The Essential Leonard Cohen

by Leonard Cohen

The Essential Leonard Cohen cover art

A meticulously assembled, two-disc summation of the legendary Canadian poet's profoundly influential recording career. The anthology expertly navigates his transformation from the sparse, nylon-stringed acoustic folk of the 1960s into the heavily synthesized, darkly humorous sophisti-pop of his later decades. It serves as an absolutely flawless introduction to his romantic, deeply existential songcraft.

Genres

  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Contemporary Folk

Tracklist

  1. Suzanne
  2. The Stranger Song
  3. Sisters of Mercy
  4. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
  5. So Long, Marianne
  6. Bird on the Wire
  7. The Partisan
  8. Famous Blue Raincoat
  9. Chelsea Hotel #2
  10. Take This Longing
  11. Who By Fire
  12. The Guests
  13. Hallelujah
  14. If It Be Your Will
  15. Night Comes On
  16. I'm Your Man
  17. Everybody Knows
  18. Tower of Song
  19. Ain't No Cure for Love
  20. Take This Waltz - Paris Version
  21. First We Take Manhattan
  22. Dance Me to the End of Love - Live in Toronto, 1993
  23. The Future
  24. Democracy
  25. Waiting for the Miracle
  26. Closing Time
  27. Anthem
  28. In My Secret Life
  29. Alexandra Leaving
  30. A Thousand Kisses Deep
  31. Love Itself