Way to Blue

Way to Blue
Compilation album by
Nick Drake
Released31 May 1994
Recorded1968–1974
GenreFolk
LabelHannibal (US), Island (UK)
ProducerJoe Boyd / John Wood
Nick Drake chronology
Time of No Reply
(1987) 		Way to Blue
(1994) 		Made to Love Magic
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Answers.com [2]
New Musical Express9/10[3]
Rolling Stonefavourable[4]

Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake is a 1994 compilation album featuring tracks by English singer/songwriter Nick Drake, taken from his original three albums plus Time of No Reply. The album reached gold certificate in the U.K. on 30 September 1999 after selling 100,000 copies. In United States in the year 2000 sales have jumped to 67,916 units.[5]

In Europe, this spawned a series of Introduction to... compilations of various artists in the Universal Music roster.[6]

Track listing

All songs by Nick Drake.

  1. "Cello Song" – 4:45
    from Five Leaves Left, 1969
  2. "Hazey Jane I" – 4:28
    from Bryter Layter, 1971
  3. "Way to Blue" – 3:09
    from Five Leaves Left, 1969
  4. "Things Behind the Sun" – 3:56
    from Pink Moon, 1972
  5. "River Man" – 4:20
    from Five Leaves Left, 1969
  6. "Poor Boy" – 6:06
    from Bryter Layter, 1971
  7. "Time of No Reply" – 2:44
    from Time of No Reply, 1987
  8. "From the Morning" – 2:30
    from Pink Moon, 1972
  9. "One of These Things First" – 4:50
    from Bryter Layter, 1971
  10. "Northern Sky" – 3:44
    from Bryter Layter, 1971
  11. "Which Will" – 2:56
    from Pink Moon, 1972
  12. "Hazey Jane II" – 3:44
    from Bryter Layter, 1971
  13. "Time Has Told Me" – 4:25
    from Five Leaves Left, 1969
  14. "Pink Moon" – 2:03
    from Pink Moon, 1972
  15. "Black Eyed Dog" – 3:25
    from Time of No Reply, 1987
  16. "Fruit Tree" – 4:45
    from Five Leaves Left, 1969

Personnel

Nick Drake performs vocals and acoustic guitar on all songs and piano on "Pink Moon".

Also features (on various songs):

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. Way to Blue at AllMusic
  2. ^ Answers review
  3. ^ George, Iestyn (4 June 1994). "Nick Drake: Way to Blue". New Musical Express. p. 32.
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Wiseman-Trowse, Nathan (15 October 2013). Nick Drake: Dreaming England. ISBN 9781780232119.
  6. ^ "The Introduction Series". Discogs. Retrieved 14 July 2020.