Greatest Hits

~ Release by Leonard Cohen (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Annotation

with notes by cohen on the songs and lyrics.
(p) 1975 CNS Inc. / (c) 1975 CBS Inc. / Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging / Printed in Holland

Annotation last modified on 2011-12-10 16:07 UTC.

Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Suzanne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 284)
recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.23:50
A2Sisters of Mercy
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Sisters of Mercy (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.43:36
A3So Long, Marianne
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
So Long, Marianne (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.655:41
A4Bird on the Wire
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2007)
recording of:
Bird on the Wire (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.53:27
A5Lady Midnight
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
recording of:
Lady Midnight (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
4.42:58
A6The Partisan
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
recording of:
The Partisan (in 1968)
lyricist:
Emmanuel d’Astier de La Vigerie
composer:
Anna Marly
previously attributed to and translator:
Hy Zaret
translated version of:
La Complainte du partisan
recording of:
The Partisan (in 1969)
lyricist:
Emmanuel d’Astier de La Vigerie
composer:
Anna Marly
previously attributed to and translator:
Hy Zaret
translated version of:
La Complainte du partisan
4.753:25
B1Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Stranger and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.82:58
B2Famous Blue Raincoat
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recording of:
Famous Blue Raincoat (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.15:10
B3Last Year’s Man
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (American record producer)
guest strings and strings:
Michael Sahl
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
recording of:
Last Year’s Man (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
46:00
B4Chelsea Hotel No. 2
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Chelsea Hotel #2 (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
404 Trinity 3ntertainment, GOOD58, Universal Müzik Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) (until 2020)
4.353:07
B5Who by Fire
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
John Lissauer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Who by Fire (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.352:33
B6Take This Longing
assistant engineer:
Leanne Ungar
engineer:
Frank Laico and Rick Rowe
producer:
Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer
mixer:
Rick Rowe
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
John Lissauer
recording of:
Take This Longing (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.54:05