Nick Drake discography

The discography of Nick Drake, an English folk musician and singer-songwriter, consists of three studio albums, five singles, seven compilation albums, two box sets, one video album and various soundtrack and compilation appearances.

Nick Drake discography
Nick Drake in 1969
Studio albums	3
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	7
Video albums	1
Singles	5
Soundtrack albums	15
Box sets	2
Compilation appearances	11

Drake was born on 19 June 1948 in Yangon, Burma and returned with his family to England in 1950.[1] He was encouraged by his mother to learn piano and later learned clarinet and saxophone while attending Marlborough College.[2] In 1965, Drake purchased his first guitar and began experimenting with open tunings and fingerpicking,[3] techniques that later became a signature in his music. While Drake was attending University of Cambridge in 1968, he was introduced to the American record producer Joe Boyd and signed a contract to Island Records.[4]

Drake released his debut studio album, Five Leaves Left, in July 1969. The recording sessions and post-production of the album were difficult due to creative differences between Drake and production personnel.[5] Five Leaves Left also received poor marketing from Island[6] and mixed reviews from critics.[7] In March 1971, Drake released his second studio album, Bryter Layter, which featured a more up-tempo and jazz influenced sound. Joe Boyd described that the album had "more of a pop sound" and "imagined it as more commercial".[8] The album sold fewer than 3,000 copies upon its release and received mixed reviews.

Drake suffered from depression following the commercial failure of his first two releases.[9] However, in October 1971 Drake began recording sessions with a new producer, John Wood. Recorded at two midnight sessions at Sound Techniques in London, the sessions resulted in Drake's third and final studio album, Pink Moon. It was released in February 1972 and despite poor sales, Pink Moon received positive critical acclaim.[10] Drake attempted to record a fourth studio album in early 1974,[11] just months prior to his death on 25 November.[12]

Drake failed to reach a wide audience during his lifetime but has since gained wider recognition.[13][14] Compilations of his music have charted worldwide—including the United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland and the United States—and rereleases of his singles have entered into the UK Singles Chart. All three of Drake's studio albums, and the compilation album Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake, have been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[15]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with certifications

Title	Album details	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Five Leaves Left	Released: 3 July 1969[16] Label: Island (9105) Formats: CD, digital download, LP	UK: Gold[15]
Bryter Layter	Released: 5 March 1971[17] Label: Island (9134) Formats: CD, digital download, LP	UK: Gold[15]
Pink Moon	Released: 25 February 1972[18] Label: Island (9184) Formats: CD, digital download, LP	UK: Gold[15]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with peak chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [19]	IRL [20]	US Indie [21]
Nick Drake	Released: August 1971 (US)[22] Label: Island (9307) Formats: LP	—	—	—
Heaven in a Wild Flower: An Exploration of Nick Drake	Released: 28 May 1985 (UK)[23] Label: Island (9826) Formats: Cassette, LP, CD	—	—	—
Time of No Reply	Released: March 1987 (UK)[23] Label: Hannibal (1318) Formats: Cassette, CD, LP	—	—	—
Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake	Released: 31 May 1994 (UK)[23] Label: Island (74321 21325) Formats: CD	—	—	—	UK: Gold[15]
Made to Love Magic	Released: 24 May 2004 (UK)[24] Label: Island (986 631) Formats: CD, digital download, LP	27	59	—
A Treasury	Released: 26 October 2004 (UK)[25] Label: Island (986 792) Formats: CD, digital download, LP, SACD	—	—	—	UK: Silver[15]
Family Tree	Released: 10 July 2007 (UK)[26] Label: Island (1734 041), Sunbeam (5011), Tsunami Label Group (0003) Formats: 2×LP, CD, digital download	—	—	35
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Album details
The John Peel Session	Released: 17 November 2014[27] Label: Universal Music Catalogue Formats: Digital download, LP

Box sets

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		BEL [28]
Fruit Tree	Released: 9 March 1979 (UK)[29] Label: Island (1745700) Formats: 3×LP, 4×CD, 4×LP	92
Tuck Box	Released: 9 December 2013 (UK)[30] Label: Island (0602537538546) Formats: 5×CD	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

Retail singles

List of retail singles, with peak chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [19]
"Magic"	2004	32	Made to Love Magic
"River Man"		48

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles

Title	Year	Album	Ref
"Northern Sky"	1993	Way to Blue: – An Introduction to Nick Drake	[31]
"Pink Moon"	2000	Pink Moon	[32]
"Plaisir d'amour"	2012	Non-album single	[33]

Video albums

List of video albums

Title	Album details
A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake	Released: 4 December 2007 (UK)[nb 1] Label: Island (006025 1745700) Format: DVD

Compilation appearances

List of appearances on various artist compilation albums

Song	Year	Album	Notes	Ref
"Time Has Told Me"	1969	Nice Enough to Eat	From Five Leaves Left	[36]
"Hazey Jane I"	1970	Bumpers	From Bryter Layter	[37]
"One of These Things First"	1971	El Pea		[38]
"Road"	1994	Folk Routes	From Pink Moon	[39]
"Three Hours"	1995	Troubadours of British Folk, Vol.2: Folk into Rock	From Five Leaves Left	[40]
"Pink Moon"	2001	As Seen on TV: Songs from Commercials	From Pink Moon	[41]
"Northern Sky"	2005	Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British & Irish Folk 1955–1978	From Bryter Layter	[42]
"River Man"		Late Night Tales: The Flaming Lips	From Five Leaves Left	[43]
"Hazey Jane II"		Acoustic 05	From Bryter Layter	[44]
"Time Has Told Me"	2006	The Acoustic Album	From Five Leaves Left	[45]
"One of These Things First"	2007	Four Decades of Folk Rock	From Bryter Layter	[46]

Soundtrack appearances

List of appearances on film and television soundtrack albums

Song	Year	Appears in	Notes	Ref
"River Man"	1997	Dream with the Fishes	From Five Leaves Left	[47]
"Horn"		Star Maps	From Pink Moon	[48]
"Road"	1998	Hideous Kinky		[49]
"Black Eyed Dog"		Practical Magic	From Time of No Reply	[50]
"Northern Sky"	2001	Serendipity	From Bryter Layter	[51]
"Fly"		The Royal Tenenbaums		[52]
"Cello Song"		Me Without You	From Five Leaves Left	[53]
"One of These Things First"	2004	Garden State	From Bryter Layter	[54]
"Northern Sky"	2005	Fever Pitch		[55]
"Time Has Told Me"	2006	The Lake House	From Five Leaves Left	[56]
"Pink Moon"	2006	The Lake House	From Pink Moon	[57]
"Pink Moon"	2007	Driving Lessons	From Pink Moon	[58]
"Poor Boy"	2008	What Just Happened	From Bryter Layter	[59]
"One of These Things First"		Seven Pounds		[60]
"Road"	2009	Bandslam	From Pink Moon	[61]
"Pink Moon"	2011	The Way		[62]
"Northern Sky"	2019	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood	From Bryter Layter	[63]

Notes

1. A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake was originally a BBC Four documentary, initially broadcast in 2002.[34] It was later released as a video album with limited repressings of Fruit Tree in 2007.[35]

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4. Paphides, Peter (2004). "Like a Heart with Legs on". Western Mail. Trinity Mirror (21 May 2004).
5. Dann 2006, p. 59–60.
6. Dann 2006, p. 133.
7. Humphries 1997, p. 101–102.
8. Dann 2006, p. 142.
9. Dann 2006, p. 157.
10. McKnight, Connor (June 1974). "In search of Nick Drake". ZigZag Magazine. Northern & Shell (42).
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48. "Star Maps – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
49. "Hideous Kinky – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
50. "Practical Magic: Music from the Motion Picture – Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
51. "Serendipity – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
52. "The Royal Tenenbaums [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
53. "Me Without You [Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
54. "Garden State – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
55. "Fever Pitch [2005 Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
56. "The Way – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
57. "The Way – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
58. "Music – Driving Lessons – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Various Artists". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
59. "What Just Happened? – Marcelo Zarvos: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
60. "Seven Pounds (2008) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
61. "Bandslam – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
62. "The Way – Original Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
63. "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

Bibliography

• Humphries, Patrick (1997). Nick Drake: The Biography. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-1-58234-035-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Dann, Trevor (2006). Darker Than the Deepest Sea: The Search for Nick Drake. London: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81520-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Nick Drake discography at Discogs
• Nick Drake discography at MusicBrainz