Mellow Yellow the album "Donovan's Greatest Hits", the rumour that one could get high from smoking dried banana skins was started by Country Joe McDonald in 1966, and Donovan heard the rumour three weeks before "Mellow Yellow" was released as a single. According to "The Rolling Stone Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll", he admitted later the song made reference to a vibrator; an "electrical banana" as mentioned in the lyrics. This definition was re-affirmed in an interview with "NME" magazine: "it's about being cool, laid-back, and also the electrical bananas that were appearing on the scene - which were ladies' vibrators."
Have You Never Been Mellow be "Have You Never Been Mellow". Album — "Billboard" (North America) Singles — "Billboard" (North America) Singles — Canadian Singles Chart UK Singles Chart Japanese Oricon charts Have You Never Been Mellow Have You Never Been Mellow is the sixth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released on 12 February 1975 by MCA Records. Both the title single and the album rose to the top of their respective US charts (the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart and the "Billboard" 200 albums chart). The title song and its follow-up, "Please Mr. Please", were both top 10 on three "Billboard" charts: