Colours (1972 Donovan album)

1972 compilation album by Donovan

Colours

Compilation album by

Donovan

Released| June 1972
Recorded| 1965
Genre| folk
Label| Hallmark
Producer| Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens
Donovan chronology
| The World of Donovan
(1972)  | Colours
(1972)  | Early Treasures
(1973)

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Colours is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom (Hallmark Records HMA 241) in June 1972 and did not chart.

## History

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In 1971, Donovan's 1965 Pye Records recordings were sold to Hallmark Records. Although Pye subsidiary Golden Hour Records released Golden Hour of Donovan the year before, Hallmark assembled two albums from the recordings. The first album, titled Catch the Wind, was named after Donovan's first single but bore little resemblance to the U.S. album of the same name. The second album, titled Colours after Donovan's second single, marked the first time the song title was used for an album title.

## Track listing

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All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.

### Side one

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1. "Colours"
2. "To Sing for You"
3. "Car Car" (Woody Guthrie)
4. "Ballad of Geraldine"
5. "Keep on Truckin'" (traditional, arranged by Donovan Leitch)

### Side two

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1. "Josie"
2. "Donna Donna" (Aaron Zeitlin, Sholom Secunda, Arthur S Kevess, Teddi Schwartz)
3. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley)
4. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)"
5. "Tangerine Puppet"

## Personnel

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* Donovan – guitar, harmonica, vocals

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review

## External links

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* Colours (1972) – Donovan Unofficial Site

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Donovan

* Discography

Studio albums|

* What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (Catch the Wind)
* Fairytale
* Sunshine Superman
* Mellow Yellow
* A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
* The Hurdy Gurdy Man
* Barabajagal
* Open Road
* HMS Donovan
* Cosmic Wheels
* Essence to Essence
* 7-Tease
* Slow Down World
* Donovan
* Neutronica
* Love Is Only Feeling
* Lady of the Stars
* Sutras
* Pied Piper
* Sixty Four
* Brother Sun, Sister Moon
* Beat Cafe
* Shadows of Blue

Live albums|

* Donovan in Concert
* Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973
* Rising
* Rising Again
* Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986

Songs|

* "Catch the Wind"
* "Colours"
* "Universal Soldier"
* "Turquoise" / "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)"
* "You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond"
* "To Try for the Sun"
* "Josie"
* "Remember the Alamo"
* "Sunshine Superman"
* "Mellow Yellow"
* "Epistle to Dippy"
* "There Is a Mountain"
* "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
* "Jennifer Juniper"
* "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
* "Atlantis"
* "Laléna"
* "Barabajagal"
* "Rock 'n' Roll with Me"
* "Season of the Witch"
* "Billion Dollar Babies"
* "I Am the Shaman"

Compilation
albums|

* The Best of Donovan (1969)
* Catch the Wind (1971)
* Catch the Wind (1986)
* Atlantis Calling
* Donovan's Greatest Hits
* Donovan's Greatest Hits and More
* The Collection
* Colours (1972)
* Colours (1991)
* Definitive Collection
* Donovan File
* Universal Soldier
* Wonderful Music of Donovan
* Early Treasures
* The Early Years
* This Is Donovan
* A Touch of Music a Touch of Donovan
* Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan
* Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom
* The Real Donovan
* Peace and Love Songs
* Minstrel Boy
* Mellow
* Love Is Hot, Truth Is Molten
* Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be
* Storyteller
* Summer Day Reflection Songs
* Eco-Song
* The Essential Donovan

Box sets|

* Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976
* Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan

Family|

* Linda Lawrence (wife)
* Donovan Leitch (son)
* Ione Skye (daughter)
* Kirsty Hume (daughter-in-law)
* Ben Lee (son-in-law)
* Ad-Rock (son-in-law)

Related|

* There Is an Ocean
* The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan)
* Island of Circles
* Open Road
* One Night in Time
* The Sensual Donovan

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* MusicBrainz release group

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