River Man

~ Recording by Nick Drake

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.2River Man4:28Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
  • 1969-09 GB
1.2River Man4:28Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.2River Man4:28Nick DrakeFruit Tree: The Complete Recorded Works
  • 1979-03-09 GB
1.5River Man4:28Nick DrakeHeaven in a Wild Flower: An Exploration of Nick Drake
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFruit Tree
  • 1986-08-05 XE
  • 1986-08-05 US
1.2River Man4:28Nick DrakeFruit Tree
  • 1986-08-05 US
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.5River Man4:21Nick DrakeHeaven in a Wild Flower: An Exploration of Nick Drake
1.5River Man4:19Nick DrakeWay to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake
  • 1994-05-24 GB
1.5River Man4:19Nick DrakeWay to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake
  • 1994-10-04 US
1.5River Man4:19Nick DrakeWay to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake
1.1River Man4:17Nick DrakeDream With the Fishes
  • 1997-06-10 US
1.2River Man?:??Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
2.7River Man4:18Nick DrakeUnwind: 34 Soothing Laidback Tracks
  • 2001-10-29 GB
2.7River Man4:18Nick DrakePure Chillout
  • 2001-11-26 GB
1.8River Man4:17Nick DrakeTrigger Happy TV 3
  • 2001-12-09 GB
2.12River Man4:20Nick DrakeSimply Acoustic
  • 2002-04-29 GB
1.16River Man4:18Nick DrakeAcoustic
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
  • 2003-05-06 US
1.5River Man4:19Nick DrakeWay to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake
  • 2003-05-06 US
1.5River Man4:19Nick DrakeWay to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake
1.3River Man4:20Nick DrakePure Acoustic
  • 2004-08-23 GB
1.1River Man4:21Nick DrakeRiver Man
  • 2004-09-13 GB
1.3River Man4:19Nick DrakeA Treasury
  • 2004-10-04 GB
2.3River Man4:19Nick DrakeA Treasury
  • 2004-10-04 GB
1.3River Man4:19Nick DrakeA Treasury
2.3River Man4:19Nick DrakeA Treasury
2.15River Man4:19Nick DrakeBest of Acoustic: 32 Moody Songs
2.11Riverman4:19Nick DrakeBlues, Roots & Beyond, Volume One
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.1River Man4:15Nick DrakeRiver Man
1.14River Man4:22Nick DrakeLate Night Tales: The Flaming Lips (unmixed + continuous mix)
  • 2005-03-07 GB
2.9River Man4:19Nick DrakeThe Ultimate Acoustic Songbook
  • 2005-05-30 GB
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
  • 2007-10-10 JP
1.2River Man4:23Nick DrakeFruit Tree
  • 2007-11-05 GB
1.2River Man4:28Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left (reissue, 200g, ltd. to 1000)
1.11River Man4:20Nick DrakeEarcandy: 16 Delicious Tracks
  • 2008-02 -
1.8River Man4:16Nick DrakeNova Classics Eight
  • 2008-05-12 FR
1.2River Man4:23Nick DrakeFruit Tree
  • 2008-06-18 JP
2.6River Man4:16Nick DrakeThe Very Best of Pure Moods
  • 2008-06-30 GB
2.5River Man4:22Nick DrakeRelax
1.2River Man4:18Nick DrakeDigital Box Set
1.5River Man4:28Nick DrakeNick Drake (reissue; ltd. - 4,000)
  • 2013-04-20 US
1.3River Man4:19Nick DrakeA Treasury
  • 2013-05-13 -
1.14River Man4:23Nick DrakeLate Night Tales: The Flaming Lips (unmixed + continuous mix)
  • 2013-08-16 -
1.2River Man4:28Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left (remastered)
  • 2013-09-30 GB
1.2River Man4:23Nick DrakeN. R. Drake, 69.
  • 2013-12-09 XE
  • 2013-12-09 GB
1.2River Man4:19Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.12River Man4:20Nick DrakeLes Trésors du Rock de Philippe Manœuvre
2.5River Man4:24Nick DrakeLes Hits 1969 : Salut les copains
1.11River Man4:20Nick DrakePure Moods: A New World of Emotions
1.2River Man3:59Nick Drake2021-03-28: Radio 3: Círculos excéntricos: La soledad de Nick Drake
  • 2021-03-28 ES
4.2River Man4:18Nick DrakeThe Making of Five Leaves Left
  • 2025-07-25 -
4.2River Man4:23Nick DrakeThe Making of Five Leaves Left
  • 2025-07-25 XW
1.3River Man4:18Nick DrakeA Treasury
1.2River Man4:23Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left (PMDC France)
1.2River Man?:??Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left (Universal M & L)
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.2River Man4:22Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
1.2River Man4:18Nick DrakeFive Leaves Left
2.5River Man4:20Nick DrakeRelax (Chillout)
1.5The Riverman4:20Nick DrakeThe Very Best of Singers‐Songwriters
Promotion
1.10River Man4:20Nick DrakeThe Hannibal Sampler
1.9River Man4:13Nick DrakeQ: Essential Chill Out
  • 2000-09 GB
1.11River Man4:19Nick DrakeLes Trésors cachés : 50 ans de rock
  • 2004-07-26 FR
1.9River Man4:20Nick DrakeMusician Magazine’s New Music Sampler: A Little on the CD Side, Volume 16
Bootleg
1.13River Man4:22Nick DrakeNew Emotion, Vol. 4
(unknown)
1.12River Man4:21Nick DrakeChillout: A Winter Collection
3.17River Man4:20Nick DrakePure Relaxation
1.3River Man4:23Nick DrakeA Treasury

Relationships

engineer:John Wood
producer:Joe Boyd
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:Nick Drake
arranger:Harry Robinson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Island Records Ltd. (in 1970)
produced for:Witchseason Productions
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/3Uh7rAb7F0XGVpEEDwfH1k [info]
recording of:River Man

Related works

River Man

lyricist and composer:Nick Drake
inspired the name of artist:The Lilac Time
publisher:BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Copyright Control
Warlock Music Ltd.