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The Essential Donovan
The Essential Donovan
Compilation album by Donovan
Released	10 April 2012
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	2:02:53
Label	Sony, Legacy
Donovan chronology

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Comment: AllMusic and The Second Disc are not reliable. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 13:22, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Press releases by the record label, Sony, is a primary source and therefore not independent. Blogsites, such as Blogcritics, are not acceptable or reliable sources. These reviews need to be removed and replaced with reliable secondary sources. Dan arndt (talk) 03:14, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

"The Essential Donovan" is a compilation album by the Scottish musician Donovan. Originally released in 2004,^[1] it was re-released to higher acclaim as a part of Sony Legacy's Essential series.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated the album is "perhaps better compared to the 1992 box Troubadour: The Definitive Collection, another two-CD set that delved deeply into Donovan's career" going on to state that the album "emphasizes Donovan's psychedelic mod hipster side over his wannabe Dylan folkie"^[3] Joe Marchese of The Second Disc stated the album is a "poetic rumination of diverse images that come together as a portrait of youth" going on to state the album's first disc includes "ten songs that truly made psychedelia mainstream."^[4]

Track listing

1. Donovan - Catch The Wind 2:55

2. Donovan - Colours 2:44

3. Donovan - Sunshine Superman (Unedited Version) 4:40

4. Donovan - Season Of The Witch 4:55

5. Donovan - Mellow Yellow 3:42

6. Donovan - Epistle To Dippy 3:10

7. Donovan - There Is A Mountain 2:34

8. Donovan - Wear Your Love Like Heaven 2:24

9. Donovan - Jennifer Juniper 2:42

10. Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man 3:19

11. Donovan - Lalena 2:54

12. Donovan - To Susan On The West Coast Waiting 3:11

13. Donovan - Atlantis 4:57

14. Donovan, Jeff Beck Group - Barabajagal 3:18

References

^ "Wear Your Love Like Heaven: New "Essential Donovan" Arriving From Legacy - The Second Disc". 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th rev. ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 253. OL 21112308M.
^ The Essential Donovan [2012] - Donovan | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-20
^ "Review: Donovan, "The Essential Donovan" - The Second Disc". 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

[1] "Wear Your Love Like Heaven: New "Essential Donovan" Arriving From Legacy - The Second Disc". 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

[2] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th rev. ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 253. OL 21112308M.

[3] The Essential Donovan [2012] - Donovan | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-20

[4] "Review: Donovan, "The Essential Donovan" - The Second Disc". 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

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