More Best of Leonard Cohen

by Leonard Cohen

Overview

This second compilation covers Leonard Cohen's career from 1984 to 1995 (skipping over both Death of a Ladies' Man, which is understandable, and Recent Songs, which is more questionable). Cohen did not have any hits during this period, though a few songs, notably "Everybody Knows" and "Tower of Song," became well enough known to be essential choices. Otherwise, Cohen's craftsmanship makes a choice from among his work difficult. This set chooses four of the eight songs from the celebrated I'm Your Man album (and more might have been included) and four from its less successful follow-up, The Future. One track, "Dance Me to the End of Love," comes from Various Positions, with another of that album's songs, "Hallelujah," included in a live version. There is also a live version of the Cohen standard "Suzanne," and there are two previously unreleased songs, the typically funny and erotic "Never Any Good" and the minute-long disembodied recitation "The Great Event." It's easy to note important omissions -- "Came So Far for Beauty," "If It Be Your Will," and "First We Take Manhattan" are perhaps the most missed -- but what's here chronicles both the continuance of Cohen's talent as a songwriter and the improvement in his deepened voice and record-making abilities in this portion of his career. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/1997
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0074646863626

Tracks

1. Everybody Knows
2. I'm Your Man
3. Take This Waltz
4. Tower of Song
5. Anthem
6. Democracy
7. The Future
8. Closing Time
9. Dance Me to the End of Love
10. Suzanne
11. Hallelujah
12. Never Any Good
13. The Great Event

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Leonard Cohen   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Vocals
Vinnie Colaiuta   Guest Artist,Drums
Jennifer Warnes   Guest Artist,Vocals
Curt Bisquera   Drums
John Bilezikjian   Oud,Mandolin
Greg Smith   Horn
Jorge Calderon   Bass
John Barnes   Bass
Darrell Leonard   Horn
Donald Taylor   Choir Director
LA Mass Choir   Choir/Chorus
Julie Delgado   Bass
Lee Thornburg   Horn
Julie Christensen   Vocals
Jim Cox   Keyboards
Alex Brown   Vocals
David Campbell   Conductor,Vocals (Background)
Paul Ostermayer   Keyboards,Saxophone
Tom McMoran   Keyboards
Jackie Farris   Vocals
Bob Furgo   Violin,Keyboards
Steve Meador   Drums
Jeff Fisher   Keyboards
Steve Metzger   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Stephen Zirkel   Bass,Trumpet,Keyboards
Evelyine Hebey   Vocals
Elisabeth Valletti   Vocals
Dennis Harring   Guitar
Raffi Hakopian   Violin
Thomas Timko   Horn
Victoria ?   Vocals
Mayel Assouly   Vocals
Earl Lon Price   Horn
Dean Parks   Guitar,Mandolin
Leland Sklar   Bass
Lenny Castro   Percussion,Tambourine
Perla Batalla   Vocals
Tom Brechtlein   Drums
Randy Kerber   Keyboards
Steve Lindsey   Keyboards
Bob Metzger   Guitar,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Electric)
Bill Ginn   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Leonard Cohen   Producer,Programming,Arranger,Composer
Bill Schnee   Mixing
Ian Terry   Engineer
Iki Levy   Editing,Programming
Billy Myers   Engineer
Leanne Ungar   Engineer,Producer
David Hough   Engineer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Doug McClement   Engineer
Doug Sax   Mastering
David Kelln   Engineer
Federico Garcia Lorca   Composer
Gabe Veltri   Mixing,Engineer
Yoav Goren   Arranger,Programming
Lee Thornburg   Horn Arrangements
Michel Robidoux   Producer
David Campbell   Vocal Arrangement,String Arrangements
Kevin Beauchamp   Engineer
Jean-Jacque Peruchon   Engineer
Rebecca de Mornay   Producer
Jeff Fisher   Arranger,Programming
Gean-Michel Reusser   Producer
Richard Cottrell   Engineer
David Shoeber   Engineer
Dominique Issermann   Photography
Nancy Donald   Art Direction
Roger Guerin   Engineer
Jean-Philippe Rykiel   Arranger
C. Roscoe Beck   Producer
Sharon Robinson   Composer
Steve Lindsey   Producer
Bob Metzger   Producer