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| Donovan discography | |
|---|---|
 Donovan performing in Washington, D.C. on 10 August 2007. | |
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 62 |
| Singles | 33 |
| Tribute albums | 5 |
This is the discography of Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist Donovan.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | US [3] | |||
| What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (UK) Catch the Wind (US) | 3 | – | 30 | ||
| Fairytale |
| 20 | – | 85 | |
| Sunshine Superman |
| 25 | – | 11 | |
| Mellow Yellow |
| – | – | 14 | |
| A Gift from a Flower to a Garden |
| – | – | 19 | |
| Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Record One of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden) |
| – | – | 60 | |
| For Little Ones (Record Two of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden) |
| – | – | 185 | |
| The Hurdy Gurdy Man |
| – | – | 20 | |
| Barabajagal |
| – | – | 23 | |
| Open Road |
| 30 | 13 | 16 | |
| HMS Donovan |
| – | – | – | |
| Cosmic Wheels |
| 15 | 22 | 25 | |
| Essence to Essence |
| – | 23 | 174 | |
| 7-Tease |
| – | 67 | 135 | |
| Slow Down World |
| – | – | 174 | |
| Donovan |
| – | – | – | |
| Neutronica |
| – | – | – | |
| Love Is Only Feeling |
| – | – | – | |
| Lady of the Stars |
| – | – | – | |
| One Night in Time |
| – | – | – | |
| The Children of Lir (Credited to Brian O'Reilly Special Guest Donovan) |
| – | – | – | |
| Sutras |
| – | – | – | |
| The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse (Audiobook) |
| – | – | – | |
| Pied Piper |
| – | – | – | |
| Sixty Four: The Donovan Archive Volume 1 |
| – | – | – | |
| Beat Cafe |
| – | – | – | |
| Brother Sun, Sister Moon |
| – | – | – | |
| Ritual Groove |
| – | – | – | |
| Shadows of Blue |
| – | – | – | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | US [3] | ||
| Donovan in Concert |
| — | 18 |
| Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973 |
| — | — |
| Live in Tokyo '73 |
| — | — |
| Rising |
| — | — |
| Live in Concert |
| — | — |
| Donovan in Concert [Going For] |
| — | — |
| Rising Again |
| — | — |
| Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986 |
| — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] | AUS [2] | AUT [9] | BEL Fla [10] | BEL Wal [11] | GER [12] | NL [13] | SWI [14] | US [15] | ||||
| "Catch the Wind" | 1965 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid | |
| "Colours" | 4 | 81 | — | — | 42 | — | 8 | — | 61 | Fairytale | ||
| "Universal Soldier" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 53 | The Universal Soldier EP | ||
| "Turquoise" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Sunshine Superman" | 1966 | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | Sunshine Superman | |
| "Mellow Yellow" | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 12 | — | 2 | Mellow Yellow | ||
| "Epistle to Dippy" | 1967 | — | 53 | 19 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 19 | Non-album singles | |
| "There Is a Mountain" | 8 | 25 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | A Gift from a Flower to a Garden | ||
| "Jennifer Juniper" | 1968 | 5 | 16 | 10 | — | 18 | 13 | 19 | — | 26 | The Hurdy Gurdy Man | |
| "Hurdy Gurdy Man" | 4 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||
| "Laléna" | — | 71 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 33 | Non-album single | ||
| "Atlantis" | 23 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Barabajagal | ||
| "To Susan on the West Coast, Waiting" | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 35 | |||
| "Barabajagal" (with Jeff Beck) | 1969 | 12 | 28 | 17 | — | 31 | — | 23 | — | 36 | ||
| "Riki Tiki Tavi" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 55 | Open Road | |
| "Celia of the Seals" | 1971 | — | 60 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | 84 | HMS Donovan | |
| "I Like You" | 1973 | — | 67 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | Cosmic Wheels | |
| "Maria Magenta" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sailing Homeward" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Essence to Essence | |
| "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Rock and Roll Souljer" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7-Tease | |
| "Salvation Stomp" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||
| "Dare to Be Different" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Donovan | |
| "The Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mee Mee, I Love You" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Neutronica | |
| "Neutron" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lay Down Lassie" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Is Only Feeling | |
| "Newest Bath Guide" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Please Don't Bend" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sutras | |
| "Atlantis" / "When the Angels Sing" (with No Angels) | 2001 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 16 | — | Now... Us! / Elle'ments | |
| "Cherchez l'erreur" (duet with Zouzou) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Is This the Last Time?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Banks O' Doon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Am the Shaman" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ritual Groove | |
| "Save the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Christmas Time Is Here Again" (with Violet Lawrence) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "To Love You" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shadows of Blue | |
| "Jump in the Line" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jump in the Line: A Tribute to Harry Belafonte | |
| "Still Waters" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lunarian | |
| "To Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Am the Shaman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Gimme Some a That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Donovan Phillips Leitch, known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire (England), London, California, and—since at least 2008—in County Cork, Ireland, with his family. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series Ready Steady Go!.
"Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United States through Epic Records in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it appeared on Donovan's previous label, Pye Records. The single was backed with "The Trip" on both the US and UK releases. It has been described as "[one of the] classics of the era", and as "the quintessential bright summer sing along".
Sunshine Superman is the third album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States on August 26, 1966, but was not released in the UK because of a contractual dispute. In June 1967, a compilation of tracks from this album and the follow-up Mellow Yellow was released as Sunshine Superman in the UK. Both versions were named after Donovan's hit single released in the US in July 1966. The album was Donovan's most successful, peaking at number 11 in the US and remaining on the Billboard Top LPs chart for six months. The UK edition peaked at number 25. The tracks from Sunshine Superman and Mellow Yellow were not mixed into stereo, with the exception of "Season of the Witch", until the 2011 2-CD deluxe edition issued by UK EMI.
"Mellow Yellow" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. In the US, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the US, "Mellow Yellow" peaked at No. 8 in the UK in early 1967.
Mellow Yellow is the fourth album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in February 1967 (Epic Records LN 24239 / BN 26239, but not released in the UK because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented Sunshine Superman from a UK release. In June 1967, a cross-section of both albums was released as Sunshine Superman in the UK. "Mellow Yellow" was the name of Donovan's hit single released the previous November.
The Hurdy Gurdy Man is the sixth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in October 1968, but not in the UK, because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented Sunshine Superman and Mellow Yellow from being released there. A songbook of lead sheets to the album was nonetheless issued in both countries.
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, catalogue BXN 26439 in stereo, and in the United Kingdom in March 1969 on Pye Records, catalogue NPL 18283 in mono and NSPL 18283 in stereo. Donovan's Greatest Hits peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
Barabajagal is the seventh studio album and eighth album overall from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States on 11 August 1969, but was not released in the United Kingdom because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, and The Hurdy Gurdy Man from being released in the UK.
Lady of the Stars is the seventeenth studio album, and nineteenth album overall, by the British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the UK in 1983 and the US in January 1984.
Rising is the third live album, and twentieth album overall, from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released on Permanent Records in 1990. The live versions of Donovan's hits guaranteed that Rising would receive a release in both the United States and United Kingdom. Rising was retitled The Classics Live in the United States, 25 Years in Concert in Europe and Atlantis in the UK for marketing reasons. Since the release of Rising, there have been many reissues of the songs from the album under many different titles.
Rising Again is an expanded version of the 1990 live album Rising from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the UK on 22 May 2001.
The Real Donovan is the first compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in September 1966.
"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
"Colours" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Colours" single was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 1965 through Pye Records and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records. The "Colours" single was backed with "To Sing for You" on the United Kingdom release and "Josie" on the United States release.
Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in April 1968. Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be marked the second Hickory Records compilation of Donovan's 1965 Pye Records material in the United States, following the moderately successful The Real Donovan from 1966.
The Best of Donovan is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in November 1969. The Best of Donovan marked the third Hickory Records compilation of Donovan's 1965 Pye Records material in the United States, following the Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be from 1968.
Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in September 1993 and the United States on 21 May 1996.
Donovan in Concert is the sixth album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, and the first live album of his career. It was recorded in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on 17 November 1967. It was released in the United States in June 1968 and in the United Kingdom in September 1968. The album reached No.18 on the US charts.
Storyteller is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released on 16 September 2003 and was the first Donovan album released as a Super Audio CD/CD hybrid.
Hickory Records is an American record label founded in 1954 by Acuff-Rose Music, which operated the label up to 1979. Sony Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, and functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several distributors.