Donovan (Donovan Philip Leitch, b. 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1960s with folk and psychedelic-pop songs such as 'Catch the Wind', 'Sunshine Superman' and 'Mellow Yellow'.

Worked frequently with producer Mickie Most; notable collaborators and contributing musicians mentioned in reviews include Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jack Bruce. His work spans folk, psychedelia, children's music and later experiments with electronic sounds.

Reviews on DeBaser celebrate Donovan as a 1960s folk/psychedelic songwriter with memorable melodies and pastoral imagery. Classic albums repeatedly praised include Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow and A Gift From a Flower to a Garden. Reviewers note stylistic shifts across decades — children's music, glam/rock turns, electronic experiments — with later releases receiving mixed responses. Standout criticisms target a few late-period albums judged uneven or misguided.

For:listeners of 1960s/70s folk and psychedelia, Donovan fans, songwriting enthusiasts

 You touch the sky with a finger, and that’s it.

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 Finding a single bad song on this CD is nothing short of impossible; every song is beautiful in its own way.

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 This album, an indigestible and irritating brick, would be annoying even as the background of a thermal spa massage session

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