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Made To Love Magic
''Made to Love Magic'' is a 2004 compilation album of outtakes and remixes by English singer/songwriter Nick Drake. It features a previously unreleased solo acoustic version of "River Man", dating from early 1968, and the song "Tow the Line", a previously unheard song from Drake's final session in July 1974. The compilation reached #27 on the UK Albums Chart. Track listing All songs are written by Nick Drake. # "Rider on the Wheel" – 2:38 # " Magic – Orchestrated Version 2" – 2:45 # "River Man – Cambridge Version" – 4:02 # "Joey" – 3:04 # "Thoughts of Mary Jane" – 3:39 # "Mayfair – Cambridge Version" – 2:12 # "Hanging on a Star" – 3:24 # "Three Hours – Alternate Version" – 5:12 # "Clothes of Sand" – 2:31 # "Voices" – 3:45 # "Time of No Reply – Orchestrated Version" – 2:47 # "Black Eyed Dog" – 3:28 # "Tow the Line" – 2:20 Notes *Tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 & 12 are stereo remasters from '' Time of No Reply''; track 5 is usually titled "The Thoughts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognition. MacDonald, IanExiled from Heaven. ''Mojo Magazine'', January 2000. Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of Cambridge. He released his debut album, ''Five Leaves Left'', in 1969. He recorded two more albums—''Bryter Layter'' (1971) and ''Pink Moon'' (1972). Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release. His reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. There is no known video footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood. Drake experienced depression, particularly during the latter part of his life, a fact often reflected in his lyrics. On completion of his th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Man
"River Man" is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 1969 album ''Five Leaves Left''. According to Drake's manager, Joe Boyd, Drake thought of the song as the centrepiece of the album. In 2004 the song was remastered and released as a 7" vinyl and as enhanced CD single including a video to the song by Tim Pope. Musical structure and lyrics The song is in a 5/4 time signature and is one of the few songs Drake wrote to be played in standard tuning. The string arrangement was composed by Harry Robertson (aka Harry Robinson), after Drake's friend Robert Kirby felt he couldn't compose it alone, although he did most of the arrangements on ''Five Leaves Left''. Drake did not reveal the identity of the 'Betty' character in the lyrics, although Trevor Dann speculated that she may have been drawn from Betty Foy, a character in Wordsworth's " The Idiot Boy", a poem Drake had studied while attending Cambridge.Dann, Trevor. ''Darker than the Deepest Sea: The Search for Nick Drake'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albums Produced By Joe Boyd
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Drake Compilation Albums
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Singing
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music education or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebop Kwaku Baah
Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who worked with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can. Biography Baah was born on 13 February 1944, in Konongo, Gold Coast. In 1969, Baah performed on Randy Weston's album ''African Rhythms''. In the same year he worked with Nick Drake on the song "Three Hours", posthumously released in 2004 on the compilation album '' Made to Love Magic''. He then joined the English band Traffic in 1971, having met them in Sweden during a tour. He appeared on the albums ''Welcome to the Canteen'', '' The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'', ''Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory'', '' On the Road'', and ''When the Eagle Flies''. In 1973 he performed in the all-star ''Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert''. After Traffic disbanded in 1974, he played on Steve Winwood’s self-titled debut solo album, which was released in 1977. Also in 1977, he joined the German band Can along with former Traffic bassist Rosko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Leaves Left
''Five Leaves Left'' is the debut studio album by English folk musician Nick Drake. Recorded between 1968 and 1969, it was released in 1969 by Island Records. Recording ''Five Leaves Left'' was recorded between July 1968 and June 1969 at Sound Techniques in London, England. Engineer John Wood recalled that " rakewould track live, singing and playing along with the string section" without the use of any overdubbing. For the song "River Man", producer Joe Boyd described Drake playing on a stool in the centre of the studio while surrounded by a semi-circle of instruments. The studio's environment was also an important factor as it had multiple levels to it which enabled the creation of interesting sounds and atmospheres. Among his various backing musicians, Drake was accompanied by Richard Thompson from Fairport Convention and Danny Thompson of Pentangle. Robert Kirby, a friend of Drake's from his youth, arranged the string instruments for several tracks while Harry Robi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.121 billion (including colleges) , budget = £2.308 billion (excluding colleges) , chancellor = The Lord Sainsbury of Turville , vice_chancellor = Anthony Freeling , students = 24,450 (2020) , undergrad = 12,850 (2020) , postgrad = 11,600 (2020) , city = Cambridge , country = England , campus_type = , sporting_affiliations = The Sporting Blue , colours = Cambridge Blue , website = , logo = University of Cambridge logo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kirby (musician)
Robert Kirby (16 April 1948 – 3 October 2009) was a British-born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He was best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, ''Five Leaves Left'' and ''Bryter Layter'', but also worked with Vashti Bunyan, Elton John, Ralph McTell, Strawbs, Paul Weller and Elvis Costello. Early life He was educated at Bishop's Stortford College an independent school in Hertfordshire, and then Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Cambridge University Patrick Humphries' book ''Way To Blue'' gives some details of Kirby's time at university. He sang in a group called 'The Gentle Power of Song'. His tutor once told him that his compositions sounded like a breakfast cereal commercial. This was intended as an insult, but Kirby took this as his high praise: "As good as that, eh?". Kirby went to Caius College, Cambridge and made friends with Paul Wheeler. They were both members of the Caius Breakfast Club, also called "The Loungers". There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Of No Reply
''Time of No Reply'' is a 1987 compilation album featuring outtakes and alternative versions of songs by English folk singer Nick Drake. It was also included as the fourth disc of the 1987 version of the Nick Drake box set '' Fruit Tree''. Track listing All songs written by Nick Drake, except "Been Smoking Too Long," by Robin Frederick. # "Time of No Reply" – 2:52 # " I Was Made to Love Magic" – 3:08 # "Joey" – 3:04 # "Clothes of Sand" – 2:32 # "Man in a Shed" – 3:02 # "Mayfair" – 2:28 # "Fly" – 3:35 # "Thoughts of Mary Jane" – 3:42 # "Been Smoking Too Long" – 2:13 # "Strange Meeting II" – 3:32 # "Rider on the Wheel" – 2:30 # "Black Eyed Dog" – 3:20 # "Hanging on a Star" – 2:42 # "Voice from the Mountain" – 3:40 Notes *Tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4 are outtakes from the ''Five Leaves Left'' sessions (November & December 1968) *Tracks 5 & 6 pre-date the ''Five Leaves Left'' sessions (October 1968) *Tracks 7, 9 & 10 are home recordings from 1967-1969 *Track 8 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (Nick Drake Song)
"Magic" (also known as "I Was Made to Love Magic") is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 2004 compilation album ''Made to Love Magic'' and was remastered and released as a single in 2004. The single was released on both CD and vinyl record formats, with ''Bryter Layter'' track " Northern Sky" as a B-side. "Magic" was originally recorded for the '' Five Leaves Left'' sessions but did not appear on the final album. A version of the song with a different string arranger features on '' Time of No Reply'', Drake's 1986 outtakes compilation. For ''Made to Love Magic'' the song was artificially sped up and stripped of its original string section, which was scored by Richard Hewson. A separate string arrangement written in 1969 by Robert Kirby, recorded in 2004, was used as a backing to the new faster track. Upon its 2004 issue as a single, it was placed at #32 on the UK Singles Chart, the first time the single had appeared on the chart. Track listing All songs are written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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