Greatest Hits

~ Release by Leonard Cohen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
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1On That Day
producer:
Anjani Thomas
bass:
Stan Sargent (Musician - Bass Player)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Johnny Friday (drummer)
mouth harp [Jew’s harp]:
Leonard Cohen
piano and background vocals:
Anjani Thomas
vocals:
Leonard Cohen
background vocals arranger:
Anjani Thomas
recording of:
On That Day
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Anjani Thomas
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
42:02
2By the Rivers Dark
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)
performer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
arranger:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
recording of:
By the Rivers Dark
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.355:17
3Anthem
producer:
Leonard Cohen and Rebecca De Mornay (American actress and producer)
bass and electric guitar:
Bob Metzger
drums (drum set):
Steve Meador (American drummer)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay (American actress and producer) and Yoav Goren (production music composer)
recording of:
Anthem (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.86:00
4Ain't No Cure for Love
recording engineer:
François Deschamps (recording engineer) and Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer)
producer:
Roscoe Beck and Leonard Cohen
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
bass:
Peter Kisilenko
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Bob Stanley (guitarist)
keyboard:
Jeff Fisher
saxophone:
Richard Baudet
background vocals:
Anjani Thomas and Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Jeff Fisher
recording of:
Ain’t No Cure for Love (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.754:51
5Tower of Song
recording engineer:
François Deschamps (recording engineer), Ian Terry (Canadian engineer & producer) and Leanne Ungar
producer:
Leonard Cohen
mixer:
Fred Echelard and Leanne Ungar
background vocals:
Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
performer:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Leonard Cohen
recording of:
Tower of Song (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (from 1988 to present)
45:37
6First We Take Manhattan
recording engineer:
François Deschamps (recording engineer) 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1988)
recording of:
First We Take Manhattan (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.65:51
7Tennessee Waltz (live)
producer:
Leonard Cohen (in 1985)
bass:
John Crowder
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Richard Crooks (Drummer)
electric guitar:
Mitch Watkins
piano:
Anjani Thomas
steel guitar:
Ron Getman
background vocals:
John Crowder, Ron Getman, Anjani Thomas and Mitch Watkins
vocals:
Leonard Cohen
live cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz (Leonard Cohen)
additional lyricist:
Leonard Cohen
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
version of:
Tennessee Waltz
44:05
8If It Be Your Will
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
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
If It Be Your Will
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.53:42
9Night Comes On
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
recorded at:
Quadrasonic Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Night Comes On
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3.354:40
10Take 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
3.54:06
11Who 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recording of:
Who by Fire (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.352:34
12Chelsea 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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)
4.353:06
13Famous Blue Raincoat
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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
14Bird on a Wire
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:
Bird on the Wire (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.53:25
15The Partisan
engineer:
Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
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
16Suzanne
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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)
4.23:48
17Hey, 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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
4.82:54
18Sisters 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1967)
recording of:
Sisters of Mercy (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4.43:33
19So 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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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