Album
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Why this album mattered
The Real Donovan (1966) is a Donovan album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #96 and charted for 7 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Catch The Wind".
The music
- 1
Turquoise
- 2
Oh Deed I Do
3 Catch the Wind
- 4
Remember the Alamo
- 5
Ballad of a Crystal Man
6 Colours
- 7
Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
- 8
Belated Forgiveness Plea
- 9
Rambin' Boy
- 10
The War Drags On
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Oct 1, 1966#140
A rocket up the chart — jumping 37 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #140, exploded upward for 3 weeks to reach #96 and fell quickly across 7 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
