Pied Piper (Donovan album)

Pied Piper is the twentieth studio album, and twenty-fifth album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It marks the third album of Donovan's children's music, after the For Little Ones portion of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden and H.M.S. Donovan. Pied Piper was released in both the UK and the US (Rhino 78290) on March 19, 2002.

History

After it became apparent that Sutras was going to be the only Donovan album released on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label, Donovan withdrew from releasing new music. His focus shifted to restructuring his business by organizing a website and creating his own record label, Donovan Discs. Donovan also began to write an autobiography and search for studio tapes that were deep in record company archives.

In the meantime, Beat Goes On Records reissued many of Donovan's albums in the UK. Many of these albums had been out of print since their original vinyl release. With the combination of selecting rare albums and offering them on-line, Beat Goes On Records were able to capitalize on these releases by selling them in the US as imports. These releases included two of Donovan's children's albums, For Little Ones (from A Gift from a Flower to a Garden) and H.M.S. Donovan.

In light of these releases, Rhino Records subsidiary Music for Little People contacted Donovan to release another children's album. Donovan recorded new songs and new versions of many of his children's songs for the subsequent album, Pied Piper. The album name and...
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