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- Today's Morning Edition music is from "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan, which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago. The song's psychedelic sound was a new direction for Donovan, whose first few records were folksier and got him labeled as a Bob Dylan imitator.
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Donovan performing in Washington, D.C. on 10 August 2007. This is the discography of Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist Donovan.
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In 1990, Donovan released a live album featuring new performances of his classic songs. In 1991, Nettwerk released a tribute album to Donovan, Island of Circles.
- Sunshine Superman, 1966. “Although Donovan’s British folk music has always had a certain degree of experimentation, it’s in this third album that he addresses psychedelia in all its splendor, creating one of the fundamental works of the genre, adding sitar and various instruments of precision to a lovely set of songs with cozy sound.
- A Gift From A Flower To A Garden, 1967. “This album is so damn good it’s unreal. Best way to capture its beauty is painting in the grass (yeah I know it sounds corny but that’s how I discovered it!)
- The Hurdy Gurdy Man, 1968. “Perhaps Donovan’s most overtly psychedelic album since Sunshine Superman, The Hurdy-Gurdy man does not, in fact, incorporate hurdy-gurdy as an instrument – it does find Donovan exploiting the sound of the harmonium, though, which works out remarkably well here.”
- Donovan’s Greatest Hits, 1969. “Donovan’s Greatest Hits is the Psychedelic’s equivalent of a nuclear weapon, so much awesomeness in one album should be illegal.
Donovan's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States in January 1969 on Epic Records and in the United Kingdom in March 1969 on Pye Records.
The singles “Sunshine Superman” and “Mellow Yellow” reached number one and two, respectively, on U.S. charts in 1966.
Sep 8, 2016 · Today's Morning Edition music is from "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan, which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago. The song's psychedelic sound was a new direction for...
