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 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 Nick Drake performs vocals and steel-string guitar on all songs, except where indicated otherwise.
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