Love Is Only Feeling

Love Is Only Feeling
Studio album by Donovan
Released	October 1981
Recorded	Utopia Studios, London,[1] 1981
Genre	Folk
Length	39:30
Label	RCA (West Germany)
Producer	Donovan Leitch
Donovan chronology
Neutronica (1980) Love Is Only Feeling (1981) Lady of the Stars (1984)

Love Is Only Feeling is the sixteenth studio album (eighteenth overall) by British singer/songwriter Donovan. It was released in West Germany (RCA PL 28472) in October 1981, in Italy in January 1982 (Bubble Record, BLU 19610) and belatedly in the UK (RCA PL 28472) in 1983.

History

In 1981, Donovan entered the studio to record the second album of his German RCA contract. The resulting album, Love Is Only Feeling, did not see a US release, but was released in the UK in 1983. The title track is a remake of "Someone's Singing" originally released on A Gift from a Flower to a Garden.

Donovan sang Love Is Only Feeling at Festival di Sanremo 1982 with his daughter Astrella.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Track listing

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

Original album

Side one

1. "Lady of the Flowers" - 3:10
2. "Lover O Lover" - 3:53
3. "The Actor" - 4:05
4. "Half Moon Bay" - 3:55
5. "The Hills of Tuscany" - 4:08

Side two

1. "Lay Down Lassie" - 4:15
2. "She" - 4:01
3. "Johnny Tuff" - 4:58
4. "Love Is Only Feeling" - 3:04
5. "Marjorie Margerine" - 4:01

Personnel

• Donovan - vocals, guitar
• Danny Thompson - double bass
• John Stevens - drums, percussion
• Tony Roberts - clarinet, piccolo flute, oboe, tenor saxophone
• Astrella Leitch - vocals on "Love Is Only Feeling"

References

1. album liner notes (RCA PL 28472)

External links

• Love Is Only Feeling - Donovan Unofficial Site