Bryter Layter - Nick Drake (Memorable Music Classic Albums)

Personnel
Nick Drake: Guitar, Vocal / Richard Thompson: Electric Guitar / Dave Mattacks: Drums / Dave Pegg: Bass / Mike Kowalski: Drums / Ray Warleigh: Alto Sax, Flute / Paul Harris: Piano / Ed Carter: Bass / Lyn Dobson: Flute / John: Piano, Viola, Harpsichord, Celeste, Organ / Chris McGregor: Piano / P.P. Arnold: Backing Vocals (on Poor Boy) / Doris Troy: Backing Vocals (on poor Boy) / Robert Kirby: String and Brass Arrangements

Producer: Joe Boyd / Engineer: John Wood

The Songs
Introduction / Hazey Jane II / At the Chime of a City Clock / One of These Things First / Hazey Jane I / Bryter Layter / Fly / Poor Boy / Northern Sky / Sunday

Notes
Nick Drake's amazing, gorgeous follow up to Five Leaves Left, slightly more upbeat than it's predecessor and concerned more with city life (Nick living in a London bedsit at this point). The album contained three instrumental tracks (Introduction, Bryter Layter and Sunday). Unfortunately the album again failed to sell many copies plunging Nick into a depression. The mian reason for the albums failure was probably due to Nick's chronic shyness and unwillingness to promote the songs (either by interviews or going on the road and playing live).