Label: Columbia Records (Europe), 88697556132
Style: Folk Rock, Rock
Country: Westmount, Quebec, Canada (September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016)
Time: 78:08
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 512 Mb
According
to Ira Nadel's 1996 Cohen memoir Various Positions, Cohen agreed to the
project because there was a new generation of listeners and he was
given complete artistic control; he picked the songs, designed the
package, and insisted that the lyrics be included. The album was not a
hit in the United States but did well in Europe, Cohen's major market at
the time. He toured in support of the album in 1976, beginning in
Berlin on April 22 and ending in London on July 7. It was during this
tour that Cohen recorded the funky, disco-infused "Do I Have To Dance
All Night" at Musicland Studios. The single was only released in Europe.
The
front cover photograph was taken in 1968 in a Milan hotel room by a
Gino, according to Cohen's liner notes. Alternative rock band Ween based
the album cover for their 1991 album, The Pod, on this photograph.
In
July 2009, this compilation was re-released in England under the title
Greatest Hits with updated artwork and a revised track listing. Four
tracks from the original 1975 version ("Lady Midnight", "The Partisan",
"Last Year's Man" and "Take This Longing") were removed and nine tracks
released after 1975 ("Everybody Knows", "Waiting for the Miracle", "A
Thousand Kisses Deep", "The Future", "Closing Time", "Dance Me to the
End of Love", "First We Take Manhattan", "I'm Your Man" and
"Hallelujah") were added.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_of_Leonard_Cohen)
01. Suzanne (03:50)
02. So Long, Marianne (05:38)
03. Sisters Of Mercy (03:34)
04. Famous Blue Raincoat (05:09)
05. Everybody Knows (05:36)
06. Waiting For The Miracle (03:25)
07. Who By Fire (02:34)
08. Chelsea Hotel #2 (03:07)
09. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (02:55)
10. Bird On The Wire (03:26)
11. A Thousand Kisses Deep (06:27)
12. The Future (06:42)
13. Closing Time (05:59)
14. Dance Me To The End Of Love (04:40)
15. First We Take Manhattan (05:52)
16. I'm Your Man (04:27)
17. Hallelujah (04:38)
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