List of songs recorded by Nick Drake
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Nick Drake (1948–1974) was an English folk musician who recorded 78 songs during his short career. Of those 78, only 31 were officially released during his lifetime. Drake's music went largely unnoticed during his lifetime, largely due to his reluctance to perform live or give interviews; it wasn't until decades after his death that his music grew in stature and has achieved widespread recognition.[1]
Drake released three albums during his lifetime: Five Leaves Left (1969), Bryter Layter (1971), and Pink Moon (1972).[1] Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter were both produced by Joe Boyd and each featured backing musicians.[2][3] Pink Moon, on the other hand, was produced by John Wood and featured no backing musicians, just Drake solely.[4]
List
| † | Indicates compilation album track only |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates song not written solely by Nick Drake |
| Indicates unreleased song |
| Song | Writer | Producer(s) | Original release | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "All My Trials" † (Nick Drake & Gabrielle Drake) |
Traditional ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "At the Chime of a City Clock" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "Been Smoking Too Long" † | Robin Frederick ‡ | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Betty and Dupree" † | Chuck Willis ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Bird Flew By" †
"Bird's Eye View"[8] "Strange Meeting I"[9] |
Nick Drake | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Black Eyed Dog" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Black Mountain Blues" † | Traditional ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Blossom" †
"Blossom Friend"[10] "The Blossom"[11] "You And The Blossom"[12] "The Season"[13] |
Nick Drake | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Blue Season" | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [14] |
| "Blues Run the Game" † | Jackson C. Frank ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Bryter Layter" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "'Cello Song" "Strange Face" † [15][16][17] |
Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Clothes of Sand" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Cocaine Blues" † | Traditional ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Come Into the Garden (Introduction)" † | Nick Drake | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Day Is Done" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| “Even Now“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [19] |
| "Fly" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "Forgotten Dream City" | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [20] |
| "Free Ride" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "From the Morning" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "Fruit Tree" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Girl Above" | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [20] |
| "Hanging on a Star" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Harvest Breed" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "Hazey Jane I" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "Hazey Jane II" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "Here Come the Blues" † | Jackson C. Frank ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Horn" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "If You Leave Me" † | Traditional arr. by Dave Van Ronk ‡ |
– | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Introduction" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "Joey" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| “Just Another Girl“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [22] |
| "Kegelstatt Trio" † (feat. the Family Trio) |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Kimbie" † | Traditional arr. by Jackson C. Frank ‡ |
– | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Know" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| “Long Way To Town“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [23] |
| "Magic" "I Was Made to Love Magic" † |
Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Man in a Shed"
|
Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Mayfair" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Mickey's Tune" † | Nick Drake | John Wood Paul De Rivaz |
The Making of Five Leaves Left | 2025 | [25][26] |
| "Milk and Honey" † | Jackson C. Frank ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "My Baby So Sweet" † | Traditional arr. by Blind Boy Fuller ‡ |
– | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Northern Sky" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| “Old Fairytale“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [27] |
| “On This Day“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [28] |
| "One of These Things First" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "Outside" | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [22] |
| "Paddling in Rushmere" † | Traditional ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| “Paid Brain“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [29] |
| "Parasite" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "Pink Moon" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "Place to Be" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "Poor Boy" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "Rain" †
|
Nick Drake | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Rider on the Wheel" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "River Man" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Road" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "Saturday Sun" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| “Saw You On A Starship“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [31] |
| “Sing A Song“ | Nick Drake | – | – | Unreleased | [32] |
| "Sketch 1" † | Nick Drake | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Strange Meeting II" †
"Princess Of The Sand"[33] |
Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Strolling Down the Highway" † | Bert Jansch ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Sunday"
"Green Sunday"[34] |
Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Bryter Layter | 1971 | [6] |
| "They're Leaving Me Behind" †
|
Nick Drake | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Things Behind the Sun" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "The Thoughts of Mary Jane" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Three Hours"
|
Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Time Has Told Me" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Time of No Reply" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Time Piece" † | Nick Drake | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" † | Bob Dylan ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |
| "Tow the Line" † | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Made to Love Magic | 2004 | [37] |
| "Voice from the Mountain" "Voices"† |
Nick Drake | Joe Boyd Frank Kornelussen |
Time of No Reply | 1987 | [7] |
| "Way to Blue" | Nick Drake | Joe Boyd | Five Leaves Left | 1969 | [18] |
| "Which Will" | Nick Drake | John Wood | Pink Moon | 1972 | [21] |
| "Winter Is Gone" † | Traditional ‡ | – | Family Tree | 2007 | [5] |