Nick Drake- Five Leaves Left, Antilles- AN-7010, Vinyl LP, 1976 US
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Tracklist
A1 Time Has Told Me, Bass- Danny Thompson, Electric Guitar- Richard Thompson, Piano – Paul Harris, 3:56
A2 River Man, Arranged By- Harry Robinson, 4:28
A3 Three Hours, Bass- Danny Thompson, Congas- Rocki Dzidzornu, 6:01
A4 Day Is Done, Arranged By- Robert Kirby, 2:22
A5 Way To Blue, Arranged By- Robert Kirby, 3:05
B1 'Cello Song, Bass- Danny Thompson, Cello- Clare Lowther, Congas- Rocki Dzidzornu, :58
B2 The Thoughts Of Mary Jane, arranged By- Robert Kirby, 3:12
B3 Man In A Shed, Bass- Danny Thompson, Piano- Paul Harris, 3:49
B4 Fruit Tree, Arranged By- Robert Kirby, 4:42
B5 Saturday Sun, Bass- Danny Thompson, Drums, Vibraphone- Tristam Fry, Piano- Nick Drake, 4:00
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Nicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician, known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work has gradually achieved wider notice and recognition. Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and was a student at the University of Cambridge, and released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. By 1972, he had recorded two more albums—Bryter Layter and Pink Moon.”
“Five Leaves Left is the debut studio album by English folk musician Nick Drake.”
Like Bryter Layter but unlike Pink Moon, this album contains no unaccompanied songs. Drake was accompanied by members of the British folk rock groups Fairport Convention and Pentangle.
The title of the album is a reference to the old Rizla cigarette papers packet, which used to contain a printed note near the end saying "Only five leaves left". The album title could also be a reference to an O. Henry short story entitled "The Last Leaf". Coincidentally, Drake died five years after recording the album.
An original UK advert for Five Leaves Left, detailing its 3 July 1969 release through the Island label, as found in International Times, 4-17 July 1969.
“Drake began recording his debut album Five Leaves Left later in 1968, with Boyd assuming the role of producer. The sessions took place in Sound Techniques studio, London, with Drake skipping lectures to travel by train to the capital. Inspired by John Simon's production of Leonard Cohen's first album, Boyd was keen that Drake's voice would be recorded in a similar close and intimate style, "with no shiny pop reverb". He sought to include a string arrangement similar to Simon's, "without overwhelming ... or sounding cheesy". To provide backing, Boyd enlisted various contacts from the London folk rock scene, including Fairport Convention guitarist Richard Thompson and Pentangle bassist Danny Thompson (no relation). He recruited John Wood as engineer, and drafted in Richard Hewson to provide the string arrangements.”
Professional ratings
Allmusic 5/5 stars
BBC Music (favourable)
Pitchfork Media (9.5/10)
Sputnikmusic 5/5 stars
Five Leaves Left was ranked 85th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 280 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
NME (2 October 1993, p. 29) – Ranked No. 74 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums of All Time.'
Q (November 1999, p. 162) – Included in Q's Best Folk Albums of All Time – "The pinnacle of a melancholy canon of work so distinctive that admirers can only speculate miserably on what might have been."
Entertainment Weekly (12 May 2000, p.24) – "On his ageless debut, everything – Drake's lispy voice and delicate guitar fingerpicking, arranger Robert Kirby's stately strings – feels shrouded in mist....Drake's most glorious miniatures." – Rating: A
Alternative Press (March 2001, p. 88) – "With a voice paradoxically feather-light and grave, [one] of the most beautiful and melancholy albums ever recorded."
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