Biography

Upon his emergence during the mid-'60s, Donovan was anointed "Britain's answer to Bob Dylan," a facile but largely unfounded comparison which compromised the Scottish folk-pop troubadour's own unique vision. Where the thrust of Dylan's music remains its bleak introspection and bitter realism, Donovan fully embraced the wide-eyed optimism of the flower power movement, his ethereal, ornate songs radiating a mystical beauty and childlike wonder; for better or worse, his recordings remain quintessential artifacts of the psychedelic era, capturing the peace and love idealism of their time to perfection. Donovan Leitch was born May 10, 1946 in Glasgow and raised outside of London; at 18 he recorded his first demo, and in 1965 was tapped as a regular on the television pop showcase Ready, Steady, Go! He soon issued his debut single "Catch the Wind," earning the first round of Dylan comparisons with his ramshackle folk sound and ragamuffin look; the single nevertheless reached the U.K. Top Five, with a subsequent meeting between the two singer/songwriters captured in the classic D.A. Pennebaker documentary Don't Look Back.

Top Albums
1. Donovan's Gr..	2. Sunshine Sup..	3. The Essentia..	4. Brother Sun ..	5. Hurdy Gurdy ..
6. A Gift from ..	7. Season of th..	8. Summer Day R..	9. Barabajagal	10. Fairytale
11. Catch the Wi..	12. HMS Donovan	13. Open Road	14. Super Hits	15. Sutras
16. Cosmic Wheel..	17. What's Bin D..	18. Colours (Re-..	19. Essentials	20. In Concert A..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Season of the Witch	Sunshine Superman	4:53	$1.29
2.	Hurdy Gurdy Man	Hurdy Gurdy Man	3:13	$1.29
3.	Catch the Wind	Catch the Wind	2:55	$1.29
4.	Sunshine Superman	Sunshine Superman	3:15	$1.29
5.	Mellow Yellow	Super Hits	3:38	$1.29
6.	Season of the Witch	Essential Donovan	4:56	$1.29
7.	Sunshine Superman	Donovan's Greatest Hits	4:31	$1.29
8.	Atlantis	Barabajagal	5:02	$0.99
9.	Mellow Yellow	Donovan's Greatest Hits	3:40	$1.29
10.	Season of the Witch	Wackness (Music from the Mo..	4:54	$1.29
11.	There Is a Mountain (Single Version)	Donovan's Greatest Hits	2:35	$0.99
12.	Atlantis	Essential Donovan	5:09	$0.99
13.	Atlantis (Single Version)	Donovan's Greatest Hits	4:58	$0.99
14.	Season of the Witch	Donovan's Greatest Hits	4:56	$1.29
15.	Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Single V..	Donovan's Greatest Hits	2:25	$0.99
16.	Jennifer Juniper (Single Version)	Donovan's Greatest Hits	2:42	$0.99
17.	Season of the Witch	Season of the Witch	5:18	$0.99
18.	Mellow Yellow (Single Version)	Essential Donovan	3:42	$1.29
19.	Hurdy Gurdy Man (Single Version)	Donovan's Greatest Hits	3:19	$1.29
20.	Universal Soldier	Fairytale	2:11	$0.99
21.	Colours	Fairytale	2:44	$1.29
22.	Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)	Essential Donovan	2:28	$0.99
23.	I Like You (Single Version)	Essential Donovan	5:17	$0.99
24.	Celia of the Seals (Single Version)	Essential Donovan	3:00	$0.99
25.	Riki Tiki Tavi (Single Version)	Essential Donovan	2:55	$0.99

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