Donovan Version
| "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" | ||||
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| Single by Donovan | ||||
| from the album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid | ||||
| B-side | "The Little Tin Soldier" | |||
| Released | November 1965 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | folk | |||
| Length | 4:04 (Side A) 3:02 (Side B) |
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| Label | Hickory 45-1375 | |||
| Producer | Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens | |||
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Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan recorded "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" in early 1965 for inclusion on his debut album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid. Since Donovan recorded a version of "Universal Soldier" after hearing it on Buffy Sainte-Marie's debut album, it is likely that he first heard "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" from the same source.
During late 1965, Donovan was forced to stop recording due to a contractual dispute between Epic Records and his previous label Pye Records. This gap in Donovan releases was partially filled by the "Turquoise" single in the United Kingdom, but Hickory Records (Donovan's Pye Records distributor in the United States) decided not to issue the single in the U.S. due to its lack of chart success overseas.
Instead, Hickory Records released "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" backed with a cover of "The Little Tin Soldier" by Shawn Phillips in November 1965 (Hickory 45-1375). "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" had already been released in the United States as an album track on Catch the Wind and "The Little Tin Soldier" had already been released on Fairytale. Neither song was originally intended for single release and the single failed to chart.
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