Universal Soldier

by Donovan

Universal Soldier cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: September 1967
  • Label: Marble Arch
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 28:35
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released on the budget Marble Arch label, this compilation heavily focuses on the Scottish singer-songwriter's early, acoustic-driven phase before his massive transition into highly produced psychedelic pop. Centered around his definitive interpretation of Buffy Sainte-Marie's highly political title track, the collection highlights his initial, strongly Dylan-influenced persona and his burgeoning, profoundly poetic lyrical sensibilities.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, protest, jangly, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Universal Soldier (2:15)
  2. To Sing For You (2:45)
  3. Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do (2:56)
  4. Turquoise (3:31)
  5. Colours (2:11)
  6. Catch The Wind (2:56)
  7. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) (3:08)
  8. The Ballad Of A Crystal Man (3:19)
  9. Do You Hear Me Now (1:50)
  10. The War Drags On (3:44)

Credits

  • Donovan - primary artist, written-by
  • Bill Foster - lacquer cut by
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie - written-by
  • Bert Jansch - written-by
  • Mick Softley - written-by

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