Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

SUNSHINE SUPERMAN－DONOVAN
阳光超人－多诺万
此曲1966年9月3日登榜首，为期1周。
这是多诺万自编自唱的一支歌曲，由Epic唱片公司以片号10045出版发行。
在Bob Dylan到英国与Donovan在旅馆见面之前，苏格兰出生的Donovan曾身不由己的被报界贴上了Bob Dylan模仿者的标签。在他们友好地相处了一天之后，这两位艺人离开旅馆时俨然已是一对好友了，媒体对Donovan的态度也朝着有利的方面转变。
在1965年的时候将Donovan描绘为Dylan的翻版不难理解。他头顶斜纹粗棉布帽，吹着用链子挂在脖子上的口琴，唱听起来像是民歌的歌曲。当Donovan的音乐形象由‘流浪艺人’转为‘花孩子’（美国对鼓吹爱情与和平的嬉皮士的爱称）后，他和Dylan之间的形象差别就明显了。
Donovan原名Donovan Phillip Leitch，1946年2月10日出生于苏格兰Glasgow的边缘小镇Maryhill，10岁时举家迁往英国的Hatfield。5年后他离校周游全国，途中巧遇Gypsy Dave，两人便结伴在英国及欧洲大陆进行‘路边献唱’；Donovan弹吉他，Gypsy Dave吹玩具笛。
Donovan 18岁时回到伦敦，令他有机会迅速发展。开始，Peter Eden见到他在夜总会的演出后便成为了他的经纪人，安排他进行了录音活动。英国电视系列‘Ready Steady Go’的制作人听了试音带便和他签约试镜，结果反映相当强烈，第2周又连续上镜。此时Pye唱片公司的有关人员发现了他，和他签定了录音合同。
他录制的首支单曲《Catch the Wind》，是由Atlantic唱片公司以正反面同一歌曲的形式发行的。此时Donovan又被邀出现在美国电视的‘Shindig’节目中（这是一个类似‘星探’的节目）。接着他又灌制了两支优秀民歌单曲《Colours》及《The Universal Soldier》，此举引起了制作人Mickie Most的关注。
John Tobler与Stuart Grundy在‘The Record Producers’的文章中提到Most说过：“他有点….Bob Dylan的翻版的意思。他来见我，为我演了《Sunshine Superman》这首歌，不过和他后来录成的唱片，色彩差异相当大。”Most还说了John Cameron和Spike Heatley是如何编配此曲的，他说：“有个星期日下午2点我们到录音棚，才5点种就全妥了。”
“和他在一起工作我觉得很愉快。他在棚子里唱自己的歌得心应手。由于他自己会作曲，我用不着到处去寻找歌曲，只需要到他Hertford的住处去就行，而且还便宜，少了许多麻烦。”
由于牵涉到某些出版条例，《Sunshine Superman》正式出版前被搁置了7个月。这时Donovan已脱离了他先前的经纪人。Billboard杂志1965年12月4日登载了‘美国商人Allan Klien正商议为Donovan和Most之间订立新的合同。’2周后，另一篇Billboard杂志的文章报道Donovan的商业经纪人，否认和Most之间有任何和约的关系。
1966年1月，英国Pye唱片公司由于出现法律纠纷，停止了发行《Sunshine Superman》的计划。直到7月23日公布了Donovan和Most的和约关系后，《Sunshine Superman》才得以在美国发行。Donovan担心由于时间的耽搁，可能对歌曲出现的时机造成不利的影响，它7月30日列排行榜第90位。Donovan的担心是多余的；9月3日这首歌曲到达了榜首。可是这首歌的单曲唱片经历了5个月后才在英国发行，也就是录制完成后整整一年，不过成绩也还可人，达第3位。
Donovan随后的一支单曲是《Mellow Yellow》，不可思议的被误解为‘以吸食香蕉来代替毒品’（此议题曾引起公众议论）。Paul McCartney有可能会低吟《Mellow Yellow》，这对Donovan介入了《Yellow Submarine》这类题材算得是个回报。
Donovan在60年代一直有单曲上榜，如《There Is A Mountain》，《Hurdy Grudy Man》，《Atlantic》等。他在70年代的发展更为飘忽，有时会短时期在爱尔兰作半退休状态，时而浮起为电影做曲，如《If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium》，还有《The Pied Piper》，《Brother Sun, Sister Moon》等；还不时出专集。然而在‘7 - Tease’和‘Cosmic Wheels’的两张专集中都没有收入他早期的作品。1980年Donovan出席了爱丁堡狂欢节，还出游了法国和德国。他为了儿童福利在伦敦Palladium音乐会演出过，不时还发行一些新内容的专集。

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

Donovan is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music. He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire, London, California, and since at least 2008 in County Cork, Ireland, with his family.

• Collection of live performances
• Includes BBC radio broadcasts
• Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality
• Interviews, background liners and rare images
Donovan Leitch burst into the UK hit parade in March 1965 with a number 4 hit for Pye Records in Catch The Wind. This recording had been preceded by a three-week run on the TV programme Ready Steady Go, unprecedented for an artist yet to release his first record.
While Granada had Ready Steady Go, the BBC had a handful of contemporary light programmes for radio to host the 'happening' current acts such as Saturday Club, Folk Room and later; Nightride and Top Gear.
Here we travel back to 1965, where Donovan made numerous trips into BBC's Paris Theatre Studios and where he recorded these 30 songs between 1965-1969 included on this release, accompanying himself on guitar with additional stand-up bass provided by Spike Heatley and Danny Thompson. This landmark release also includes fascinating interviews with host Brian Matthew.
Professionally re-mastered original broadcasts with background liners and rare archival photos.