Family Tree (Nick Drake album)

Infobox Album | Name = Family Tree
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Nick Drake


Released = July 9, 2007 (UK)
July 10, 2007 (US)
Recorded = Various
Genre = Folk
Length = 66:10
Label = Island (UK CD), Tsunami LG/Fontana (US CD), Sunbeam (UK 2LP)
Producer = Various
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fbfpxze5ldke link]
* Pitchfork Media (7.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43986-family-tree link]
* Prefix Magazine rating-10|9 [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/N/nick-drake/family-tree/3123 link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15089312/review/15096616/family_tree link] |Last album = "Made to Love Magic
(2004)
This album = "Family Tree"
(2007)
Next album =|

"Family Tree" is a 2007 compilation album of home recordings by English singer/songwriter Nick Drake. The album is notable for the appearance of Nick's sister, Gabrielle, on one track and the contribution of two original songs performed by Nick's mother, Molly Drake. Recorded before the release of his first album "Five Leaves Left", most of the tracks on the album circulated on bootlegs in the years before official release due to the generosity of Drake's family in sharing them with fans. [ [http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=10321 Nick Drake: Family Tree On Jambase ] ] The album reached #35 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart, making it Drake's first album to chart in America.

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Nick Drake except where noted.

# "Come In To The Garden (introduction)" - 0:31
# "They're Leaving Me Behind" - 3:16
# "Time Piece" - 0:43
# "Poor Mum" performed by Molly Drake - 1:38
# "Winter Is Gone" (Traditional) - 2:42
# "All My Trials" (Traditional) (with Gabrielle Drake) - 1:55
# "Kegelstatt Trio for clarinet, viola and piano" (Mozart) - 1:14
# "Betty and Dupree" (Sunbeam UK 2LP bonus track & iTunes US bonus track with full album download only) - 2:17
# "Strolling Down the Highway" (Bert Jansch) - 2:50
# "Paddling In Rushmere" (Traditional) - 0:24
# "Cocaine Blues" (Traditional) - 2:59
# "Blossom" - 2:41
# "Been Smokin' Too Long" (Robin Frederick) - 2:13
# "Black Mountain Blues" (Traditional) - 2:37
# "Tomorrow is a Long Time" (Bob Dylan) - 3:40
# "If You Leave Me" (Dave Van Ronk) - 2:04
# "Here Come The Blues" (Jackson C. Frank) - 3:53
# "Sketch 1" - 0:59
# "Blues Run The Game" (Jackson C. Frank) - 2:25
# "My Baby So Sweet" (Traditional) (Not on every version of the album) - 1:45
# "Milk And Honey" (Jackson C. Frank) - 3:00
# "Kimbie" (Traditional) - 3:26
# "Bird Flew By" - 2:54
# "Rain" - 3:07
# "Strange Meeting II" - 4:27
# "Day Is Done" - 2:20
# "Come Into The Garden" - 1:59
# "Way to Blue" - 2:51
# "Do You Ever Remember?" performed by Molly Drake - 1:37

Personnel

Nick Drake performs vocals and acoustic guitar on except those performed by Molly Drake. Gabrielle Drake and Molly Drake appear as noted.

References