- Record Label: Redeye Music Distribution
- Release Date: Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013Edited down from performances in London, Melbourne, and New York City, the 15 tracks that populate the lovely and inspiring Way To Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake feel far more intimate than the live tag would suggest.
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Apr 12, 2013This is clearly a labor of love for Boyd and a wonderful introduction to a tragically flawed but exceptionally talented singer/songwriter.
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Aug 1, 2013Fortunately, most of the singers feel a kinship to Drake that comes through. They communicate that this is a cause worthy of their most thoughtful interpretive skills.
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Apr 16, 2013They all take some liberties with the music, but Drake's lonely outcast vibe is well-preserved.
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MagnetMay 10, 2013There's nothing here that radically reinvents the delicate beauty of Drake's timeless compositions. [No. 98, p.61]
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MojoApr 12, 2013[A] moving tribute, gently awash with autumnal colour. [May 2013, p.96]
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Apr 12, 2013This may be no grand revelation, but it has its moments, and overall it’s a thoroughly satisfying sit.
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Apr 12, 2013Way to Blue is too rigid in its approach and too timid in its interpretations to challenge or enlarge our perception of Drake.
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Apr 12, 2013Way To Blue avoids the usual patchwork-quilt pitfalls of style and quality that afflict most tribute albums.
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Apr 15, 2013A genuinely empathetic production, then, which does not pull up many trees.
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Apr 16, 2013Exemplifying the work of Joe Boyd (and of Gabrielle Drake, who has been rigorously loyal to her brother's legacy) it's a fascinating and charming example of creative curatorship.
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UncutApr 25, 2013Kate St. John's arrangements are suitably elegant, but most of the performances here are proof that Drake's gaunt, under-performed songs do not welcome wobbly bottom-lipped reinterpretation. [Jun 2013, p.81]