The reason I write
is to make something
as beautiful as you are
When I’m with you
I want to be the kind of hero
I wanted to be
when I was seven years old
a perfect man
who kills
L. Cohen
He was born on September 21, 1934 in a charming district of Montreal. When in late 1966 began singing in New York, arrived surrounded by an aura of artist contradictory. He had a degree in literature, had published four books of poetry and two novels with autobiographical touches and had traveled in Europe and Cuba. He wanted to bring the experience that started in Canada reciting poems with musical background to the specific field of the composition of songs.
Although in 1957 he had recorded his poems in an anthology of canadian poets through Folkways Records called Six Montreal Poets, their first album like singer would come 10 years later, when under eyes of Albert Grossman, Bob Dylan´s agent among others, released The Songs of Leonard Cohen, that soon became a cult.
From that album, to The Old ideas released this year, Leonard Norman Cohen, poet, novelist and songwriter, has surpassed the barriers that impose time and fashion with an unequivocal loyalty to himself, with a short and dense production, has fascinated audiences worldwide with the ability of a snake charmer… below can find a small sample….
Leonard Cohen
Real Name:
Leonard Norman Cohen
Canadian singer and songwriter, born 21 September 1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Father of Adam Cohen.
His first collection of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published in 1956, followed by The Spice Box of Earth in 1961.
After travelling throughout Europe, he settled on the Greek island of Hydra, where he stayed 7 years. There he wrote another collection of poetry, Flowers for Hitler (1964), and two novels, The Favorite Game (1963) and Beautiful Losers (1966).
After returning to America, he began his career as a singer, recording 12 studio albums:
After 1993 Leonard Cohen lived several years at the Zen Center on Mount Baldy (a Buddhist monastery) in California.
Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 (Performer).
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.
Leonard Cohen – Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Originally released in 1967.
Tracklist
1 Suzanne 3:50
2 Master Song 5:58
3 Winter Lady 2:18
4 The Stranger Song 5:08
5 Sisters Of Mercy 3:37
6 So Long, Marianne 5:41
7 Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye 2:58
8 Stories Of The Street 4:37
9 Teachers 3:02
10 One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong 4:29
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Leonard Cohen – Songs From A Room
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Originally released in 1969.
Tracklist
1 Bird On The Wire 3:26
2 Story Of Isaac 3:35
3 A Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes 3:12
4 The Partisan 3:26
5 Seems So Long Ago, Nancy 3:39
6 The Old Revolution 4:46
7 The Butcher 3:17
8 You Know Who I Am 3:28
9 Lady Midnight 2:56
10 Tonight Will Be Fine 3:47
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Leonard Cohen – Songs Of Love And Hate
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Country:Europe
Released:May 1994
LP originally released in 1971.
Tracklist
1 Avalanche 4:59
2 Last Year’s Man 5:56
3 Dress Rehearsal Rag 6:03
4 Diamonds In The Mine 3:48
5 Love Calls You By Your Name 5:37
6 Famous Blue Raincoat 5:07
7 Sing Another Song, Boys 6:09
8 Joan Of Arc 6:21
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Leonard Cohen – Live Songs
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Country:US
Recorded Live 1970-1972
Originally released in 1973
Tracklist
1 Minute Prologue 1:12
2 Passing Through 4:00
3 You Know Who I Am 5:35
4 Bird On The Wire 4:10
5 Nancy 3:50
6 Improvisation 3:12
7 Story Of Isaac 3:48
8 Please Don’t Pass Me By (A Disgrace) 13:55
9 Tonight Will Be Fine 6:08
10 Queen Victoria 3:20
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Leonard Cohen – New Skin For The Old Ceremony
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Country:Canada
Released:1994
Originally released in 1974.
Tracklist
1 Is This What You Wanted 4:17
2 Chelsea Hotel 3:07
3 Lover Lover Lover 3:21
4 Field Commander Cohen 4:02
5 Why Don’t You Try 3:53
6 There Is A War 3:01
7 A Singer Must Die 3:20
8 I Tried To Leave You 2:42
9 Who By Fire 2:35
10 Take This Longing 4:08
11 Leaving Green Sleeves 2:41
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Leonard Cohen – Death Of A Ladies’ Man
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Originally released in 1977.
Tracklist
1 True Love Leaves No Traces 4:26
2 Iodine 5:04
3 Paper Thin Hotel 5:42
4 Memories 5:59
5 I Left A Woman Waiting 3:28
6 Don’t Go Home With Your Hard-On 5:36
7 Fingerpints 2:59
8 Death Of A Ladies’ Man 9:19
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Leonard Cohen – Recent Songs
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Recorded in April-May, 1979 at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California.
Tracklist
1 The Guests 6:40
2 Humbled In Love 5:15
3 The WindoW 5:56
4 Came So Far For Beauty 4:04
5 The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant) 4:42
6 The Traitor 6:16
7 Our Lady Of Solitude 3:13
8 The Gypsy’s Wife 5:13
9 The Smokey Life 5:19
10 Ballad Of The Absent Mare 6:26
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Leonard Cohen – Various Positions
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Original sound recording made by Sony Music Entertainment Inc. on 1984
Tracklist
1 Dance Me To The End Of Love 4:38
2 Coming Back To You 3:32
3 The Law 4:27
4 Night Comes On 4:40
5 Hallelujah 4:36
6 The Captain 4:06
7 Hunter’s Lullaby 2:24
8 Heart With No Companion 3:04
9 If It Be Your Will 3:43
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Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Released:1988
Tracklist
1 First We Take Manhattan 5:59
2 Ain’t No Cure For Love 4:49
3 Everybody Knows 5:33
4 I’m Your Man 4:25
5 Take This Waltz 5:57
6 Jazz Police 3:51
7 I Can’t Forget 4:29
8 Tower Of Song 5:37
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Leonard Cohen – The Future
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Released:Nov 1992
Tracklist
1 The Future 6:42
2 Waiting For The Miracle 7:43
3 Be For Real 4:32
4 Closing Time 6:00
5 Anthem 6:09
6 Democracy 7:14
7 Light As The Breeze 7:16
8 Always 8:04
9 Tacoma Trailer 5:56
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Leonard Cohen – Cohen Live – Leonard Cohen In Concert
Label:Columbia
Format:CD
Released:1994
Tracklist
1 Dance Me To The End Of Love 6:10
2 Bird On The Wire 6:53
3 Everybody Knows 6:08
4 Joan Of Arc 6:13
5 There Is A War 4:46
6 Sisters Of Mercy 6:15
7 Hallelujah 6:54
8 I’m Your Man 5:29
9 Who By Fire? 5:09
10 One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong 5:20
11 If It Be Your Will 3:18
12 Heart With No Companion 4:50
13 Suzanne 4:18
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Leonard Cohen – Field Commander Cohen – Tour Of 1979
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Country:Europe
Released:2000
Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon (London) on December 4, 5 & 6, 1979, and at Dome Theatre (Brighton) on December 15, 1979.
“This record is dedicated to the memory of John Wood (1950-1983), the technical member of Passenger, “wounded in the line of duty”. We have not forgotten his courage.”
Tracklist
1 Field Commander Cohen 4:25
2 The Window 5:51
3 The Smokey Life 5:34
4 The Gypsy’s Wife 5:20
5 Lover Lover Lover 6:31
6 Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye 4:04
7 The Stranger Song 4:55
8 The Guests 6:05
9 Memories 4:38
10 Why Don’t You Try 3:43
11 Bird On The Wire 5:10
12 So Long, Marianne 6:44
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Leonard Cohen – Ten New Songs
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Released:2001
Tracklist
1 In My Secret Life 4:55
2 A Thousand Kisses Deep 6:29
3 That Don’t Make It Junk 4:28
4 Here It Is 4:18
5 Love Itself 5:26
6 By The Rivers Dark 5:20
7 Alexandra Leaving 5:25
8 You Have Loved Enough 5:41
9 Boogie Street 6:04
10 The Land Of Plenty 4:35
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Leonard Cohen – Dear Heather
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Country:US
Released:26 Oct 2004
Tracklist
1 Go No More A-Roving 3:40
2 Because Of 3:00
3 The Letters 4:44
4 Undertow 4:20
5 Morning Glory 3:28
6 On That Day 2:04
7 Villanelle For Our Time 5:55
8 There For You 4:36
9 Dear Heather 3:41
10 Nightingale 2:27
11 To A Teacher 2:32
12 The Faith 4:17
13 Tennessee Waltz (Live) 4:05
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Leonard Cohen – Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Released:Oct 2009
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970.
Tracklist
CD-1 Introduction 3:06
CD-2 Bird On The Wire 4:15
CD-3 Intro To So Long, Marianne 0:16
CD-4 So Long, Marianne 7:07
CD-5 Intro: “Let’s Renew Ourselves Now…” 0:51
CD-6 You Know Who I Am 3:58
CD-7 Intro To Poems 0:29
CD-8 Lady Midnight 3:38
CD-9 They Locked Up A Man (poem) / A Person Who Eats Meat / Intro 2:00
CD-10 One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong 4:54
CD-11 The Stranger Song 6:37
CD-12 Tonight Will Be Fine 6:17
CD-13 Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye 3:34
CD-14 Diamonds In The Mine 5:23
CD-15 Suzanne 4:18
CD-16 Sing Another Song, Boys 6:13
CD-17 The Partisan 4:47
CD-18 Famous Blue Raincoat 5:20
CD-19 Seems So Long Ago, Nancy 4:19
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Leonard Cohen – Live In London
Label:Columbia
Format:2 × CD
Released:Mar 2009
Recorded live in concert at the O2 Arena, July 17th, 2008
Tracklist
1-1 Dance Me To The End Of Love 6:19
1-2 The Future 7:21
1-3 Ain’t No Cure For Love 6:17
1-4 Bird On The Wire 6:14
1-5 Everybody Knows 5:53
1-6 In My Secret Life 5:03
1-7 Who By Fire 6:35
1-8 Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye 3:48
1-9 Anthem 7:20
1-10 Introduction 1:31
1-11 Tower Of Song 7:07
1-12 Suzanne 3:47
1-13 The Gypsy’s Wife 6:41
2-1 Boogie Street 6:56
2-2 Hallelujah 7:20
2-3 Democracy 7:09
2-4 I’m Your Man 5:41
2-5 Recitation 3:53
2-6 Take This Waltz 8:38
2-7 So Long, Marianne 5:25
2-8 First We Take Manhattan 6:16
2-9 Sisters Of Mercy 4:56
2-10 If It Be Your Will 5:22
2-11 Closing Time 6:16
2-12 I Tried To Leave You 8:34
2-13 Whither Thou Goest 1:26
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Leonard Cohen – Songs From The Road
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Released:2010
Tracklist
1 Lover, Lover, Lover 7:44
2 Bird On The Wire 6:09
3 Chelsea Hotel 3:32
4 Heart With No Companion 5:07
5 That Don’t Make It Junk 4:23
6 Waiting For The Miracle 8:02
7 Avalanche 4:17
8 Suzanne 3:41
9 he Partisan 5:19
10 Famous Blue Raincoat 5:24
11 Hallelujah 7:32
12 Closing Time 6:07
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Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas
Label:Columbia
Format:CD, Album
Released:30 Jan 2012
Tracklist
1 Going Home 3:51
2 Amen 7:35
3 Show Me The Place 4:09
4 The Darkness 4:29
5 Anyhow 3:08
6 Crazy To Love You 3:06
7 Come Healing 2:53
8 Banjo 3:23
9 Lullaby 4:46
10 Different Sides
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