Sunshine Superman (studio album)
by Donovan
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Sunshine Superman is ranked as the best album by Donovan.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 12/20/2025 01:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,108 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 08:56 | TheMusicNut | 3 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 18:22 | Pienk | 675 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2025 13:43 | Jakor | 4,882 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 04:27 |  MadhattanJack | 5,393 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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TheDude85 06/10/2021 20:44 | #270527
My release varies significantly from the version featured on BEA. At the time of it's original release there was a label dispute between Donovan's US label and Donovan's UK Label. Donovan's UK label, Pye Records, released the version I have on hand in 1967 and called it "Sunshine Superman", however, Pye Records combined portions of two US releases - the "Sunshine Superman" LP and the "Mellow Yellow" LP to form the track list of Pye Records (Cat#: Pye NPL 18181) (or re-released in 1990 as BGOCD68).
The Track List for Pye NPL 18181:
01) Sunshine Superman
02) Legend Of A Girl Child Linda
03) The Observation
04) Guinevere
05) Celeste
06) Writer In The Sun
07) Season Of The Witch
08) Hampstead Incident
09) Sand And Foam
10) Young Girl Blues
11) Three Kingfishers
12) Bert's Blues
The Front Cover Image is vastly different as well. The Barcode for the album I have on hand is: (5 017261 200686).
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addition to my comment: Bert's Blues and Guinevere are really good songs too I forgot
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best songs: Season Of The Witch, Sunshine Superman, The Trip, Ferris Wheel, Celeste
it's strange how this album isnt anywhere near the top 5 of 1966 where it should stand, probably the most innovative rock album of 1966, even moreso than the Beatles or the Mothers Of Invention,
nobody did psych rock to the degree that Sunshine Superman did that year
2nd-Impressions 12/17/2020 22:39 | #262833
66/100
Best tracks: Sunshine Superman, Ferris Wheel
Worst tracks: Legend of a Girl Called Linda, Bert's Blues, The Trip
llibnanoon 09/01/2020 16:26 | #257657
Not as good as I expected. Rating (69.50)
mdbaxter 12/06/2019 18:17 | #245415
A really cool, really versatile, really great album from a Donovan. “Sunshine Superman”, “Ferris Wheel”, “The Trip” and “The Fat Angel” are fantastic psychedelic rock. “Bert’s Blues” is dynamic and groovy. “Season of the Witch” is great rock. I like the rhythm of “Celeste” and the instrumental break. Donovan’s voice, songwriting and guitar work is superb on this album. “The Legend fo Girl Child Linda” is a little silly for me.
mdbaxter 12/06/2019 18:03 | #245414
A really cool, really versatile, really great album from a Donovan. “Sunshine Superman”, “Ferris Wheel”, “The Trip” and “The Fat Angel” are fantastic psychedelic rock. “Bert’s Blues” is dynamic and groovy. “Season of the Witch” is great rock. Donovan’s voice, songwriting and guitar work is superb on this album. The inclusion of a sitar across the album is a nice touch. “The Legend fo Girl Child Linda” is a silly for me.
A true beauty of a psychedelic album, showcasing plenty of sitar and even classical elements like on 'Legend of a Girl Called Linda'. 'Season of the Witch' is a true psychedelic classic, often referred to as one of one of the most highly regarded psychedelic classics of the sixties. I particularly like the use of sitar and tabla on tracks like '3 King Fishers' which reminds me of the Beatles 'Norwegian Wood'. A Classic album from start to finish.
Sandrof1969 02/14/2018 17:17 | #208186
Per me Donovan è la quintessenza della musica ( e della cultura ) hippie, nel bene e nel male...
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