Fairytale (album)

Fairytale
Studio album by Donovan
Released October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22)
November 1965 (1965-11) (US)
Recorded September 1965
Studio Peer Music, Denmark Street, London
Genre Folk
Length 35:17
Label Pye
Hickory (US)
Producer
  • Peter Eden
  • Geoff Stephens
  • Terry Kennedy
Donovan chronology
What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid
(1965)		 Fairytale
(1965)		 Sunshine Superman
(1966)
Singles from Fairytale
  1. "Colours" b/w "To Sing for You"
    Released: UK
  2. "Colours" b/w "Josie"
    Released: US
  3. "To Try for the Sun" b/w "Turquoise"
    Released: US

Fairytale is the second album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released in the UK on 22 October 1965 through Pye Records (catalog number NPL 18128). The US version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records (catalog number LPM 127 [monaural] / LPS 127 [stereo]) in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs. Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens produced the album.

History

Fairytale finds Donovan evolving his styles further towards British folk, especially on songs such as "Summer Day Reflection Song" and "Jersey Thursday". "Sunny Goodge Street" foreshadows the jazzy feel and descriptions of life in urban London that Donovan would continue to explore over the next two years. Like his previous album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid, Fairytale primarily features Donovan singing and playing mouth harp and acoustic guitar. Shawn Phillips is playing the extra twelve-string guitar.

For release in the US, Hickory Records added a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier" and removed a cover of Bert Jansch's "Oh Deed I Do". Donovan's recording of "Universal Soldier" was released in the US as a single the previous September, and was achieving some chart success.

The Canadian pressing, issued on the British Pye label, omitted "Belated Forgiveness Plea" but included "Oh Deed I Do" and "Universal Soldier".

"To Try For The Sun" was covered by Lindsey Buckingham on his 2006 album "Under The Skin".

Reissues

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Original album
Allmusic 2002 reissue
Allmusic2005 reissue

Track listing

Original album (UK)

Side 1

  1. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
  2. "To Try for the Sun" (Leitch) – 3:36
  3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Leitch) – 2:55
  4. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch) – 2:00
  5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
  6. "The Summer Day Reflection Song" (Leitch) – 2:11

Side 2

  1. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Leitch) – 3:25
  2. "Jersey Thursday" (Leitch) – 2:13
  3. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Leitch) – 2:54
  4. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:50
  5. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
  6. "The Ballad of Geraldine" (Leitch) – 4:38

1965 Hickory Records version (US)

1965 Hickory Records version (U.S.)

Side 1

  1. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:16
  2. "To Try for the Sun" (Leitch) – 3:36
  3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Leitch) – 2:55
  4. "Colours" (Leitch) – 2:44
  5. "Circus of Sour" (Bernath) – 1:50
  6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Leitch) – 2:11

Side 2

  1. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Leitch) – 3:25
  2. "Jersey Thursday" (Leitch) – 2:13
  3. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Leitch) – 2:54
  4. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:50
  5. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Phillips) – 3:02
  6. "The Ballad of Geraldine" (Leitch) – 4:38

1996 Sequel Records version (US)

Track listing as on the 1965 Hickory Records version plus the following bonus tracks:

  1. "Oh Deed I Do" (Jansch) – 2:08
  2. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Jansch) – 1:51
  3. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley) – 3:44
  4. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:18
  5. "Turquoise" (Leitch) – 3:34
  6. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Leitch) – 3:13
  7. "Colours" (Leitch) – 2:46

2002 Sanctuary Records/Castle Records version

2002 Sanctuary Records/Castle Records version slipcover.

Track listing as on the original UK version plus the following bonus tracks:

  1. "Universal Soldier" (Sainte-Marie) – 2:15
  2. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Leitch) – 3:19
  3. "The War Drags On" (Softley) – 3:44
  4. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Jansch) – 1:50
  5. "Turquoise" (Leitch) – 3:31
  6. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Leitch) – 3:08

Personnel

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