Nick Drake discography
# 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.

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

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. Five Leaves Left also received poor marketing from Island and mixed reviews from critics. 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". 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. However, in October 1971 Drake began recording with producer John Wood, who had been the engineer on Drake's first two albums. 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, received positive critical acclaim. Drake attempted to record a fourth studio album in early 1974, just months prior to his death on 25 November.

Drake failed to reach a wide audience during his lifetime but has since gained wider recognition. 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.

## Albums

### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with certifications :

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

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with peak chart positions and certifications :

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK | IRL | US Indie | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Nick Drake | Released: August 1971 (US) Label: Island (9307) Formats: LP | — | — | — | |
| Heaven in a Wild Flower: An Exploration of Nick Drake | Released: 28 May 1985 (UK) Label: Island (9826) Formats: Cassette, LP, CD | — | — | — | |
| Time of No Reply | Released: March 1987 (UK) Label: Hannibal (1318) Formats: Cassette, CD, LP | — | — | — | |
| Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake | Released: 31 May 1994 (UK) Label: Island (74321 21325) Formats: CD | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| Made to Love Magic | Released: 24 May 2004 (UK) Label: Island (986 631) Formats: CD, digital download, LP | 27 | 59 | — | UK: Silver |
| A Treasury | Released: 26 October 2004 (UK) Label: Island (986 792) Formats: CD, digital download, LP, SACD | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| Family Tree | Released: 10 July 2007 (UK) 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 Label: Universal Music Catalogue Formats: Digital download, LP |

## Box sets

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | BEL |
| Fruit Tree | Released: 9 March 1979 (UK) Label: Island (1745700) Formats: 3×LP, 4×CD, 4×LP | 92 |
| Tuck Box | Released: 9 December 2013 (UK) 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | UK | Album |
| "Magic" | 2004 | 32 | Made to Love Magic |
| "River Man" | 2004 | 48 | Made to Love Magic |

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles :

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

## Video albums

List of video albums :

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

## Compilation appearances

List of appearances on various artist compilation albums :

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

## Soundtrack appearances

List of appearances on film and television soundtrack albums :

| Song | Year | Appears in | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| "River Man" | 1997 | Dream with the Fishes | From Five Leaves Left |
| "Horn" | 1997 | Star Maps | From Pink Moon |
| "Road" | 1998 | Hideous Kinky | From Pink Moon |
| "Black Eyed Dog" | 1998 | Practical Magic | From Time of No Reply |
| "Northern Sky" | 2001 | Serendipity | From Bryter Layter |
| "Fly" | 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | From Bryter Layter |
| "Cello Song" | 2001 | Me Without You | From Five Leaves Left |
| "One of These Things First" | 2004 | Garden State | From Bryter Layter |
| "Northern Sky" | 2005 | Fever Pitch | From Bryter Layter |
| "Time Has Told Me" | 2006 | The Lake House | From Five Leaves Left |
| "Pink Moon" | 2006 | The Lake House | From Pink Moon |
| "Pink Moon" | 2007 | Driving Lessons | From Pink Moon |
| "Poor Boy" | 2008 | What Just Happened | From Bryter Layter |
| "One of These Things First" | 2008 | Seven Pounds | From Bryter Layter |
| "Road" | 2009 | Bandslam | From Pink Moon |
| "Pink Moon" | 2011 | The Way | From Pink Moon |
| "Time of No Reply" | 2016 | This Is Us | From Time of No Reply |
| "Northern Sky" | 2019 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | From Bryter Layter |
