Five Leaves Left
by Nick Drake
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 July 1969
- Label: Island Records
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:17
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 38 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The debut album from the enigmatic English songwriter, recorded while he was still a student at Cambridge University. 'Five Leaves Left' introduced Nick Drake's signature combination of intricate, jazz-tinged acoustic guitar work and hushed, intimate vocals. The album's melancholic and autumnal atmosphere is enhanced by the sophisticated string arrangements of his friend Robert Kirby, laying the foundation for the cult legacy that would grow decades after his death.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, acoustic, strings, orchestral, gentle, melodic
Tracklist
- Time Has Told Me (4:24)
- River Man (4:18)
- Three Hours (6:12)
- Way To Blue (3:08)
- Day Is Done (2:26)
- ' Cello Song (4:44)
- The Thoughts Of Mary Jane (3:18)
- Man In A Shed (3:51)
- Fruit Tree (4:46)
- Saturday Sun (4:05)
Credits
- Nick Drake - primary artist, songwriter [all songs by], vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, lyricist
- John Wood - engineer
- Keith Morris - photography by
- Joe Boyd - producer
- Danny Thompson - bass
- Richard Thompson - electric guitar
- Paul Harris - piano
- Harry Robinson - arranged by
- Rocki Dzidzornu - congas
- Robert Kirby - arranged by
- Clare Lowther - cello
- Tristan Fry - drums, vibraphone