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Released
  
November 1974

7-Tease (1974)
  
Slow Down World (1976)

Release date
  
November 1974

Genre
  
Folk music

Length
  
41:48

Artist
  
Donovan

Label
  
Epic Records

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Recorded
  
September - October 1974

Producer
  
Norbert Putnam Donovan Leitch Mark Radice

Similar
  
Donovan albums, Folk music albums

7-Tease is the twelfth studio album, and fourteenth album overall, from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US (Epic PE 33245) in November 1974 and in the UK (Epic SEPC 69104) in January 1975.

Contents

History

After the low chart success of Essence to Essence, Donovan entered the studio again in late 1974 with a different producer and a new set of songs. The songs were originally intended for use as part of a stage performance piece, and ranged from up-tempo songs to the balladry that Donovan had become known for.

Some of the songs on 7-Tease feature lyrical lines or melodies from earlier Donovan songs. "The Voice of Protest" features a line about a ship going "all on her starry way", in a direct lift from a line in "The Voyage of the Moon" on H.M.S. Donovan. The melody on "How Silly" is nearly identical to "A Funny Man" from H.M.S. Donovan. Since H.M.S. Donovan sold poorly, it is possible that the similarities were not noticed by many fans.

While 7-Tease achieved significantly more chart success than its predecessor in the United States, it still marked a decline in Donovan's popularity.

Reissues

  • On April 19, 2004, Diablo Records released 7-Tease/Slow Down World (DIAB8052) in the UK on CD. This compilation includes all of 7-Tease and all of Slow Down World on one disc, and marks the first time all of 7-Tease was released on CD.
  • On November 22, 2004, Repertoire Records released 7-Tease in Germany (Repertoire RR2315) on CD. It includes four bonus tracks, including the single versions of "Rock and Roll Souljer" and "Salvation Stomp" and two tracks that were previously released on Troubadour The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 in 1992.

    • Track listing

    All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

    Personnel

  • Donovan - vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Reggie Young - electric guitar
  • Teddy Erwin - electric guitar on "Your Broken Heart" and "Moon Rok"
  • Johnny Christopher - rhythm guitar
  • Norbert Putnam - bass
  • David Briggs - keyboards, string arrangement
  • Kenneth Buttrey - drums, percussion
  • Ben Cauley, Charlie Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades, Bill Puett, George Tidwell, George Bohanon, Johnny Rotella, Tony Terran - horns
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, Byron Warner, Florence Warner, Ginger Holladay, Lea Jane Berinati, Mary Holladay - background vocals
  • Sheldon Kurland - concertmaster
  • Red Callender - bass on "Salvation Stomp"
  • Mike Melvoin - keyboards on "Salvation Stomp"
  • Earl Palmer - drums, percussion on "Salvation Stomp"

    • Songs

    1Rock And Roll Souljer3:44
    2Your Broken Heart3:38
    3Salvation Stomp3:13

    References

    7-Tease Wikipedia
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