The Best

~ Release by Leonard Cohen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1In 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
4.754:58
2Everybody 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.
55:35
3I’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)
44:27
4Take 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
46:00
5Tower 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
45:40
6Anthem
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
3.86:09
7Here It Is
recording of:
Here It Is
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4:21
8Democracy
programming:
Jeff Fisher
engineer:
Richard Cottrell, David Shober (Engineer), Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer) and Leanne Ungar
additional producer:
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
producer:
Leonard Cohen
mixer:
Leanne Ungar
additional keyboard:
Randy Kerber and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
bass synthesizer:
Jeff Barnes
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar and mandolin:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard:
Jeff Fisher
background vocals:
Julie Christensen, David Morgan (backing vocalist) and Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
performer:
Jeff Fisher
additional arranger:
Leonard Cohen and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
arranger:
Jeff Fisher
music videos:
Democracy by Leonard Cohen
part of:
CBC Music: The Ultimate Election Day Playlist
recording of:
Democracy (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
37:16
9The 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)
46:43
10Closing 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)
3.256:02
11Dance Me to the End of Love
recording of:
Dance Me to the End of Love
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
6:14
12Suzanne
recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4:22
13Hallelujah
recording of:
Hallelujah
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
3.76:58
14Never Any Good
recording of:
Never Any Good
5:06