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
Mellow Waves project. One track, "Mellow Yellow Feel", dates back to 2012. Lyrics for two of the album's songs, "If You're Here" and "Dear Future Person", were written by Shintaro Sakamoto. Another track, "The Spell of a Vanishing Loveliness" was written by Miki Berenyi, who Oyamada learned a decade earlier was a distant relative. Distinct sounds have been used to represent sonic themes on previous Cornelius albums—a glass wind chime for "Sensuous", and water for 2001's "Point". Oyamada said the tremolo served a similar function on "Mellow Waves", likening the sound to that of a continuous wave. Similarly, Oyamada chose the album's