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- Date Released: January 1, 1969
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Epic/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally released 1964 Castle Communications and 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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Epic/Legacy's 1999 reissue of Greatest Hits improves on the original 1969 collection in a number of ways. First of all, the original Hickory versions of "Catch the Wind" and "Colours" are included instead of re-recordings, which is enough to make this new edition preferable, but the compilers have also chosen to include the original mono version of these hits instead of the stereo cuts that were on the first edition. Plus, they've added four excellent bonus tracks: "Atlantis," "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting," "Barabajagal," and "Riki Tiki Tavi." All of that means that this expanded and updated Greatest Hits is a near-perfect single-disc summary of Donovan's most popular material and hit singles. As these songs prove, Donovan and producer Mickie Most could craft irresistible folk-rock and psychedelic pop singles. Some of the sounds and sentiments may sound a little dated, but the productions and the songs -- "Sunshine Superman," "Jennifer Juniper," "Wear Your Love Like Heaven," "Season of the Witch," "Mellow Yellow," "Hurdy Gurdy Man," "Epistle to Dippy," "There Is a Mountain," "Lalena," plus the aforementioned bonus tracks -- have proven to be classics of the era, and this is the best place to get them all on one collection.
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| 01. |  |
Mellow Yellow |
3:39 |
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| 02. | |
Colours |
2:44 |
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| 03. | |
Hurdy Gurdy Man |
3:19 |
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| 04. | |
Catch The Wind |
2:55 |
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| 05. | |
Lalena |
2:55 |
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| 06. | |
Epistle To Dippy |
3:10 |
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| 07. | |
Sunshine Superman |
4:33 |
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| 08. | |
There Is A Mountain |
2:24 |
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| 09. | |
Jennifer Juniper |
2:41 |
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| 10. | |
Wear Your Love Like Heaven |
2:24 |
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| 11. | |
Season Of The Witch |
4:55 |
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| 12. | |
Atlantis |
4:57 |
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| 13. | |
To Susan On The West Coast Waiting |
3:11 |
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| 14. | |
Barabajagal
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3:18 |
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| 15. | |
Riki Tiki Tavi |
2:56 |
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15 Total Tracks, 50:01 Total Length
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Credits
- Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Donovan - Guitar (Acoustic) // Donovan - Banjo // Donovan - Harp // Donovan - Vocals // Donovan - Whistle (Human) // Donovan - Tamboura // Donovan - Producer // Donovan - Liner Notes // Jimmy Page - Guitar (Electric) // Jimmy Page - Guitar (Electric) // Ron Wood - Bass // Ron Wood - Bass // Allan Holdsworth - Guitar (Electric) // Allan Holdsworth - Guitar (Electric) // Allan Holdsworth - Guitar (Electric) // Harold McNair - Flute // Madeline Bell - Vocals (Background) // John Cameron - Keyboards // Lesley Duncan - Vocals (Background) // Nicky Hopkins - Keyboards // Suzi Quatro - Vocals (Background) // Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings // Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings // Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings // John Paul Jones - Bass // Cliff Barton - Bass (Electric) // John Bonham - Drums // Mike Carr - Vibraphone // Tony Carr - Percussion // Tony Carr - Drums // Peter Eden - Producer // Eric Ford - Guitar (Electric) // James Gordon - Drums // Spike Heatley - Bass // Terry Kennedy - Producer // Eric Leese - Guitar (Electric) // Brian Locking - Bass // London Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings // London Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings // London Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings // London Philharmonic Orchestra - Strings // Sid Maurer - Design // Gabriel Mekler - Keyboards // Danny Moss - Horn // Danny Moss - Horn // Mickie Most - Producer // Tony Newman - Drums // Mike O'Neil - Keyboards // Bobby Orr - Drums // Geoff Stephens - Producer // Mike Thomson - Bass // Mike Thomson - Guitar // Mike Thomson - Vocals // Keith Webb - Drums // Danny Thompson - Bass // Clem Clatini - Drums // Al Quaglieri - Reissue Producer // Bobby Ray - Bass // Jeff Beck Group - Group // Howard Fritzson - Artwork // Vic Anesini - Mastering // Jessica Sowin - Product Manager // Carol Grobe - Reissue Design
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