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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.
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Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Bert Jansch, Composer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Arranger, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Shawn Phillips, Composer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Composer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Mick Softley, Composer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Bert Jansch, Composer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Donovan, Composer, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Vocals - Geoff Stephens, Producer - Peter Eden, Producer - Terry Kennedy, Producer
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:44
- Main artists: Donovan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Transatlantic
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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