Fruit Tree

~ Release by Nick Drake (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

This Boxset includes:

  1. HNCD 4434 (031257443425): Five Leaves Left
  2. HNCD 4435 (031257443524): Bryter Layter
  3. HNCD 4436 (031257443623): Pink Moon
  4. HNCD 1318 (031257131827): Time of No Reply

The track lengths on the back cover of the releases seem to be erroneous in some instances.

FIXME: The current set of pictures seems to be a mix of the US and XE issues; some do mention ASCAP, some don't.

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-09 19:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1: Five Leaves Left
#TitleRatingLength
1Time Has Told Me
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter)
guest bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
guest piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player)
recording of:
Time Has Told Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
4.454:28
2River Man
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Harry Robinson (UK composer/arranger/bandleader)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
River Man
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warlock Music Ltd.
4.74:22
3Three Hours
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
guest bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
guest congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
recording of:
Three Hours
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
56:16
4Way to Blue
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Way to Blue
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.453:12
5Day Is Done
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
recording of:
Day Is Done
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
52:30
6’Cello Song
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
guest bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
guest cello:
Clare Lowther
guest congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
’Cello Song
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.654:50
7The Thoughts of Mary Jane
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
recording of:
The Thoughts of Mary Jane
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
53:22
8Man in a Shed
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
guest bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
guest piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player)
recording of:
Man in a Shed
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
4.33:56
9Fruit Tree
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
recording of:
Fruit Tree
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
54:51
10Saturday Sun
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
guest bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
guest drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Tristan Fry
piano and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Saturday Sun
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
54:04
CD 2: Bryter Layter
#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Introduction
composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
1:34
2Hazey Jane II
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Hazey Jane II
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
43:47
3At the Chime of a City Clock54:48
4One of These Things First
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Ed Carter
drums (drum set):
Mike Kowalski
piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal-Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2000)
recording of:
One of These Things First
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.554:53
5Hazey Jane I
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Hazey Jane I
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
54:32
6Bryter Layter
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
flute:
Lyn Dobson
recording of:
Bryter Layter
composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:25
7Fly
bass:
Dave Pegg
harpsichord and viola:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
recording of:
Fly
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:01
8Poor Boy
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
alto saxophone:
Ray Warleigh
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Mike Kowalski
piano:
Chris McGregor
background vocals:
Pat Arnold and Doris Troy
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Poor Boy
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
6:10
9Northern Sky
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
celesta, organ and piano:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
drums (drum set):
Mike Kowalski
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Kirby (British arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
produced for:
Witchseason Productions
recording of:
Northern Sky
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.353:48
10Sunday
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
flute:
Ray Warleigh
recording of:
Sunday
composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:42
CD 3: Pink Moon
#TitleRatingLength
1Pink Moon
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 162)
recording of:
Pink Moon
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.32:06
2Place to Be
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1972)
recording of:
Place to Be
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.252:44
3Road
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962-05-08 to 1999-03-29, and since 2014-06-25) (in 1972)
recording of:
Road
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
3.42:03
4Which Will
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Which Will
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
33:00
5Horn
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Horn
composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
31:24
6Things Behind the Sun
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Things Behind the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
4.253:57
7Know
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Know
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3.12:27
8Parasite
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Parasite (in 1971-10)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3.153:37
9Ride
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Free Ride
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
33:05
10Harvest Breed
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Harvest Breed
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
31:38
11From the Morning
engineer and producer:
John Wood (UK producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
recording of:
From the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Nicholas Rodney Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
2.82:31
CD 4: Time of No Reply
#TitleRatingLength
1Time of No Reply
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
recording of:
Time of No Reply (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
3.82:48
2I Was Made to Love Magic
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
conductor:
Richard Hewson (in 1968)
arranger:
Richard Hewson
recording of:
Magic (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
53:28
3Joey
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
recording of:
Joey
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3.653:06
4Clothes of Sand
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
recording of:
Clothes of Sand (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3.32:33
5Man in a Shed
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
recording of:
Man in a Shed
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:07
6Mayfair
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
recording of:
Mayfair
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
2:34
7Fly
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (from 1967 until 1969)
recording of:
Fly
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:38
8Thoughts of Mary Jane
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter) (in 1968)
recording of:
The Thoughts of Mary Jane
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:47
9Been Smoking Too Long
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (from 1967 until 1969)
cover recording of:
Been Smoking Too Long
writer:
Robin Frederick
2:18
10Strange Meeting II
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (from 1967 until 1969)
recording of:
Strange Meeting II
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:39
11Rider on the Wheel
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1974-02)
recording of:
Rider on the Wheel
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
52:33
12Black Eyed Dog
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records), Frank Kornelussen and John Wood (UK producer)
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1974-02)
lead vocals:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2004)
recording of:
Black Eyed Dog (in 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
4.053:28
13Hanging on a Star
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1974-02)
recording of:
Hanging on a Star (in 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
2:50
14Voice From a Mountain
engineer:
Victor Gamm (engineer) and John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Frank Kornelussen
acoustic guitar:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter) (in 1974-02)
recording of:
Voice From the Mountain (in 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake (English singer-songwriter)
3:46