Recorded September 1965 | Length 35:17 Release date 22 October 1965 | |
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Released October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22)November 1965 (1965-11) (US) Producer Peter EdenGeoff StephensTerry Kennedy Similar Donovan albums, Folk music albums |
Donovan fairytale
Fairytale is the second album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released in the UK on 22 October 1965 through Pye Records (catalog number NPL 18128). The US version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records (catalog number LPM 127 [monaural] / LPS 127 [stereo]) in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs. Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens produced the album.
Contents
- Donovan fairytale
- History
- Reissues
- Original album UK
- 1965 Hickory Records version US
- 1996 Sequel Records version US
- 2002 Sanctuary RecordsCastle Records version
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
History
Fairytale finds Donovan evolving his styles further towards British folk, especially on songs such as "Summer Day Reflection Song" and "Jersey Thursday". "Sunny Goodge Street" foreshadows the jazzy feel and descriptions of life in urban London that Donovan would continue to explore over the next two years. Like his previous album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid, Fairytale primarily features Donovan singing and playing mouth harp and acoustic guitar. Shawn Phillips is playing the extra twelve-string guitar.
For release in the US, Hickory Records added a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier" and removed a cover of Bert Jansch's "Oh Deed I Do". Donovan's recording of "Universal Soldier" was released in the US as a single the previous September, and was achieving some chart success.
The Canadian pressing, issued on the British Pye label, omitted "Belated Forgiveness Plea" but included "Oh Deed I Do" and "Universal Soldier".
"To Try For The Sun" was covered by Lindsey Buckingham on his 2006 album "Under The Skin".
Reissues
Original album (UK)
Side 1
- "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
- "To Try for the Sun" (Leitch) – 3:36
- "Sunny Goodge Street" (Leitch) – 2:55
- "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch) – 2:00
- "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
- "The Summer Day Reflection Song" (Leitch) – 2:11
Side 2
- "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Leitch) – 3:25
- "Jersey Thursday" (Leitch) – 2:13
- "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Leitch) – 2:54
- "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:50
- "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
- "The Ballad of Geraldine" (Leitch) – 4:38
1965 Hickory Records version (US)
Side 1
- "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:16
- "To Try for the Sun" (Leitch) – 3:36
- "Sunny Goodge Street" (Leitch) – 2:55
- "Colours" (Leitch) – 2:44
- "Circus of Sour" (Bernath) – 1:50
- "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Leitch) – 2:11
Side 2
- "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Leitch) – 3:25
- "Jersey Thursday" (Leitch) – 2:13
- "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Leitch) – 2:54
- "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:50
- "The Little Tin Soldier" (Phillips) – 3:02
- "The Ballad of Geraldine" (Leitch) – 4:38
1996 Sequel Records version (US)
Track listing as on the 1965 Hickory Records version plus the following bonus tracks:
- "Oh Deed I Do" (Jansch) – 2:08
- "Do You Hear Me Now" (Jansch) – 1:51
- "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley) – 3:44
- "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:18
- "Turquoise" (Leitch) – 3:34
- "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Leitch) – 3:13
- "Colours" (Leitch) – 2:46
2002 Sanctuary Records/Castle Records version
Track listing as on the original UK version plus the following bonus tracks:
- "Universal Soldier" (Sainte-Marie) – 2:15
- "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:19
- "The War Drags On" (Softley) – 3:44
- "Do You Hear Me Now" (Jansch) – 1:50
- "Turquoise" (Leitch) – 3:31
- "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Leitch) – 3:08
Personnel
Songs
1Universal Soldier2:11
2To Try For The Sun3:40
3Sunny Goodge Street2:58