Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976

~ Release by Donovan (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1London Town
producer:
Terry Kennedy
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
recording of:
London Town
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
4:08
2Codine
producer:
Terry Kennedy
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Cod’ine (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Gypsy Boy Music Inc.
4:50
3Catch the Wind
producer:
Peter Eden (British record producer, jazz/rock), Terry Kennedy and Geoff Stephens
acoustic guitar and harp:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
bass:
Brian Locking (in 1964)
strings:
London Philharmonic (LPO) (in 1964)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
recording of:
Catch the Wind (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music and Peer Music UK Ltd
42:55
4Universal Soldier
producer:
Peter Eden (British record producer, jazz/rock), Terry Kennedy and Geoff Stephens
acoustic guitar and harp:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
cover recording of:
The Universal Soldier (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
42:14
5Colours
producer:
Peter Eden (British record producer, jazz/rock), Terry Kennedy and Geoff Stephens
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
bass:
Brian Locking (in 1964)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1964)
recording of:
Colours (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
2:45
6Sunshine Superman
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
bass:
Spike Heatley (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Orr (in 1966)
electric guitar:
Eric Ford (session musician) (in 1966) and Jimmy Page (in 1966)
keyboard:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor) (in 1966)
percussion:
Tony Carr (in 1966)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
recording of:
Sunshine Superman (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
3:15
7Season of the Witch
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
bass:
Bobby Ray (60s/70s US folk artist/bassist) (in 1966-05)
drums (drum set):
"Fast" Eddy Hoh (in 1966-05)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-05)
recording of:
Season of the Witch (in 1966-05)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:57
8The Trip
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
bass:
Bobby Ray (60s/70s US folk artist/bassist) (in 1966-05)
drums (drum set):
"Fast" Eddy Hoh (in 1966-05)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-05)
recording of:
The Trip
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:36
9Guinevere
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
sitar:
Shawn Phillips (in 1966-05)
violin:
A. Friend (worked with Donovan) (in 1966-05)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-05)
recording of:
Guinevere
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:42
10Breezes of Patchulie
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
bass:
Bobby Ray (60s/70s US folk artist/bassist) (in 1966-05)
drums (drum set):
"Fast" Eddy Hoh (in 1966-05)
electric violin:
A. Friend (worked with Donovan) (in 1966-05)
sitar:
Shawn Phillips (in 1966-05)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-05)
recording of:
Breezes of Patchulie (in 1966-05)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:36
11Museum
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
bass:
Spike Heatley (in 1966) and Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Orr (in 1966)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Page (in 1966)
flute:
Harold McNair (in 1966)
keyboard:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor) (in 1966)
percussion:
Tony Carr (in 1966)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
recording of:
Museum (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:52
12Super Lungs
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
bass:
Bobby Ray (60s/70s US folk artist/bassist) (in 1966-05)
drums (drum set):
"Fast" Eddy Hoh (in 1966-05)
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1966-05)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-05)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-05)
recording of:
Superlungs
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:16
13Mellow Yellow
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
bass:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Orr (in 1966)
horn [horns]:
Danny Moss (in 1966) and Ronnie Ross (in 1966)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
arranger:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
recording of:
Mellow Yellow (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan (Music) Ltd.
43:42
14Writer in the Sun
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
flute:
Harold McNair (in 1966)
keyboard:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor) (in 1966)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Writer in the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
4:31
15Sand and Foam
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
recording of:
Sand and Foam
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:20
16Sunny South Kensington
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1966)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Orr (in 1966)
electric guitar:
Eric Ford (session musician) (in 1966)
keyboard:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor) (in 1966)
percussion:
Tony Carr (in 1966)
sitar:
Shawn Phillips (in 1966)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Sunny South Kensington
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:49
17Epistle to Dippy
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966-12)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-12)
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1966-12)
drums (drum set):
Tony Carr (in 1966-12)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Page (in 1966-12)
keyboard:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor) (in 1966-12)
strings:
Royal Philharmonic (in 1966-12)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1966-12)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Epistle to Dippy (in 1966-12)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
3:11
18There Is a Mountain
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1967)
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1967)
flute:
Harold McNair (in 1967)
percussion:
Tony Carr (in 1967)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1967)
arranger:
Harold McNair
recording of:
There Is a Mountain (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:35
19Wear Your Love Like Heaven
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and whistling:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1967-09)
bongos [bongo] and congas [conga]:
"Candy" John Carr (in 1967-09)
drums (drum set):
Keith Webb (in 1967-09)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Cliff Barton (in 1967-09)
electric guitar:
Eric Leese (in 1967-09)
flute:
Harold McNair (in 1967-09)
keyboard:
Mike O'Neil (British pianist/keyboarder and singer) (in 1967-09)
vibraphone:
Mike Carr (UK organist, pianist, vibraphonist) (in 1967-09)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1967-09)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-09)
recording of:
Wear Your Love Like Heaven (in 1967-09)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
52:26
20Oh Gosh
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and whistling:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1967-09)
bongos [bongo] and congas [conga]:
"Candy" John Carr (in 1967-09)
drums (drum set):
Keith Webb (in 1967-09)
electric bass guitar:
Cliff Barton (in 1967-09)
electric guitar:
Eric Leese (in 1967-09)
flute:
Harold McNair (in 1967-09)
keyboard:
Mike O'Neil (British pianist/keyboarder and singer) (in 1967-09)
vibraphone:
Mike Carr (UK organist, pianist, vibraphonist) (in 1967-09)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1967-09)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-09)
recording of:
Oh Gosh (in 1967-09)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
1:48
21The Tinker and the Crab
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and harmonica:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
bell, finger cymbals and zill [Turkish Cymbals]:
Tony Carr
flute:
Harold McNair
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Tinker and the Crab
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:55
22Poor Cow
acoustic guitar:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
percussion:
Tony Carr
strings:
String quartet (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
arranger:
John Cameron (British composer, arranger and conductor)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Poor Cow
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
2:57
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Credits

Release

art direction and design/illustration:Sid Maurer (US designer, painter, and trumpeter)
liner notes:Brian Hogg (author)
Derek Taylor (UK rock journalist/publicist)
Donovan Phillips Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1992)
executive producer:Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
mastering:Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3901942 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000027GB [info]