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Donovan - Sutras (1996)

Track listing:
  1. Please Don't Bend 4:14
  2. Give It All Up 3:09
  3. Sleep 2:47
  4. Everlasting Sea 3:33
  5. High Your Love 2:31
  6. The Clear-Browed One 3:20
  7. The Way 2:16
  8. Deep Peace 3:11
  9. Nirvana 3:31
  10. Eldorado 3:06
  11. Be Mine 3:28
  12. Lady of the Lamp 3:53
  13. The Evernow 4:09
  14. Universe Am I 4:46
  15. The Garden 2:51

Notes

Like Johnny Cash before him, Donovan was selected by producer Rick Rubin as a childhood hero he would like to restore to glory. With Rubin's encouragement and production, Donovan does make an impressive comeback with Sutras, which is reminiscent of his earliest records. Sutras abandons the colorful psychedelic pop of his best-known songs for the spare acoustic folk of his first records, and while Donovan's songwriting is a little uneven, the warmth of the performances is charming and welcoming, especially for long-time fans.