drums Terry Kennedy Producer