Fairytale
by
Donovan
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studio album
First released:
Aug 1965

Overview Edit

This was Donovan's first album released in August of 1965. It features his second hit single "Colours" as well as the semi-autobiographical "To Try for the Sun" and the mystic "Sunny Goodge Street", Donovan's first jazzy piece.

The 2002 reissue includes songs from the "Universal Soldier" EP and the "Turquoise" single.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
284520
Release dates:
  • Feb 22 2005

Genres

Folk,
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5 stars soul-searching folk
Early Donovan album on which for the large part he sings accompanied only by his own excellent guitar-playing and poignant harmonica.

People often credit Dylan and Joan Baez with writing the best protest songs of the '60s, but there are some excellent examples of Donovan's own contributions here, not least 'Ballad of a Crystal Man'. It's also important to point out that Donovan's singing, songwriting and playing style are very much his own and i've always thought the Dylan comparisons superfici…
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Written by Martyn
3 stars Nostalgia is not what it was.
I bought this out of curiosity,not having heard any Donovan for over forty years. I used to like him a lot, but judgements made during drunken student life are likely to change. The music and his voice are pleasant if insipid, and the words lack the inspiration they one seemed to have. It was interesting to hear again, but I'm not too bothered if I never hear any more.
Written by Mr. K. H. Cobb

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Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Bert Jansch ["Oh Deed I Do", "Do You Hear Me Now"]
    2. Buffy Sainte-Marie ["Universal Soldier"]
    4. Mick Softley ["The War Drags On"]
    5. Shawn Phillips ["Little Tin Soldier"]

  2. performer

    1. Donovan [main vocals, guitar, harmonica]
    2. Shawn Phillips [twelve string guitar on "Summer Day Reflection Song", "Jersey Thrusday"]

  1. producer

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Fairytale 18 tracks DVD Audio
format: 1 x DVD-A
record label: Silverline
release dates: Sep 17 2002
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