
Chart performance:
Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
23-Aug-68 | 17 | New | |
30-Aug-68 | 7 | +10 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
06-Sep-68 | 6 | +1 | |
13-Sep-68 | 5 | +1 | |
20-Sep-68 | 2 | +3 | Peak |
27-Sep-68 | 4 | -2 | |
04-Oct-68 | 7 | -3 | |
11-Oct-68 | 12 | -5 | |
18-Oct-68 | 14 | -2 |
Written by: Donovan Leitch
Produced by: Mickie Most
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): CBS
Hit number for artist | 6 |
Peak position | 2 |
Weeks | 9 |
Biggest climber awards | 1 |
Star rater climbs | 1 |
Biggest faller awards | 0 |
Top 20 points | 115 |
Overall Top 20 points ranking | =979 |
Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 4 |
Top 30 Points | 205 |
Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1135 |
Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 5 |
Annual ranking:
1968 | 40 |
Other chart success:
Australia | 5 |
Austria | 20 |
Belgium | 12 |
Germany | 11 |
Netherlands | 7 |
Switzerland | 5 |
UK | 4 |
US | 5 |
The song is said to have been written for the band Hurdy Gurdy which featured Mac MacLeod, a friend of Donovan, but when they fell out over ‘creative disagreements’ Donovan decided to record it himself. There is a lot of disagreement about who actually played on the song with later Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham being possibles along with Alan Parker (Blue Mink & The Congregation).
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Artist link: Donovan