Fairytale is the second album

Album

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 from Scottish

Scotland

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Donovan

Donovan

Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...

. It was first released in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 on October 22, 1965 through Pye Records

Pye Records

Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...

 (catalog number NPL 18128). The U.S.

United States

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 version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records

Hickory Records

Hickory Records is a United States record label founded by Acuff-Rose Music in 1954 which operated the label up to 1979. Present owner Sony/ATV Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several...

 (catalog number LPM 127 [monaural] / LPS 127 [stereo]) in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs. Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens produced the album.

History

Fairytale finds Donovan evolving his styles further towards British folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

, especially on songs such as "Summer Day Reflection Song" and "Jersey Thursday". "Sunny Goodge Street" foreshadows the jazzy feel and descriptions of life in urban London

London

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 that Donovan would continue to explore over the next two years. Like his previous album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid

What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid

What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid is the debut album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom four days after Donovan's 19th birthday on 14 May 1965, through Pye Records . Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, and Geoff Stephens produced the album...

, Fairytale primarily features Donovan singing and playing mouth harp

Mouth harp

Mouth harp may refer to:* Harmonica* Jew's harp...

 and acoustic guitar. Shawn Phillips

Shawn Phillips

Shawn Phillips is a folk-rock musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s.Phillips has recorded twenty albums and worked with musicians including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J. Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bernie Taupin, and many others...

 is playing the extra twelve-string guitar.

For release in the United States

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, Hickory Records

Hickory Records

Hickory Records is a United States record label founded by Acuff-Rose Music in 1954 which operated the label up to 1979. Present owner Sony/ATV Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several...

 added a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...

's "Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier (song)

"Universal Soldier" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. The song was originally released on Sainte-Marie's debut album It's My Way! in 1964. "Universal Soldier" was not a popular hit at the time of its release, but it did garner attention within the...

" and removed a cover of Bert Jansch

Bert Jansch

Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...

's "Oh Deed I Do". Donovan's recording of "Universal Soldier" was released in the U.S.

United States

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 as a single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 the previous September, and was achieving some chart success.

Reissues

• In January 1969, Fairytale was reissued in an edited form (Marble Arch Records MAL 867) in the UK
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
  . "Colours" and "The Little Tin Soldier" were both removed from the album.

• In February 1991, Castle Records reissued the UK version of Fairytale on compact disc
  Compact Disc
  The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
  
   (Castle CLACD226) in the UK.

• In 1996, Sequel Records reissued the U.S. version of Fairytale on compact disc
  Compact Disc
  The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
  
   (Sequel 1004-2) in the U.S.. The CD features 7 bonus tracks. The first bonus track is a cover of Bert Jansch
  Bert Jansch
  Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...
  
  's "Oh Deed I Do". On the original U.S. version of Fairytale "Oh Deed I Do" was cut and a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie
  Buffy Sainte-Marie
  Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...
  
  's "Universal Soldier" was added. The next three songs ("Do You Hear Me Now", "The War Drags On", "The Ballad of a Crystal Man") are from Donovan's
  Donovan
  Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
  
   1965 EP
  Extended play
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   Universal Soldier. "Turquoise" and "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" were originally released as Donovan's third UK single on October 30, 1965. The last bonus track is the single version of "Colours".

• On February 19, 2002, Sanctuary Records
  Sanctuary Records
  Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
  
   reissued the original UK version of Fairytale on compact disc. The CD features 6 bonus tracks. The first four bonus tracks were originally released August 15, 1965 in the UK on Donovan's Universal Soldier EP
  Extended play
  An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
  
  . That EP featured a different take of "The Ballad of a Crystal Man". The last two bonus tracks are both sides of Donovan's third single "Turquoise" / "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" released October 30, 1965 in the UK.

• On February 22, 2005, Silverline Records reissued the original UK version of Fairytale on DualDisc
  DualDisc
  DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...
  
  . The DualDisc
  DualDisc
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   has an identical track listing to the 2002 Sanctuary Records
  Sanctuary Records
  Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
  
   reissue.

Original album (UK)

Side 1

1. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
2. "To Try for the Sun
   To Try for the Sun
   "To Try for the Sun" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "To Try for the Sun" single was backed with "Turquoise" and released in the United States in January 1966 through Hickory Records ....
   
   " (Donovan Leitch) – 3:36
3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:55
4. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch
   Bert Jansch
   Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...
   
   ) – 2:00
5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11

Side 2

1. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:25
2. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
3. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:54
4. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:50
5. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
6. "The Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:38

1965 Hickory Records version (U.S.)

Side 1

1. "Universal Soldier
   Universal Soldier (song)
   "Universal Soldier" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. The song was originally released on Sainte-Marie's debut album It's My Way! in 1964. "Universal Soldier" was not a popular hit at the time of its release, but it did garner attention within the...
   
   " (Buffy Sainte-Marie
   Buffy Sainte-Marie
   Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...
   
   ) – 2:16
2. "To Try for the Sun" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:36
3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:55
4. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:44
5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11

Side 2

1. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:25
2. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
3. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:54
4. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:50
5. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
6. "The Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:38

1996 Sequel Records version (U.S.)

Tracklisting as on the 1965 Hickory Records version plus the following bonus tracks:

1. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch
   Bert Jansch
   Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...
   
   ) – 2:08
2. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Bert Jansch
   Bert Jansch
   Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...
   
   ) – 1:51
3. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley
   Mick Softley
   Michael 'Mick' Softley is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. A figurehead during the British folk scene, Softley set up his own folk club, released three albums and has been known to work with Mac MacLeod , Donovan Leitch and Maddy Prior...
   
   ) – 3:44
4. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:18
5. "Turquoise
   Turquoise (song)
   "Turquoise" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Turquoise" single was released in the United Kingdom on October 30, 1965 through Pye Records and charted to #30. The "Turquoise" single was backed with "Hey Gyp " and only released in the United Kingdom...
   
   " (Donovan Leitch) – 3:34
6. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
   Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
   "Hey Gyp " is a song by Donovan. The name "Gyp" refers to his friend Gyp Mills. It has been covered by Eric Burdon and The Animals and The Soul Survivors. It has also been covered by The Belfast Gypsies, Keith Shields, and the Truth....
   
   " (Donovan Leitch) – 3:13
7. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:46

2002 Sanctuary Records/Castle Records version

Tracklisting as on the original UK version plus the following bonus tracks:

1. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie
   Buffy Sainte-Marie
   Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...
   
   ) – 2:15
2. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:19
3. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley
   Mick Softley
   Michael 'Mick' Softley is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. A figurehead during the British folk scene, Softley set up his own folk club, released three albums and has been known to work with Mac MacLeod , Donovan Leitch and Maddy Prior...
   
   ) – 3:44
4. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Bert Jansch
   Bert Jansch
   Herbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...
   
   ) – 1:50
5. "Turquoise" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:31
6. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:08

Personnel

• Skip Alan – drums
• Donovan – banjo, guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Peter Eden – producer
• Ren Grevatt – liner notes
• Terry Kennedy – producer
• Brian Locking – bass
• Harold McNair
  Harold McNair
  Harold McNair was a renowned saxophonist and flautist.-Background:...
  
  – flute
• Shawn Phillips – guitar, 12 string guitar

External links

• Fairytale - Donovan Unofficial Site