After getting back to bigger sales with the "Cozmic Wheels" album Donovan returned to studio just a few months later to record a follow-up - this time using a new exciting backing crew. Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham who also brought Steve Marriot and Peter Frampton (Humble Pie), together with Denny Siewell and Henry McCullough (Wings), Jim Gordon and Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominos), the entire "Grease Band" and Carole King among others. In spite of the new personel this sounds very much like the former. A mix of soft pop, ballads and some up-tempo - melodic with concerned lyrics. Slightly less adventurous and more towards easy listening maybe, but still the Donovan I like with his typical songwriting and breathy vocals. Favorite tracks - the folky "Lazy Daze" and the beautiful "Sailing Homeward". In spite of the similarities it didn't do nearly as well as "Cozmic Wheels - only reaching #174 on Billboard and not charting at all in UK. First US on Epic (KE 32800). Premiere UK had label as shown here and thick matt fold/out cover with lyric/credit insert. (TÖW*)
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