Album · 1996

Sutras

by Donovan

Sutras is a 1996 folk album by Donovan. It runs 15 tracks across 51 minutes.

Folk · Singer-Songwriter

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Tracks: 51 min
Runtime: 117 bpm
Tempo: C major
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15 tracks · 51 min

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"Sutras" is the nineteenth studio album (22nd overall) by Scottish singer/songwriter Donovan. It was released in the UK and the US on 14 October 1996. The US version does not contain the final track, "The Garden". In 1993, producer and American Recordings founder Rick Rubin contacted Johnny Cash to record a set of songs featuring Cash with sparse instrumentation. Cash's American Recordings succeeded both critically and commercially, and signaled a fresh start in his career. This success prompted Rubin to search for other artists who would benefit from the same model. While in the studio with Tom Petty, Rubin mentioned that he would like to work with Donovan. Petty suggested that he call Donovan, which he did.

Donovan agreed to have Rubin produce his next album, and prepared over one hundred songs for the recording sessions. The sessions were to feature sparse instrumentation, much like the sessions that made Cash's American Recordings such a success. Rubin insisted that Donovan listen to the folk material that Donovan recorded for Pye Records in 1964 and '65 for inspiration. The recording sessions commenced in 1995, and the deeply meditative Sutras was released late the following year.

In brief

When was Sutras released?: Sutras was released in 1996.
How many tracks are on Sutras?: Sutras has 15 tracks, with a runtime of 51 minutes.
What genre is Sutras?: Sutras is catalogued under Folk, Singer-Songwriter.
What BPM is Sutras?: Sutras runs at a median tempo of 117 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Sutras?: Listeners of Sutras also rate Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan, God Bless the Grass by Pete Seeger, Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan.

Sutras at a glance

Label: American Recordings
Produced by: Rick Rubin

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