Notably, Donovan’s album Sunshine Superman became one of the foundational texts of the psychedelic rock subgenre. During a 2018 interview with Goldmine, Donovan explained his musical style.
Donovan helped make psychedelic rock mainstream with his 1966 record Sunshine Superman. The hit single from that album was its title song. Today, people might be more familiar with an album track ...
“Season of the Witch” might be Donovan’s most popular song today, but it wasn’t a single in the 1960s, much less a hit. The tune appeared on the album Sunshine Superman, which reached No ...
The tune appeared on the album Sunshine Superman. That record peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and spent 29 weeks on the chart. The tune's title track became Donovan's only No. 1 single in ...
Donovan collided with The Beatles and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin when he recorded "Sunshine Superman." Page went on to help Donovan record another one of his classics.
Donovan's "Season of the Witch" presaged the dark side of the 1960s. The tune wasn't actually a hit at the time, but it's become ubiquitous.