Fairytale

by Donovan

Overview

Donovan's second album found the Scottish folkie in possession of his own voice, a style of earnest, occasionally mystical musings indebted neither to Woody Guthrie nor Bob Dylan. True, Fairytale's highlights -- "Sunny Goodge Street," "Jersey Thursday," and "The Summer Day Reflection Song" -- use a sense of impressionism pioneered by Dylan, but Donovan flipped Dylan's weariness on its head. His persona is the wistful hippie poet, continually moving on down the road, but never bitter about the past. The folkie "Colours," already a hit before the album's release, is also here (though without Donovan's harmonica). A few of his songs are inconsequential and tossed-off ("Oh Deed I Do," "Circus of Sour"), but a few of these ("Candy Man" especially) succeed too, thanks to Donovan's effervescent delivery. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	11/26/2021
Label:	Culture Factory
UPC:	0819514012085
Rank:	32636

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Donovan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Shawn Phillips   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String)
Jannelle Guillot   Voiceover
Donovan Leitch   Vocals

Technical Credits

Mick Softley   Composer
John Trickett   Executive Producer
Chris Watts   Mastering
Randy Glenn   Quality Control
Eddie Escalante   Authoring
Lorne Murdoch   Liner Notes,Sleeve Notes
Jack Pia   Photography,Package Preparation
Masaya Murakami   Graphic Design
Donovan Leitch   Arranger,Composer
Shawn Phillips   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Terry Kennedy   Producer
Steve Hammonds   Project Coordinator
Ken Caillat   Producer
Chris Haynes   Mixing
Leitch   Composer
Geoff Stephens   Producer,Management
Peter Eden   Producer,Management
Antony Amos   Project Coordinator
Phil Smee   Package Design
Buffy Sainte-Marie   Composer
Paul Bernath   Composer
Bert Jansch   Composer
Donovan   Composer