The Essential Leonard Cohen

~ Release by Leonard Cohen (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Suzanne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 284)
recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
4.153:48
2The Stranger Song
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
recording of:
The Stranger Song (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
45:00
3Sisters of Mercy
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.253:34
4Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, MAM Music (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.82:55
5So Long, Marianne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
4.255:40
6Bird on a Wire
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Australia, Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.253:25
7The Partisan
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
recording of:
The Partisan (in 1968)
lyricist:
Emmanuel d’Astier de La Vigerie
composer:
Anna Marly
previously attributed to and translator:
Hy Zaret
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton, Leeds Music and MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers)
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
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton, Leeds Music and MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers)
translated version of:
La Complainte du partisan
4.63:25
8Famous Blue Raincoat
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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)
mixed at:
Sound Ideas in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Chelsea Hotel #2 (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
404 Trinity 3ntertainment, GOOD58, Stranger Music Inc., Universal Müzik Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) (until 2020)
43:06
10Take This Longing
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
arranger:
John Lissauer
mixed at:
Sound Ideas in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Take This Longing (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Stranger Music Inc.
34:06
11Who by Fire
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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)
mixed at:
Sound Ideas in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Who by Fire (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
M.A.M. (Music Publishing) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Stranger Music Inc.
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and Henry Lewy
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984) and 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 Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 74)
recording of:
Hallelujah (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Leonard Cohen Stranger Music Inc., SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
If It Be Your Will
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Night Comes On
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.354:41
16I'm Your Man
recording engineer:
Roger Guérin and Leanne Ungar
miscellaneous support:
Roscoe Beck
producer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) 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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
background vocals:
Anjani Thomas
performer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
44:26
17Everybody Knows
recording engineer:
Roger Guérin and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and Michel Robidoux
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
keyboard:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and Michel Robidoux
oud:
John Bilezikjian
background vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) 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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
4.85:37
18Tower of Song
recording engineer:
François Deschamps (recording engineer), Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer) and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
background vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
performer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
recording of:
Tower of Song (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (from 1988 to present)
45:37
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