Universal Soldier (1995 Donovan album)
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Universal Soldier is a compilation album
from Scottish
singer-songwriter
Donovan
. It was released on January 23, 1995 (Spectrum Music 550 721-2).
recordings as Universal Soldier. The 1995 version of Universal Soldier has little in common with the Marble Arch Records Universal Soldier
compilation from 1967.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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 released on January 23, 1995 (Spectrum Music 550 721-2).
History
In 1995, Spectrum Music reissued Donovan's 1965 Pye RecordsPye 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...
recordings as Universal Soldier. The 1995 version of Universal Soldier has little in common with the Marble Arch Records Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier (1967 Donovan album)
Universal Soldier is the second compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the UK in September 1967.-History:...
compilation from 1967.
Track listing
All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.- "Colours" – 2:48
- "Catch the WindCatch the Wind (song)"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on March 12, 1965 through Pye Records and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records...
" – 2:58 - "Ballad of a Crystal Man" – 3:54
- "JosieJosie (Donovan song)"Josie" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Josie" single was backed with a cover of "The Little Tin Soldier" by Shawn Phillips and released in the United Kingdom on 18 February 1966 through Pye Records ....
" – 3:28 - "Do You Hear Me Now?" (Bert JanschBert JanschHerbert "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 - "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:28
- "Belated Forgiveness Plea" – 2:58
- "Tangerine Puppet" – 1:53
- "Ballad of Geraldine" – 4:42
- "Universal SoldierUniversal 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-MarieBuffy Sainte-MarieBuffy 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 - "TurquoiseTurquoise (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...
" – 3:33 - "To Try for the SunTo 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 ....
" – 3:41 - "Summer Day Reflection Song" – 2:15
- "Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do?" – 2:58
- "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" – 3:13
- "To Sing for You" – 2:46
- "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 4:05
- "Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn PhillipsShawn PhillipsShawn 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...
) – 3:00