The Future

by Leonard Cohen

Overview

As with most every Leonard Cohen album, a new record means a new means of musical exploration. With The Future, Cohen adds chiming synthesizers and eerie orchestrations to his brooding anthems about life's darker half. One of the last of Cohen's full-length albums, The Future is definitely one of the most direct. More notable tracks include "The Future" and "Waiting for the Miracle," both of which were featured on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. Closer to spoken word poetry set to music than simply songs, the entire album is one long manifesto calling all to challenge the concepts of righteousness and despair in our modern world. Regardless of the music behind the man, Cohen still manages to bring to The Future what he brought to his earlier recordings: one man against the world with nothing but a gruff voice and a cause. ~ Christopher Fielder

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2008
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0886972369822
Rank:	187812

Tracks

1. The Future
2. Waiting For the Miracle
3. Be For Real
4. Closing Time
5. Anthem
6. Democracy
7. Light as the Breeze
8. Always
9. Tacoma Trailer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Leonard Cohen   Primary Artist,Violin,Saxophone,Lead Vocals
Jeff Fisher   Primary Artist,Keyboards
Yoav Goren   Primary Artist
Bill Ginn   Primary Artist,Synclavier
Steve Lindsey   Piano,Keyboards,Mellotron,Wurlitzer,Organ
Bob Metzger   Bass,Guitar,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Bob Glaub   Bass
Larry Corbett   Strings
Bruce Dukov   Strings
Tony Warren   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
James Gadson   Drums
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Bass
Edna Wright   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Piano
Greg Smith   Sax (Baritone)
Dennis Herring   Guitar (Electric)
Joel Derouin   Strings
Dean Parks   Guitar,Mandolin,Weissenborn,Guitar (Acoustic)
Leland Sklar   Bass
Lenny Castro   Percussion,Tambourine
Peggi Blu   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jennifer Warnes   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Julia Waters   Choir/Chorus
Perla Batalla   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Randy Kerber   Keyboards
Sid Page   Strings
Raven Kane   Choir/Chorus
Mike Finnigan   Organ
Monalisa Young   Choir/Chorus
Anjani Thomas   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Brenda Lee Eager   Choir/Chorus
Berj Garabedian   Strings
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums
Donald Taylor   Director,Choir Director
Suzie Katayama   Strings
Lon Price   Sax (Tenor)
LA Mass Choir   Choir/Chorus
Ed Greene   Drums
Carmen Twillie   Choir/Chorus
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet,Trombone
Julie Christensen   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Jim Cox   Piano
Jimmy Frazier   Choir/Chorus
Ronald Clark   Strings
Maxine Willard Waters   Choir/Chorus
Oren Waters   Choir/Chorus
Brandon Fields   Sax (Tenor)
David Campbell   Strings,Conductor,Vocals (Background)
Raymond Tischer   Strings
LaVan Davis   Choir/Chorus
Steve Croes   Synclavier
Jean Johnson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Bob Furgo   Violin,Saxophone
Gigi Bailey   Choir/Chorus
Steve Meador   Drums
Greg "Frosty" Smith   Sax (Baritone)
Sonya Griffin   Choir/Chorus
Nysa Larry   Choir/Chorus
Peggy Blue   Vocals (Background)
Cynthia Bass   Choir/Chorus
Aladrain Elmore   Choir/Chorus
Suzie Kattayama   Strings
Bob Blaub   Bass
Jackie Gouche   Vocals (Background)
Freddie Washington   Bass
Roseland Parker-Holmes   Choir/Chorus
Thomas Tally   Strings
Jennifer Warner   Vocals (Background)
Patricia Finnie   Choir/Chorus
Daniel Smith   Strings,Strings
Dayna Stockard   Choir/Chorus
Lashanna Dendy   Choir/Chorus
Jacquelyn Farris   Vocals (Background)
David Morgan   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Barnes   Bass,Synthesizer Bass
Valerie Pinkston-Mayo   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Donald Ferrone   Strings
Maxine Waters   Choir/Chorus
Steve Berkley   Choir/Chorus
Evette Andrews   Choir/Chorus
Aladrian Elmore   Choir/Chorus
Lashana Dendy   Choir/Chorus
Laythan Amot   Choir/Chorus
Jeralynthia Banks   Choir/Chorus
Kevin Shoates   Choir/Chorus
Stephen Lively   Choir/Chorus
Theresa Walker   Choir/Chorus
Ron Clark   Strings

Technical Credits

Steve Lindsey   Arranger,Producer,Additional Production
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Bill Ginn   Producer,Performer,Programming,Synclavier Programming
Leonard Cohen   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Ian Terry   Engineer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Leanne Ungar   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Duane Seykora   Engineer,Second Engineer
Frederick Knight   Composer
Doug Deforest   Second Engineer
Rob Hart   Engineer,Second Engineer
Jason Roberts   Second Engineer
Jennifer Warnes   Vocal Arrangement
Perla Batalla   Choir Arrangement
Richard Kaplan   Engineer,Second Engineer
Ray Blair   Engineer,Second Engineer
Talley Sherwood   Engineer,Second Engineer
Chad Blinman   Engineer,Second Engineer
Yoav Goren   Arranger,Producer,Performer,Programming
Lee Thornburg   Horn Arrangements
Eric Anest   Engineer,Second Engineer
Martin Brumbach   Second Engineer
Tom Winslow   Engineer,Second Engineer
Mark Guilbeault   Engineer,Second Engineer
David Campbell   Arranger,Choir Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement,String Arrangements
Airiq Anest   Engineer
Steve Croes   Programming,Synclavier Programming
Ben Wallach   Engineer,Second Engineer
Rebecca de Mornay   Arranger,Producer
Jeff Fisher   Arranger,Performer,Programming
Michael Petit   Cover Design
Richard Cottrell   Engineer
David Shoeber   Engineer
Enrico DePaoli   Engineer,Second Engineer
Jennifer Warner   Arranger,Performer
Charlie Paakkari   Engineer,Second Engineer
Sharon Robinson   Composer
David Shober   Engineer