The Essential Leonard Cohen

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Suzanne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 284)
recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.23:48
2The Stranger Song
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
recording of:
The Stranger Song (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
45:00
3Sisters of Mercy
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Sisters of Mercy (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.43:34
4Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Stranger and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.82:55
5So Long, Marianne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
So Long, Marianne (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.655:40
6Bird on a Wire
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2007)
recording of:
Bird on the Wire (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.53:25
7The Partisan
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
recording of:
The Partisan (in 1968)
lyricist:
Emmanuel d’Astier de La Vigerie
composer:
Anna Marly
previously attributed to and translator:
Hy Zaret
translated version of:
La Complainte du partisan
recording of:
The Partisan (in 1969)
lyricist:
Emmanuel d’Astier de La Vigerie
composer:
Anna Marly
previously attributed to and translator:
Hy Zaret
translated version of:
La Complainte du partisan
4.753:25
8Famous Blue Raincoat
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recording of:
Famous Blue Raincoat (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.15:10
9Chelsea Hotel #2
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Chelsea Hotel #2 (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
404 Trinity 3ntertainment, GOOD58, Universal Müzik Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) (until 2020)
4.353:06
10Take This Longing
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
John Lissauer
recording of:
Take This Longing (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.54:06
11Who by Fire
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Who by Fire (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.352:34
12The Guests
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Skip Cottrell, Derek Dunan and Greg Falken
recording engineer and mixer:
Henry Lewy
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Henry Lewy
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
organ:
Randy Waldman
oud:
John Bilezikjian
violin:
Raffi Hakopian
background vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
Jennifer Warnes
recording of:
The Guests
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.56:41
13Hallelujah
additional recording engineer:
John Smith (US recording engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
assistant engineer:
Lee Friedman
producer:
John Lissauer
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 38) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 74)
recording of:
Hallelujah (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.154:39
14If It Be Your Will
additional recording engineer:
John Smith (US recording engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
assistant engineer:
Lee Friedman
producer:
John Lissauer
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
John Lissauer
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
If It Be Your Will
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.53:43
15Night Comes On
additional recording engineer:
John Smith (US recording engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
assistant engineer:
Lee Friedman
producer:
John Lissauer
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
John Lissauer
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Night Comes On
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.54:41
16I'm Your Man
recording engineer:
Roger Guérin and Leanne Ungar
miscellaneous support:
Roscoe Beck
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
additional drums (drum set):
Michel Robidoux
drums (drum set):
Tom Brechtlein
keyboard and lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
background vocals:
Anjani Thomas
performer:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Leonard Cohen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
I’m Your Man (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
44:26
17Everybody Knows
recording engineer:
Roger Guérin and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
keyboard:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
oud:
John Bilezikjian
background vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 2)
recording of:
Everybody Knows (in 1987)
writer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
55:37
18Tower of Song
recording engineer:
François Deschamps, Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer) and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
background vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
performer:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Leonard Cohen
recording of:
Tower of Song (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
45:37
▼CD 2
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1Ain't No Cure for Love
recording engineer:
François Deschamps and Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer)
producer:
Roscoe Beck and Leonard Cohen
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
bass:
Peter Kisilenko
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Bob Stanley
keyboard:
Jeff Fisher
saxophone:
Richard Baudet
background vocals:
Anjani Thomas and Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Jeff Fisher
recording of:
Ain’t No Cure for Love (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.754:52
2Take This Waltz
recording engineer:
Kevin Beauchamp (engineer; producer), Jean-Jacques Peruchon and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Roscoe Beck, Leonard Cohen and Jean-Michel Reusser
mixer:
Leanne Ungar and Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
violin:
Raffi Hakopian
background vocals:
Mayel Assouly, Evelyne Hebey, Elisabeth Valletti and Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
performer:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
arranger:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
recording of:
Take This Waltz (in 1987)
lyricist:
Federico García Lorca (Spanish poet, playwright and composer)
composer and translator:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Pequeño vals vienés (Original poem)
translated version of:
Pequeño vals vienés
45:59
3First We Take Manhattan
recording engineer:
François Deschamps and Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer)
miscellaneous support:
Roscoe Beck
producer:
Leonard Cohen
mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
vocals:
Anjani Thomas
performer:
Jeff Fisher
arranger:
Jeff Fisher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
recording of:
First We Take Manhattan (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.65:52
4Dance Me to the End of Love (live)
producer:
Bob Metzger and Leanne Ungar
vocals:
Leonard Cohen
recorded at:
Meridian Hall in York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1993-06-17)
live recording of:
Dance Me to the End of Love (on 1993-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
46:06
5The Future
programming:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen
drums (drum set):
Steve Meador
guitar:
Bob Metzger
tambourine:
Lenny Castro
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
performer:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
strings arranger and background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen
choir vocals [choral] arranger:
Perla Batalla
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
The Future (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
46:42
6Democracy
additional producer:
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
producer:
Leonard Cohen
recording of:
Democracy
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
7:05
7Waiting for the Miracle
programming and producer:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
additional producer:
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
mandolin:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
violin:
Bob Furgo (violinist)
background vocals:
Anjani Thomas
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
performer:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
additional strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay (American actress and producer) and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
recording of:
Waiting for the Miracle (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
3.857:43
8Closing Time
programming:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Leanne Ungar
bass:
Bob Glaub
guitar:
Bob Metzger
violin:
Bob Furgo (violinist)
background vocals:
Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
performer:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Closing Time (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
3.255:59
9Anthem
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Rebecca De Mornay (American actress and producer)
bass and electric guitar:
Bob Metzger
drums (drum set):
Steve Meador
percussion:
Lenny Castro
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay (American actress and producer) and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
recording of:
Anthem (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.86:01
10In My Secret Life
programming and producer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
engineer:
Leanne Ungar
mixer:
Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter) and Leanne Ungar
guitar:
Bob Metzger
vocals:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
performer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
arranger:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
recording of:
In My Secret Life
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.754:54
11Alexandra Leaving
programming and producer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
engineer:
Leanne Ungar
mixer:
Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter) and Leanne Ungar
vocals:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
performer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
arranger:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
recording of:
Alexandra Leaving
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.55:24
12A Thousand Kisses Deep
programming and producer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
engineer:
Leanne Ungar
mixer:
Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter) and Leanne Ungar
vocals:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
recording of:
A Thousand Kisses Deep
writer and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
4.656:28
13Love Itself
programming and producer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
engineer:
Leanne Ungar
mixer:
Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter) and Leanne Ungar
vocals:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
performer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
arranger:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
recording of:
Love Itself
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
45:22
▼CD 3
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1Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
recording of:
Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
4.353:42
2Love Calls You by Name
recording of:
Love Calls You by Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
5:42
3A Singer Must Die
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
John Lissauer
recording of:
A Singer Must Die (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
53:19
4Death of a Ladies' Man
assistant engineer:
Bruce Gold (Engineer), Bob Robitaille and Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
horn arranger:
Don Menza
arranger and vocals arranger:
Phil Spector
recording of:
Death of a Ladies’ Man
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen
composer:
Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
59:20
5The Traitor
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Skip Cottrell, Derek Dunan and Greg Falken
recording engineer and mixer:
Henry Lewy
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Henry Lewy
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
organ:
Randy Waldman
oud:
John Bilezikjian
violin:
Raffi Hakopian
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
strings arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
arranger:
Jennifer Warnes
recording of:
The Traitor
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
36:14
6By the Rivers Dark
programming and producer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
engineer:
Leanne Ungar
mixer:
Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter) and Leanne Ungar
vocals:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
performer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
arranger:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
recording of:
By the Rivers Dark
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.355:19
7The Letters
recording of:
The Letters
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
4:45