I'm Your Man
by Leonard Cohen
- Type: Album
- Released: 2 February 1988
- Label: Columbia
- Country: Canada
- Length: 40:59
- Community rating: 4.05/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Pivoting sharply toward slick, synthesizer-driven arrangements, 'I'm Your Man' entirely revitalized Leonard Cohen's career with its dark humor and sophisticated, European pop sheen. His impossibly deep, gravelly vocal delivery tackles themes of aging, failed romance, and societal decay with a wry, sarcastic wit that feels both intimate and apocalyptic. It remains a masterclass in poetic, deadpan songwriting, proving Cohen could adapt to the 80s musical landscape without losing his profound lyrical edge.
Genres
Descriptors: ballad, folk, synth, literate, confessional, male-vocals, melodic, storytelling, atmospheric
Tracklist
- First We Take Manhattan (6:01)
- Ain't No Cure for Love (4:51)
- Everybody Knows (5:36)
- I'm Your Man (4:26)
- Take This Waltz - Paris Version (6:00)
- Jazz Police (3:53)
- I Can't Forget (4:31)
- Tower of Song (5:38)
Credits
- Leonard Cohen - primary artist, producer, vocals, written-by, arranged by, keyboards, piano, arranged by, performer [played by]
- Jeff Fisher - arranged by, performer [played by], keyboards, performer [played by], written-by
- Roscoe Beck - coordinator [production], producer [with], producer, arranged by
- Leanne Ungar - coordinator [technical], engineer, mixed by
- Orchestra Paris - design [jacket]
- Ian Terry - engineer
- Fred Echelard - engineer [rock steady second]
- Fran莽ois Deschamps - engineer [studio tempo second], engineer [with]
- Sharon Weisz - photography by [cover photo]
- Anjani Thomas - vocals [with]
- Frank Wolf - mixed by
- Peter Kisilenko - bass
- Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, drums [additional]
- Robert Stanley - guitar
- Richard Baudet - saxophone [sax]
- Jennifer Warnes - vocals [ad lib], vocals [with]
- Michel Robidoux - arranged by, keyboards, producer, producer, drums [drum fill]
- Roger Guerin - engineer
- John Bilezikjian - oud
- Sharon Robinson - written-by
- Tom Brechtlein - drums
- Jean-Philippe Rykiel - arranged by, performer [played by]
- Kevin Beauchamp - engineer [stagg street studio]
- Jean-Jacques Peruchon - engineer [studio monmartre]
- Federico Garc铆a Lorca - lyrics by [based on a poem by (little viennese waltz)]
- Jean-Michel Reusser - producer
- Raffi Hakopian - violin
- Elisabeth Valletti - vocals [with]
- Evelyne Hebey - vocals [with]
- Mayel Assouly - vocals [with]
- Billy Youdelman - engineer
- Larry Cohen - keyboards
- Lenny Castro - percussion
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow - steel guitar
- Jude Johnstone - vocals [with]