7-Tease
Studio album by
Donovan
ReleasedNovember 1974
RecordedSeptember – October 1974
GenreFolk
Length41:48
LabelEpic[1]
ProducerNorbert Putnam
Donovan Leitch
Mark Radice
Donovan chronology
Essence to Essence
(1973)		 7-Tease
(1974)		 Slow Down World
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

7-Tease is an album by the Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.[4][5] It was released in the US (Epic PE 33245) in November 1974 and in the UK (Epic SEPC 69104) in January 1975.

The album peaked at No. 135 on the Billboard 200.[6]

History

After the low chart success of Essence to Essence, Donovan entered the studio in late 1974 with a different producer and a new set of songs. The songs were originally intended for use as part of an operetta about the preceding 10 years of Donovan's life and times.[7]

Some of the songs on 7-Tease feature lyrical lines or melodies from earlier Donovan songs. "The Voice of Protest" features a line about a ship going "all on her starry way", in a direct lift from a line in "The Voyage of the Moon" on H.M.S. Donovan. The melody on "How Silly" is nearly identical to "A Funny Man" from H.M.S. Donovan.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "a fair hearing of 7-Tease reveals an album steeped in disillusionment, yet built upon beautiful melodies and some of the most diverse and appealing sounds and arrangements of [Donovan's] career, and a harder rocking sound than he was usually known for."[2]

Reissues

  • On 19 April 2004, Diablo Records released 7-Tease/Slow Down World (DIAB8052) in the UK on CD. It includes all of 7-Tease and all of Slow Down World on one disc, and marks the first time all of 7-Tease was released on CD.
  • On 22 November 2004, Repertoire Records released 7-Tease in Germany (Repertoire RR2315) on CD. It includes four bonus tracks, including the single versions of "Rock and Roll Souljer" and "Salvation Stomp" and two tracks that were previously released on Troubadour The Definitive Collection 1964–1976 in 1992.

Track listing

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

Original album

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Rock and Roll Souljer"3:44
2."Your Broken Heart"3:38
3."Salvation Stomp"3:13
4."The Ordinary Family"4:14
5."Ride-a-Mile"4:48
6."Sadness"2:38
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Moon Rok"2:58
2."Love of My Life"4:22
3."The Voice of Protest"3:20
4."How Silly"2:38
5."The Great Song of the Sky"2:45
6."The Quest"3:30

2004 Repertoire Records version

No.TitleLength
1."Rock and Roll Souljer"3:44
2."Your Broken Heart"3:38
3."Salvation Stomp"3:13
4."The Ordinary Family"4:14
5."Ride-a-Mile"4:48
6."Sadness"2:38
7."Moon Rok"2:58
8."Love of My Life"4:22
9."The Voice of Protest"3:20
10."How Silly"2:38
11."The Great Song of the Sky"2:45
12."The Quest"3:30
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Rock and Roll Souljer" (single version)2:48
14."Salvation Stomp" (single version, mono recording)2:47
15."Age of Treason"4:21
16."What the Soul Desires"2:33

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 80.
  2. 1 2 "7-Tease - Donovan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 207.
  4. ↑ "Donovan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "There's A Little Change, But Donovan Is Still 'Mellow Yellow'". Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications. 6 January 1984 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Donovan". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "LIVELY SONGS BUILD NEW DONOVAN IMAGE". The New York Times. 30 November 1974 – via NYTimes.com.
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