Mellow Yellow (album) Mellow Yellow (album) Mellow Yellow is the fourth album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in March 1967 (Epic Records LN 24239 (monaural) / BN 26239 (rechanneled stereo), but not released in the UK because of a continuing contractual dispute that also prevented "Sunshine Superman" from a UK release. In June 1967, a cross-section of both albums was released as "Sunshine Superman" (Pye Records NPL 18181) in the UK. "Mellow Yellow" was the name of Donovan's hit single released the previous November. The songs on "Mellow Yellow" represent a transition in Donovan's writing. Donovan's songs had
This Could Be the Night (1966 song) This Could Be the Night (1966 song) "This Could Be the Night" is a song written by American musicians Harry Nilsson and Phil Spector in tribute to musician-songwriter Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys. In late 1965 or early 1966, the Modern Folk Quartet (or MFQ) recorded the song, which was produced by Spector. Biographer Mark Ribowsky described its Wall of Sound-style arrangement as a "Wagnerian folk march". MFQ hoped to release "This Could Be the Night" as a single, but Spector decided against it. Instead he used the song as the opening theme music for the 1966 rock