Greatest Hits

~ Release by Leonard Cohen (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Suzanne
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
2So 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)
4.655:39
3Sisters 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)
4.43:35
4Famous 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)
4.15:09
5Everybody Knows
recording engineer:
Roger Guérin and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
keyboard:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
oud:
John Bilezikjian
background vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
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 1988)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 2)
recording of:
Everybody Knows (in 1987)
writer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
55:36
6Waiting for the Miracle
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
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 1992)
recording of:
Waiting for the Miracle
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
3:26
7Who 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)
4.352:35
8Chelsea Hotel #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
9Hey, 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
4.82:56
10Bird 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
11A Thousand Kisses Deep
programming and producer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
engineer:
Leanne Ungar
mixer:
Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter) and Leanne Ungar
vocals:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
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 2001)
recording of:
A Thousand Kisses Deep
writer and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
4.656:28
12The Future
programming:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen
drums (drum set):
Steve Meador
guitar:
Bob Metzger
tambourine:
Lenny Castro
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
performer:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
strings arranger and background vocals arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen
choir vocals [choral] arranger:
Perla Batalla
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 1992)
recording of:
The Future (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
46:42
13Closing Time
programming:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Leanne Ungar
bass:
Bob Glaub
guitar:
Bob Metzger
violin:
Bob Furgo (violinist)
background vocals:
Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
performer:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
arranger:
Leonard Cohen and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
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 1992)
recording of:
Closing Time (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
3.256:00
14Dance Me to the End of Love
additional recording engineer:
John Smith (US recording engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
assistant engineer:
Lee Friedman
producer:
John Lissauer
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
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 1984)
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dance Me to the End of Love
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
54:41
15First We Take Manhattan
recording engineer:
François Deschamps and Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer)
miscellaneous support:
Roscoe Beck
producer:
Leonard Cohen
mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
vocals:
Anjani Thomas
performer:
Jeff Fisher
arranger:
Jeff Fisher
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 1988)
recording of:
First We Take Manhattan (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.65:52
16I’m Your Man
recording engineer:
Roger Guérin and Leanne Ungar
miscellaneous support:
Roscoe Beck
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Michel Robidoux
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
additional drums (drum set):
Michel Robidoux
drums (drum set):
Tom Brechtlein
keyboard and lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
background vocals:
Anjani Thomas
performer:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
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 1988)
recording of:
I’m Your Man (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
44:28
17Hallelujah
additional recording engineer:
John Smith (US recording engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Leanne Ungar
assistant engineer:
Lee Friedman
producer:
John Lissauer
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
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 1984)
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 38) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 74)
recording of:
Hallelujah (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.154:38

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:Laszlo Mezei
Giuseppe G. Pino
additional graphic design:Simon Cantwell (in 2009)
graphic design:Les May
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2001)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2193579 [info]
ASIN:DE: B002J8Y3YU [info]