Fairytale by Donovan

Fairytale, Donovan's second album, came out in Britain on Pye on 22 October 1965, capping the year the young Scot went from the folk scene to Ready Steady Go! and the singles charts. Hickory issued it in America that November with a slightly different selection of songs, and Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy produced the original.

This is Donovan in his troubadour phase, before the psychedelic turn, singing folk songs full of gentle images. "Colours", one of his early hits, sums up the charm: a simple, lilting tune that sounds as fresh as a spring morning, sung with the unhurried ease of someone who already knows it will stick. It's a small, lovely record from a songwriter just finding his range.

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