The Collection (Donovan album)

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The Collection
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Compilation album by Donovan
Released December 1990
Recorded 1965-1973
Genre folk, rock
Label Castle Communications
Producer Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens, Mickie Most, Donovan
Donovan chronology
25 Years in Concert
(1990) 25 Years in Concert1990		The Collection
(1990)		 Colours
(1991) Colours1991
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The Collection is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom (Castle Communications CCSCD 276) in December 1990 and in the United States on 1 July 1992.

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History

In 1990, Castle Communications released a Donovan compilation that spanned both his 1965 Pye Records recordings and his subsequent work for Epic Records. The album marked the first appearance of many of the tracks on compact disc.

Pye Records was a British record label. Its best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956–69), Petula Clark (1957–71), The Searchers (1963–67), The Kinks (1964–71), Sandie Shaw (1964–71), Status Quo (1968–71) and Brotherhood of Man (1975–79). The label changed its name to PRT Records in 1980, before being briefly reactivated as Pye Records in 2006.

Epic Records American record label

Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, Inc., the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop, R&B, rock, and hip hop. Epic has released music by artists including Glenn Miller, Tammy Wynette, George Michael, The Yardbirds, Donovan, Shakin Stevens, Europe, Cheap Trick, Meat Loaf, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ted Nugent, Shakira, Sly & the Family Stone, The Hollies, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, ABBA, Anastacia, Boston, Dave Clark Five, Gloria Estefan, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, and Michael Jackson. Along with Arista, Columbia and RCA Records, Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment's four flagship record labels.

Track listing

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. "Catch the Wind" – 2:54
  2. "Colours" – 2:43
  3. "To Try for the Sun" – 3:36
  4. "The Summer Day Reflection Song" – 2:11
  5. "Turquoise" – 3:28
  6. "The Trip" – 4:33
  7. "Sunshine Superman" – 3:13
  8. "Ferris Wheel" – 4:12
  9. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" – 3:09
  10. "Museum" – 2:53
  11. "Sunny South Kensington" – 3:48
  12. "Hurdy Gurdy Man" – 3:12
  13. "The Fat Angel" – 3:17
  14. "Hi It's Been a Long Time" – 2:35
  15. "Where Is She" – 2:44
  16. "Changes" – 2:54
  17. "Appearances" – 3:40
  18. "Cosmic Wheels" – 4:01
  19. "Lord of the Reedy River" – 2:34
  20. "I Like You" – 5:16
  21. "Song for John" – 2:18
  22. "There Is an Ocean" – 4:48

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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