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Sarah McLachlan, for the Donovan tribute album Island of Circles; it also appeared on US printings of her 1991 album Solace. Japanese noise artist Masonna perform a noise "cover" of this song on Japanese/American Noise Treaty compilation. Peggy Lipton, in a 1970 single that appeared in the Record World "Non-Rock" Top 40.
According to The Rolling Stone Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll, he admitted later the song made reference to a vibrator; an "electrical banana" as mentioned in the lyrics. [9] Donovan stated, "I was reading a newspaper and on the back there was an ad for a yellow dildo called the mellow yellow," he said.
Wailing Souls covered the song on their album Psychedelic Souls. "Mountain Jam" on The Allman Brothers Band 1972 album Eat A Peach includes the "There Is A Mountain" theme and gives credit to Donovan. The Grateful Dead song "Alligator," from the album Anthem of the Sun includes a "There Is A Mountain" reference at about 9:00.
[5] Record World called it a "charming love song" that Donovan "chants in English and French." [6] Donovan also performed on a novelty cover of the single released in Britain in 1990, by comedy duo Trevor and Simon, as "The Singing Corner Meets Donovan". [7] It spent one week at number 68 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1990. [8]
Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer.He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965, and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles and albums during the late 1960s.
"Colours" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan for his second album, Fairytale. [2] "Colours" was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 28 May 1965 through Pye Records (Pye 7N 15866) and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records (Hickory 45-1324).
"Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United States through Epic Records (Epic 5–10045) in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it appeared on Donovan's previous label, Pye Records (Pye 7N 17241).
"Laléna" (also spelled "Lalena") is the title of a composition by Donovan. Billboard described the single as a "beautiful and intriguing original ballad." [2] Cash Box said that "sweet strings accent a hauntingly beautiful folk-flavored ballad which gets stronger with each listen."