There Is a Mountain

The lyrics refer to a Buddhist saying originally formulated by Qingyuan Weixin, later translated by D. T. Suzuki in his Essays in Zen Buddhism, one of the first books to popularize Buddhism in Europe and the US:^[2]

Before a man studies Zen, to him mountains are mountains and waters are waters; after he gets an insight into the truth of Zen through the instruction of a good master, mountains to him are not mountains and waters are not waters; but after this when he really attains to the abode of rest, mountains are once more mountains and waters are waters.^[3]

Featured musicians are Donovan (vocals and acoustic guitar), Tony Carr on percussion, Harold McNair on flute and arrangement and Danny Thompson on bass. The B-side of the single is "Sand and Foam", an acoustic album cut about a nighttime visit to a Mexican beach Donovan took while on vacation. It was drawn from Mellow Yellow, which was released a few months prior to "There is a Mountain".

Record World described it as "jazzy" and "Latin-styled" with "weird" lyrics.^[4]

Chart performance

In the UK, "There Is a Mountain" spent 11 weeks on the charts and peaked at No. 8.^[5]

In the US, the song peaked at No. 9 on the Cashbox Top 100.^[6] It reached No. 11 on Billboard's Hot 100.^[7]

Cover versions

Kenny Loggins covered the tune in 2009 with his youngest daughter Hana on his album All Join In.
Dandy Livingstone covered the song in 1967.
The Bobs covered the song in 1994 for their album The Bobs Cover the Songs of….
Steve Earle Covered the song on many of the dates on his 2015 Terraplane World Tour, most notably at HSBF in San Francisco and in Donovan's home city of Glasgow on Oct 27th 2015.
Wailing Souls covered the song on their album Psychedelic Souls.
"Mountain Jam" on The Allman Brothers Band 1972 album Eat A Peach includes the "There Is A Mountain" theme and gives credit to Donovan.
The Grateful Dead song "Alligator," from the album Anthem of the Sun includes a "There Is A Mountain" reference at about 9:00.

References

^ Gilliland, John. Show 48 - The British are Coming! The British are Coming!: With an emphasis on Donovan, the Bee Gees and the Who. [Part 5], audio recording, Date Unknown; University of North Texas Libraries.
^ Lopez, Donald S. Buddhism & Science: A Guide for the Perplexed University of Chicago Press, 2009. 227.
^ Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro. Essays in Zen Buddhism (First Series). Rider & Company, 1958. 24.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Record World. August 5, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
^ The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. Enfield : Guinness Superlatives, 1983. 68.
^ Top 100 Singles, Cashbox. September 23, 1967.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1967". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

External links

There Is a Mountain (Single) - Donovan Unofficial Site Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

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Discography
Studio albums	What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (Catch the Wind) Fairytale Sunshine Superman Mellow Yellow A Gift from a Flower to a Garden The Hurdy Gurdy Man Barabajagal Open Road HMS Donovan Cosmic Wheels Essence to Essence 7-Tease Slow Down World Donovan Neutronica Love Is Only Feeling Lady of the Stars Sutras Pied Piper Sixty Four Brother Sun, Sister Moon Beat Cafe Shadows of Blue
Live albums	Donovan in Concert Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973 Rising Rising Again Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986
Songs	"Catch the Wind" "Colours" "Universal Soldier" "Turquoise" / "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" "You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond" "To Try for the Sun" "Josie" "Remember the Alamo" "Sunshine Superman" "Mellow Yellow" "Epistle to Dippy" "There Is a Mountain" "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" "Jennifer Juniper" "Hurdy Gurdy Man" "Atlantis" "Laléna" "Barabajagal" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" "Season of the Witch" "Billion Dollar Babies" "I Am the Shaman"
Compilation albums	The Best of Donovan (1969) Catch the Wind (1971) Catch the Wind (1986) Atlantis Calling Donovan's Greatest Hits Donovan's Greatest Hits and More The Collection Colours (1972) Colours (1991) Definitive Collection Donovan File Universal Soldier Wonderful Music of Donovan Early Treasures The Early Years This Is Donovan A Touch of Music a Touch of Donovan Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom The Real Donovan Peace and Love Songs Minstrel Boy Mellow Love Is Hot, Truth Is Molten Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be Storyteller Summer Day Reflection Songs Eco-Song The Essential Donovan
Box sets	Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976 Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan
Family	Linda Lawrence (wife) Donovan Leitch (son) Ione Skye (daughter) Kirsty Hume (daughter-in-law) Ben Lee (son-in-law) Ad-Rock (son-in-law)
Related	There Is an Ocean The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan) Island of Circles Open Road One Night in Time The Sensual Donovan
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