Donovan
"Atlantis"
Single / B-sides: "I Love My Shirt" (UK), "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting" (US)
"Atlantis"
Single / B-sides: "I Love My Shirt" (UK), "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting" (US)
Released: November 1968 (UK), March 1969 (US)
Album: Barabajagal (Released: 11 August 1969)
Writer: Donovan Leitch
Writer: Donovan Leitch
Label: Epic
"Atlantis" is a folk-pop song written and recorded by British singer/songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in 1968 and became a worldwide success. In the United States, it was served as the b-side to "To Susan on the West Coast, Waiting,"
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| Donovan's single "Atlantis" 1969 <US version> (Photo courtesy Wikipedia, Epic) |
Donovan - "Atlantis" (Beat Club)
The introduction of the song is a quiet monologue regarding the idea that Atlantis was a highly advanced antediluvian civilization, and that Atlantean colonists were the basis of the mythological gods of ancient times. Aware of their fate, the Atlanteans sent out ships to carry their masters to safety, and these people were responsible for bringing civilization and culture to primitive humans. When the song begins in earnest, it conveys the message that the singer's true love may be in Atlantis. The overall theme is common for the 1960s: fanciful mythology as the symbol of the counterculture movement, with the hope that true love will be found if ever Atlantis can be reached.
Many believe that the song "Atlantis" features the background vocals of Paul McCartney. Backing-up that claim is Harry Castleman and Walter Podrazik's book, All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography, 1961—1975 (New York: Ballantine Books, 1976, p. 384), which states that McCartney not only provided the background vocals but also played the tambourine on the song.
However, according to Donovan in a 2008 interview with Goldmine Magazine, McCartney did not sing the backing vocals. The album's liner notes, which state that the song was recorded in Los Angeles in November 1968, do not list McCartney as a performer on the album.
Many believe that the song "Atlantis" features the background vocals of Paul McCartney. Backing-up that claim is Harry Castleman and Walter Podrazik's book, All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography, 1961—1975 (New York: Ballantine Books, 1976, p. 384), which states that McCartney not only provided the background vocals but also played the tambourine on the song.
However, according to Donovan in a 2008 interview with Goldmine Magazine, McCartney did not sing the backing vocals. The album's liner notes, which state that the song was recorded in Los Angeles in November 1968, do not list McCartney as a performer on the album.
Also, the works of Mark Lewisohn, regarded as the world's leading authority on the Beatles, do not support the statement, Neither The Complete Beatles Chronicles (New York: Harmony Books, 1992) nor The Beatles Day by Day: A Chronology 1962-1989 (New York: Harmony Books, 1987 & 1990) mentions McCartney's participation on this song. According to Lewisohn's chronology, (Lewisohn, The Beatles Day by Day, page 110) McCartney spent the month of November 1968 mostly at his farm in Scotland.
Donovan - "Atlantis" (singel version)
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| Donovan at Beat Club 1969 |
In 2001, Donovan and German pop band No Angels re-recorded the track for the closing credits of the Walt Disney Feature Animation picture Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). Included on a concomitant album for the German-speaking music market, it was once more released as a single and re-entered the top five in Austria and Germany.
Line-up / musicians:
Donovan - guitars, vocals
Gabriel Meckler – Keyboards ·
James Kehn – Percussion, Drums
Links / Reviews:
songfacts: Atlantis by Donovan
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