Spotlight on Donovan

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Spotlight on Donovan
Compilation album by Donovan
Released	October 1981
Recorded	1965
Genre	folk
Label	PRT Records
Producer(s)	Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens
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Donovan chronology
Love Is Only Feeling (1981)	Spotlight on Donovan (1981)	The Best of Donovan (1982)

Spotlight on Donovan is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom (PRT SPOT 1017) in October 1981.

[edit] History

In the early 1980's, PRT Records released a series of budget compilations titled Spotlight on comprised of songs from Pye Records catalog. The series encompassed many Pye artists of the 1960's, including The Kinks and Donovan.

Donovan's entry in the series was a double album containing his 1965 Pye recordings. The songs had been released multiple times by many record companies throughout the world.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.

1. "Catch the Wind"
2. "Remember the Alamo" (Jane Bowers)
3. "To Sing for You"
4. "Ramblin' Boy"
5. "To Try for the Sun"
6. "Ballad of Geraldine"
7. "Colours"
8. "Josie"
9. "Cuttin' Out"
10. "Gold Watch Blues" (Mick Softley)
11. "Tangerine Puppet"
12. "Belated Forgiveness Plea"
13. "Turquoise"
14. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch)
15. "Circus of Sour"
16. "Sunny Goodge Street"
17. "Jersey Thursday"
18. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)"
19. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
20. "Donna Donna" (Aaron Zeitlin, Arthur S Kevess, Sheldon Secunda, Teddi Schwartz, Sholom Secunda)
21. "Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips)
22. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley)
23. "Ballad of a Crystal Man"
24. "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch)