Donovan discography

This is the discography of Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist Donovan.

Donovan discography
Donovan performing in Washington, D.C. on 10 August 2007.
Studio albums	29
Live albums	8
Compilation albums	62
Tribute albums	5
Singles	33

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	US [3]
What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (UK) Catch the Wind (US)	Released May 1965 (June 1965 in US) Label: Pye (Hickory in US)	3	–	30
Fairytale	Released Oct 1965 (Nov 1965 in US) Label: Pye (Hickory in US)	20	–	85
Sunshine Superman	Released Aug 1966 in US (Jun 1967 in UK) Label: Epic	25	–	11
Mellow Yellow	Released February 1967 in US Label Epic	–	–	14
A Gift from a Flower to a Garden	Released Dec 1967 in US (April 1968 in UK) Label: Pye (Epic in US)	13	–	19	RIAA: Gold[4]
Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Record One of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden)	Released Dec 1967 in US Label Epic	–	–	60
For Little Ones (Record Two of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden)	Released Dec 1967 in US Label Epic	–	–	185
The Hurdy Gurdy Man	Released Oct 1968 in US Label Epic	–	–	20
Barabajagal	Released Aug 1969 in US Label Epic	–	–	23
Open Road	Released Sept 1970 (UK); July 1970 (US) Label Dawn (UK) Epic (US)	30	13	16
HMS Donovan	Released July 1971 (UK only) Label Dawn	–	–	–
Cosmic Wheels	Released March 1973 Label Epic	15	22	25
Essence to Essence	Released Dec 1973 Label Epic	–	23	174
7-Tease	Released Jan 1975 (Nov 1974 in US) Label Epic	–	67	135
Slow Down World	Released June 1976 (UK) May 1976 (US) Label Epic	–	–	174
Donovan	Released Oct 1977 (UK) Aug 1977 (US) Label Rak (UK) Arista (US)	–	–	–
Neutronica	Released Aug 1980 (Europe) Label Barclay (France) RCA (Germany)	–	–	–
Love Is Only Feeling	Released 1983 (UK) 1981 (Germany) Label RCA	–	–	–
Lady of the Stars	Released Jan 1984 Label RCA (Allegiance in US)	–	–	–
One Night in Time	Released 1993 in Japan	–	–	–
The Children of Lir (Credited to Brian O'Reilly Special Guest Donovan)	Released 1994 (Ireland) 1998 (South Korea) Label Fiona (Ireland) Si-wan (South Korea)	–	–	–
Sutras	Released 1996 Label American	–	–	–
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse (Audiobook)	Released 1998 (US) Label Audio Literature	–	–	–
Pied Piper	Released 2002 (US) Label Music For Little People	–	–	–
Sixty Four: The Donovan Archive Volume 1	Released Feb 2004 in Ireland Label Donovan Discs	–	–	–
Beat Cafe	Released 2004 Label Appleseed	–	–	–
Brother Sun, Sister Moon	Released April 2005 Label iTunes	–	–	–
Ritual Groove	Released Oct 2010 in Ireland Label Donovan Discs	–	–	–
Shadows of Blue	Released 2013 Label Treasure Isle Records	–	–	–
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	CAN [5]	US [3]
Donovan in Concert	Released: 1968 Label: Epic Records (BN 26386) Format: CD, LP	—	30	18
Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973	Released: 1973 Label: Epic Format: CD, LP	—	—	—
Live in Tokyo '73	Released: 17 March 1973 Label: Dirty 13 Format: LP	—	—	—
Rising	Released: November 1990 Label: Permanent Records (UK) Format: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—
Live in Concert	Released: 1992 Label: QED (QED 063) Format: CD	—	—	—
Donovan in Concert [Going For]	Released: 27 April 1998 Label: Going for a Song (130) Format: CD	—	—	—
Rising Again	Released: 22 May 2001 Label: Pilot Records (UK) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—
Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986	Released: 2 October 2001 Label: Varèse Sarabande Format: CD	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

• The Real Donovan [U.S.] (1966) No. 96 U.S.
• Universal Soldier [UK] (1967) No. 5 UK
• Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be [U.S.] (1968) No. 177 U.S.
• A Touch of Music a Touch of Donovan [West Germany] (1969)
• The World of Donovan [UK] (1969)
• Donovan's Greatest Hits (1969) No. 2 CAN; No. 4 U.S. (US: Platinum^[4])
• The Best of Donovan [U.S.] (1969) No. 135 U.S.
• Donovan P. Leitch [U.S.] (1970) No. 128 U.S.
• Catch the Wind [UK] (1971)
• Hear Me Now [U.S.] (1971) No. 215 U.S.
• Golden Hour of Donovan [UK] (1971)
• The World of Donovan [U.S.] (1972)
• Colours [UK] (1972)
• Early Treasures [U.S.] (1973)
• The Pye History of British Pop Music: Donovan^[6] [UK] (Pye 502, March 1975)
• The Pye History of British Pop Music: Donovan Vol. 2^[7] [UK] (Pye 507, Feb 1976)
• Sunshine Superman / In Concert At The Anaheim Convention Center, double album [NL] (Epic EPC22016) (1975)
• Donovan File [UK] (1977)
• Star Discothek: Donovan [West Germany] (Pye 200 890-241) (circa 1978)
• Spotlight on Donovan^[8] (PRT Records, SPOT 1017, October 1981)
• The Best of Donovan double album, (CBS 2CSP 002, 1982, Australia)
• Minstrel Boy (1983)
• Catch the Wind [UK] (1986)
• Colours [UK] (1987)
• The Very Best of Donovan [Spain] (1988)
• Donovan's Greatest Hits and More (1989)
• The EP Collection (1990)
• The Collection (1990)
• Colours (1991)
• Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976 (1992)
• The Early Years (1993)
• Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom (1993)
• Wonderful Music of Donovan (1993); [Portugal] (1996)
• Donovan in Concert (=Rising) (1994)
• Live (=Rising) [Germany] (1995)
• Universal Soldier (Spectrum Music, 1995, unrelated to the 1967 release)
• Definitive Collection [Austria] [Holland] (1995)
• Golden Hits (=Lady of the Stars) [Holland; U.S.] (1996)
• Peace and Love Songs [U.S.] (1996)
• Performance (=Rising) (1997)
• Greatest Hits: Acoustic Live (=Rising) (1997)
• Mellow (1997)
• Love Is Hot, Truth Is Molten [Australia] (1998)
• The Very Best of Donovan (=Rising) (1998)
• Cosmic Wheels (=Rising) (1998)
• Atlantis Calling (1999)
• Summer Day Reflection Songs (2000)
• Super Hits Hit collection (22 August 2000; Sony 61053)
• Catch the Wind (2000)
• Colours: Live in Concert (=Rising) (2001)
• The Very Best of Donovan [Germany] Hit collection 3 June 2002 (Sony/Epic 4625602)
• The Very Best of Donovan: The Early Years 23 July 2002 (Sanctuary 81184)
• Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan (2002)
• Atlantis (=Rising Again) [Holland] (2002)
• Storyteller (2003)
• Catch the Wind [UK] (2003)
• The Great Donovan (=Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976) [Australia] (2003)
• The Essential Donovan [1-Disc Version] (2004)
• Live re-orchestred (2004) (3-CD set only from iTunes)
• Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan (2005 box set) (Legacy Recordings)
• The Best of Donovan Sunshine Superman (2006)
• Fairytales and Colours (2007)
• Playlist: The Very Best of Donovan (2008)
• The Essential Donovan [2-Disc Version, US] (2012)
• Breezes of Patchouli – His Studio Recordings 1966–1969 (2013 box set)
• Retrospective (2015)
• Eco-Song (2019)
• Lunarian (2021)

Tribute albums

• Donovan My Way (Vic Lewis and his Orchestra) (1968)
• The Les Williams Orchestra Plays the Songs of Donovan (1968)
• The Golden Songs of Donovan Johnny Arthy Orchestra
• Island of Circles (1992)
• A Gift from a Garden to a Flower: A Tribute to Donovan (2002)
• Gazing With Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan (2015))

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [9]	AUS [2]	AUT [10]	BEL Fla [11]	BEL Wal [12]	GER [13]	NL [14]	SWI [15]	US [16]	US$ [17]
"Catch the Wind"	1965	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	28		What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid
"Colours"		4	81	—	—	42	—	8	—	61	40		Fairytale
"Universal Soldier"		—	13	—	—	—	—	9	—	53	45		The Universal Soldier EP
"Turquoise"		30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Sunshine Superman"	1966	2	4	—	11	19	7	2	—	1	1		Sunshine Superman
"Mellow Yellow"		8	8	12	7	6	16	12	—	2	3	RIAA: Gold[4]	Mellow Yellow
"Epistle to Dippy"	1967	—	53	19	—	37	—	—	—	19	10		Non-album singles
"There Is a Mountain"		8	25	—	—	15	—	—	—	11	9
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven"		—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	26		A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
"Jennifer Juniper"	1968	5	16	10	—	18	13	19	—	26	18		The Hurdy Gurdy Man
"Hurdy Gurdy Man"		4	5	20	12	10	11	7	5	5	3
"Laléna"		—	71	—	—	42	—	—	—	33	31		Non-album single
"Atlantis"		23	15	4	9	17	2	1	1	7	9		Barabajagal
"To Susan on the West Coast, Waiting"		—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	35	31
"Barabajagal" (with Jeff Beck)	1969	12	28	17	—	31	—	23	—	36	28
"Riki Tiki Tavi"	1970	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	55	40		Open Road
"Celia of the Seals"	1971	—	60	—	—	50	—	—	—	84	93		HMS Donovan
"I Like You"	1973	—	67	5	—	—	—	—	—	66	57		Cosmic Wheels
"Maria Magenta"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sailing Homeward"	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Essence to Essence
"Rock 'n' Roll with Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Rock and Roll Souljer"	1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		7-Tease
"Salvation Stomp"		—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—
"Dare to Be Different"	1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Donovan
"The Light"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mee Mee, I Love You"	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Neutronica
"Neutron"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lay Down Lassie"	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Love Is Only Feeling
"Newest Bath Guide"	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Please Don't Bend"	1996	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Sutras
"Atlantis" / "When the Angels Sing" (with No Angels)	2001	—	—	5	—	—	5	—	16	—	—		Now... Us! / Elle'ments
"Cherchez l'erreur" (duet with Zouzou)	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Is This the Last Time?"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Banks O' Doon"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Am the Shaman"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ritual Groove
"Save the World"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Christmas Time Is Here Again" (with Violet Lawrence)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"To Love You"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Shadows of Blue
"Jump in the Line"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Jump in the Line: A Tribute to Harry Belafonte
"Still Waters"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lunarian
"To Love You"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Am the Shaman"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Gimme Some a That"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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