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Essence to Essence
Folk · 1973 · 11 tracks

Essence to Essence

Donovan

Stripped-back acoustic folk and spiritual meditations. A quiet, salt-aired retreat from the psychedelic pop of the previous decade.

1973 · Epic

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A deeply still, meditative collection of songs that feels like a spiritual homecoming.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
3:29
02
Lazy Daze
4:44
03
Life Goes On
2:38
04
There Is an Ocean
4:50
05
Dignity of Man
5:20
06
Yellow Star
3:04
07
Divine Daze of Deathless Delight
3:12
08
Boy for Every Girl
4:15
09
Saint Valentine’s Angel
3:57
10
Life Is a Merry-Go-Round
4:00
11
Sailing Homeward
2:59
Moments Worth Listening For
The hypnotic, repetitive 'la la' refrain in track 1 that feels like a gentle secular hymn.
The stark, vulnerable piano chords that anchor the philosophical weight of There Is an Ocean.
The way the vocal harmonies swell and then vanish during the final refrain of Sailing Homeward.
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How does Essence to Essence sound next to the rest of Donovan's catalogue?

Spirituality+2.1σ

The writing leans far further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

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