Brother Sun, Sister Moon (album)

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Studio album by Donovan

Released

2004

Recorded

2004

Genre

Folk music

Length

28:16

Label

Donovan Discs

Donovan chronology

Sixty Four
(2004)

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
(2004)

Beat Cafe
(2004)

Brother Sun, Sister Moon is the twenty-second studio album and twenty-seventh album overall from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. Brother Sun, Sister Moon was released exclusively on the iTunes Music Store in 2004.

[edit] History

In the early 1970's, Donovan agreed to write and record songs for the English version of Franco Zeffirelli's Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972). While the film included Donovan's recordings of the songs, the accompanying soundtrack included none of Donovan's original recordings. The absence of these recordings prompted many of Donovan's fans to request an official release of the songs.

In order to satisfy demand, Donovan embarked on acquiring the rights to the original recordings. Due to the nature of the original contract and complex publishing rights issues, it became evident to Donovan that releasing the original "Brother Sun Sister Moon" recordings would be extremely difficult. In the absence of this release, Donovan decided to record new versions of the original songs and release it exclusively through the iTunes Music Store.

For the new recordings, Donovan opted not to recreate the lush orchestration and choir vocals of the original recordings. Instead, he plays guitar and sings solo, in a style reminiscent of his Sutras album.