The Essential Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen - Uhune

COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

The Best of Leonard Cohen samples 12 of the many highlights from the singer's first four studio LPs. With a heavy emphasis on the debut Songs of Leonard Cohen and its follow-up Songs From a Room, the set includes such masterpieces as "Suzanne," "So Long, Marianne" and "Bird on the Wire," as well as later efforts including "Chelsea Hotel" and "Famous Blue Raincoat." ~ Jason Ankeny

Volume 1

1. Suzanne

by Leonard Cohen

Guitar: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Simon; Production

2. The Stranger Song

by Leonard Cohen

Guitar: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Simon; Production

3. Sisters of Mercy

by Leonard Cohen

Guitar: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Simon; Production

4. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye

by Leonard Cohen

Guitar: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Simon; Production

5. So Long, Marianne

by Leonard Cohen

Guitar: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Simon; Production

6. Bird on the Wire

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: Bob Johnston; Production

7. The Partisan

by Leonard Cohen

Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Anna Marly; Composer
Lyricist: Emmanuel D'astier De La Vigerie; Composer
Producer: Bob Johnston; Production
Translation: Hy Zaret; Production

8. Famous Blue Raincoat

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: Bob Johnston; Production

9. Chelsea Hotel #2

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Lissauer; Production

10. Take This Longing

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Lissauer; Production

11. Who By Fire

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: John Lissauer; Production

12. The Guests

by Leonard Cohen

Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Derek Dunan
Greg Falken
Skip Cottrell; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman; Production
Mixing Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Henry Lewy
Leonard Cohen; Production
Recording: Henry Lewy; Production

13. Hallelujah

by Leonard Cohen

Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Background Vocals: John Crowder
Ron Getman
Merle Miller
Anjani Thomas
Yvonne Lewis
Lani Groves
John Lissauer
Erin Dickins
Crissie Faith; Performer
Bass: John Crowder; Performer
Drums: Richard Crooks; Performer
Fiddle: Kenneth Kosek; Performer
Harmonica: Ron Getman; Performer
Keyboard: John Lissauer; Performer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Lee Friedman; Production
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Guitar: Leonard Cohen
Sid Mcginnes; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Piano: John Lissauer; Performer
Vocals: Jennifer Warnes
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Vic Anesini; Production
Producer: John Lissauer; Production
Recording: Jon Smith; Production

14. If It Be Your Will

by Leonard Cohen

Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Background Vocals: John Crowder
Ron Getman
Merle Miller
Anjani Thomas
Yvonne Lewis
Lani Groves
John Lissauer
Erin Dickins
Crissie Faith; Performer
Bass: John Crowder; Performer
Drums: Richard Crooks; Performer
Fiddle: Kenneth Kosek; Performer
Harmonica: Ron Getman; Performer
Keyboard: John Lissauer; Performer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Lee Friedman; Production
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Guitar: Leonard Cohen
Sid Mcginnes; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Piano: John Lissauer; Performer
Vocals: Jennifer Warnes
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Vic Anesini; Production
Producer: John Lissauer; Production
Recording: Jon Smith; Production

15. Night Comes On

by Leonard Cohen

Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Background Vocals: John Crowder
Ron Getman
Merle Miller
Anjani Thomas
Yvonne Lewis
Lani Groves
John Lissauer
Erin Dickins
Crissie Faith; Performer
Bass: John Crowder; Performer
Drums: Richard Crooks; Performer
Fiddle: Kenneth Kosek; Performer
Harmonica: Ron Getman; Performer
Keyboard: John Lissauer; Performer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Lee Friedman; Production
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Guitar: Leonard Cohen
Sid Mcginnes; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Piano: John Lissauer; Performer
Vocals: Jennifer Warnes
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Vic Anesini; Production
Producer: John Lissauer; Production
Recording: Jon Smith; Production

16. I'm Your Man

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Drums: Tom Brechtlein; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Anjani
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Arranger: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Fred Echelard; Production
Coordinator: Roscoe Beck; Production
Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Roger Guerin; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar; Production
Producer: Leonard Cohen
Michel Robidoux; Production

17. Everybody Knows

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Keyboard: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Anjani
Jennifer Warnes
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Arranger: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Composer: Sharon Robinson
Leonard Cohen
S. Robinson; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson
S. Robinson; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Fred Echelard; Production
Coordinator: Roscoe Beck; Production
Engineer: Roger Guerin; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar; Production
Producer: Leonard Cohen
Michel Robidoux; Production

18. Tower of Song

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Arranger: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Fred Echelard; Production
Engineer: Ian Terry
François Deschamps
Leanne Ungar; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar; Production
Producer: Leonard Cohen; Production

Volume 2

1. Ain't No Cure for Love

by Leonard Cohen

Bass: Peter Kisilenko; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta; Performer
Guitar: Bob Stanley; Performer
Keyboard: Jeff Fisher; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Saxophone: Richard Baudet; Performer
Vocals: Anjani
Jennifer Warnes; Performer
Arranger: Jeff Fisher; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: François Deschamps; Production
Engineer: Ian Terry; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Fred Echelard; Production
Producer: Leonard Cohen
Roscoe Beck; Production

2. Take This Waltz (Paris Version)

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Violin: Raffi Hakopian; Performer
Vocals: Evelyine Hebey
Mayel Assouly
Elisabeth Valletti
Jennifer Warnes; Performer
Arranger: Jean Philippe Rykiel; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen
Federico Garcia-lorca; Composer
Engineer: Jean-jacques Peruchon
Kevin Beachamp
Leanne Ungar; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Frank Wolf; Production
Producer: Leonard Cohen
Roscoe Beck
Jean-michel Reusser; Production

3. First We Take Manhattan

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer

4. Dance Me to the End of Love (Live)

by Leonard Cohen

Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Bass: Jorge Calderon; Performer
Drums: Steve Meador; Performer
Guitar: Leonard Cohen
Bob Metzger; Performer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Assistant Engineer: David Arch; Production
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Keyboard: Bob Furgo
Paul Ostermeyer
Leonard Cohen
Bill Ginn; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Violin: Bob Furgo; Performer
Vocals: Jorge Calderon
Julie Christensen
Perla Batalla
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Engineer: Ken Allardyce
Leanne Ungar
Kevin Michael
Billy Myers
John Hendrickson
Peter Flynn
Alan Perman
David Hough
David Kelln
Doug Mcclement; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Bob Metzger
Leanne Ungar; Production

5. The Future

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Background Vocals: David Campbell; Performer
Guitar: Bob Metzger; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Tambourine: Lenny Castro; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen
Steve Meador; Performer
Arranger: David Campbell; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: Leonard Cohen; Production

6. Democracy

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Background Vocals: David Morgan
Julie Christensen
Jennifer Warnes; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jeff Fisher
Steve Lindsey
Randy Kerber; Performer
Mandolin: Dean Parks; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Vinnie Colaiuta
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: Leonard Cohen
Steve Lindsey; Production

7. Waiting for the Miracle

by Leonard Cohen

Background Vocals: Anjani Thomas; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Mandolin: Dean Parks; Performer
Percussion: Lenny Castro; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Violin: Bob Furgo; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Arranger: Rebecca De Mornay
Leonard Cohen
Yoav Goren; Composer
Composer: Scott Robinson
Leonard Cohen
S. Robinson; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen
Scott Robinson
S. Robinson; Composer
Producer: Leonard Cohen
Yoav Goren; Production

8. Closing Time

by Leonard Cohen

Background Vocals: Perla Batalla
Julie Christensen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Guitar: Bob Metzger; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Violin: Bob Furgo; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: Leonard Cohen
Leanne Unger; Production

9. Anthem

by Leonard Cohen

Bass: Bob Metzger; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Drums: Steve Meador; Performer
Electric Guitar: Bob Metzger; Performer
Percussion: Lenny Castro; Performer
Performer: La Mass Choir
Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Arranger: Yoav Goren
Rebecca De Mornay
Leonard Cohen; Composer
Composer: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen; Composer
Producer: Rebecca De Mornay
Leonard Cohen; Production

10. In My Secret Life

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Guitar: Bob Metzger; Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Performer
Arranger: Sharon Robinson; Composer
Composer: Sharon Robinson
Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Composer
Engineer: Leanne Ungar; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Production
Producer: Sharon Robinson; Production
Programmer: Sharon Robinson; Production

11. Alexandra Leaving

by Leonard Cohen

Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Performer
Arranger: Sharon Robinson; Composer
Composer: Sharon Robinson
Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Composer
Engineer: Leanne Ungar; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Production
Producer: Sharon Robinson; Production
Programmer: Sharon Robinson; Production

12. A Thousand Kisses Deep

by Leonard Cohen

Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Performer
Arranger: Sharon Robinson
David Campbell; Composer
Composer: Sharon Robinson
Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Composer
Engineer: Leanne Ungar; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Production
Producer: Sharon Robinson; Production
Programmer: Sharon Robinson; Production

13. Love Itself

by Leonard Cohen

Performer: Leonard Cohen; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Vocals: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Performer
Arranger: Sharon Robinson; Composer
Composer: Sharon Robinson
Leonard Cohen; Composer
Lyricist: Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Composer
Engineer: Leanne Ungar; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Leonard Cohen
Sharon Robinson; Production
Producer: Sharon Robinson; Production
Programmer: Sharon Robinson; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

31 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 36 minutes and 22 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Netherlands

Canada

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1974

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

696998688421