Albums of All Time" in Uncut in 2016 placed the album at number 183. A list of "The 100 Greatest Debut Albums" in Uncut in 2006 placed Five Leaves Left at number 29. The record was also included in a list of "Debut Albums That Changed Music" in Q magazine in 2017. In a 2007 Mojo article titled "100 Records That Changed the World" Five Leaves Left was placed at number 78. It is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, which called it "a remarkable work: stuffed with complex, introspective music but leavened with arrangements and production straight off the top shelf ... the record is full of glittering, warm sounds that have not aged a jot in the interim", and concluded that Drake "rarely excelled himself more than on this first album". It was voted number 55 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000). Track listing Personnel Nick Drake performs vocals and acoustic guitar, except where indicated otherwise. "Time Has Told Me" Paul Harris – piano Richard Thompson – electric guitar Danny Thompson – double bass "River Man" Danny Thompson – double bass Harry Robinson – string arrangement "Three Hours" Danny Thompson – double bass Rocky Dzidzornu – congas "Way to Blue" Nick Drake – vocals Robert Kirby – string arrangement "Day is Done" Robert Kirby – string arrangement Cello Song" Danny Thompson – double bass Rocky Dzidzornu – congas, shaker Clare Lowther – cello "Thoughts of Mary Jane" Robert Kirby – string arrangement uncredited – flute "Man in a Shed" Paul Harris – piano Danny Thompson – double bass "Fruit Tree" Robert Kirby – string arrangement uncredited – oboe, bass oboe and English horn "Saturday Sun" Nick Drake – vocals, piano Danny Thompson – double bass Tristan Fry – drums and vibraphone Technical Simon Heyworth – mastering Joe Boyd – production John Wood – engineering Keith Morris – photography Release history References External links A radio special about Five Leaves Left with Nick Drake biographers Trevor Dann, Patrick Humphries and Peter Hogan on The Marketplace of Ideas. Nick Drake albums 1969 debut albums Island Records albums Albums arranged by Robert Kirby Albums produced by Joe Boyd