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''Bryter Layter'', recorded in 1970 and released in March 1971,〔 was the second of three albums by British folk musician Nick Drake. Like ''Five Leaves Left'', the album contains no unaccompanied songs: Drake was accompanied by part of the British folk rock group Fairport Convention and John Cale from The Velvet Underground, as well as Beach Boys musicians Mike Kowalski and Ed Carter.〔Music Blogger. (Bryter layter: Nick Drake's Gabrielle Drake sheds a little light on her late sibling ). ''SF Bay Guardian Online''. 27 September 2007.〕 Initially scheduled for release in November 1970, with UK promotional copies being sent out at the time, dissatisfaction with the artwork meant that the album was held over into the New Year.〔 ==Reception== In 2000, ''Q'' placed ''Bryter Layter'' at number 23 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. ''Q'' (January 2001, p. 95) – Included in ''Q'' In 2003, the album was ranked number 245 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. ''NME'' (18 September 1993, p. 19) – Ranked No. 14 in ''NME'' ''Entertainment Weekly'' (12 May 2000, p. 24) – "The exquisiteness of the first album is expanded upon in 'Hazey Jane I', 'Fly' and a genuinely optimistic love song, 'Northern Sky'." – Rating: B+ ''''Mojo'''' (July 2000, p. 99) – "Certainly the most polished of his catalogue....() begins to suggest a whole other tableau of unexplored possibilities....God, how damn confident it all sounds. He knew how good he was." ''Alternative Press'' (March 2001, p. 88) – "With a voice paradoxically feather-light and grave, () of the most beautiful and melancholy albums ever recorded." ''''Q'''' (May 2007, p. 135) – "Drake and producer Joe Boyd ratcheted up the production from the singer's debut album for this slick pop-folk set inspired by stoned late-night rambles around London. Hazey Jane II and at the Chime of a City Clock offered more hooks than a pirate convention, but mainstream success proved tellingly elusive." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bryter Layter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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