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.[4]
Made to Love Magic | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 24 May 2004 | |||
Recorded | Various | |||
Genre | Folk, folk rock | |||
Length | 41:44 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Joe Boyd / Various | |||
Nick Drake chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Track listing
editAll 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 of Mary Jane" on other releases.
- Track 2 is "I Was Made to Love Magic" from Time of No Reply, sped-up, with a posthumously added string arrangement by Robert Kirby
- Tracks 3 and 6 are Cambridge-era dorm demos (spring 1968)
- Track 7 is a different take than the version originally released on Time of No Reply (February 1974)
- Track 8 is a different take than the version originally released on Five Leaves Left, and features Rebop Kwaku Baah on congas (March 1969)
- Track 10 is a remastered version of "Voice from the Mountain" from Time of No Reply
- Track 11 has a posthumously added string arrangement by Robert Kirby
- Track 13 is possibly the last song Drake ever committed to tape (July 1974)
Personnel
editNick Drake performs vocals and steel-string guitar on all songs, except where indicated otherwise.
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ "Made To Love Magic". Rolling Stone. 24 June 2004. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Nick Drake". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "British album certifications – Nick Drake – Made to Love Magic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 May 2023.