Colours (Donovan song)

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"Colours"
Dutch (Pye / Negram) sleeve
Single by Donovan
from the album Fairytale
B-side	"To Sing for You" (UK) "Josie" (United States)
Released	28 May 1965 (UK) June 1965 (United States)
Recorded	1965
Genre	Folk[1]
Length	2:44 (Side A) 2:46 ("To Sing For You") 3:29 ("Josie")
Label	Pye 7N15866 (UK) Hickory 45-1324 (United States)
Songwriter(s)	Donovan Leitch
Producer(s)	Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens
Donovan UK singles chronology
"Catch the Wind" (1965) "Colours" (1965) "Turquoise" (1965)
Donovan USA singles chronology
"Catch the Wind" (1965) "Colours" (1965) "Universal Soldier" (1965)

"Colours" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan.^[2] The "Colours" single was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 1965 through Pye Records (Pye 7N 15866) and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records (Hickory 45-1324). The "Colours" single was backed with "To Sing for You" (previously included on What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid) on the United Kingdom release and "Josie" (from What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid) on the United States release.