Song · Donovan
“Catch The Wind” by Donovan
From the album What’s Bin Did and What’s Bin Hid (1965)
“Catch The Wind” by Donovan appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2007 and 2014. It was first released in 1965 on the album What’s Bin Did and What’s Bin Hid. Its best result is #595 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,663 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Catch the Wind" is where it all started for Donovan: the Scottish songwriter's first release, put out by Pye in the UK in 1965 with "Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do?" on the flip, later included on the album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid. It climbed to number four at home, and Hickory carried it to America that April, where it made number 23 on the Hot 100.
The single was cut at Olympic Studios in London, Donovan singing and playing guitar with nine session players around him: four violins, four violas and a string bass. His biographer Lorne Murdoch credits the strings to the London Philharmonic Orchestra, playing an arrangement by Ken Lewis of the Ivy League. Peter Eden, Terry Kennedy and Geoff Stephens produced.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 822 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2014 | 595 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
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