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Songs of Leonard CohenSongs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
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Released in 1968 - It depicted the future way of his career, with less success in the United States and far better in Europe, reaching #83 on the Billboard chart but achieving gold status only in 1989, while it reached #13 in UK and spent nearly a year and a half in the UK album charts.
Songs from a RoomSongs from a Room by Leonard Cohen
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1969 - Songs from a Room is the Canadian poet Leonard Cohen's second album. Although it is often described as something of a disappointment after his debut album (Songs of Leonard Cohen), initially it did better commercially, reaching #63 on the Billboard list and #2 at UK charts.
Songs of Love and HateSongs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen
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Released in 1971 - Songs of Love and Hate is Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen's third album. It was mainly recorded in Columbia Studio A, Nashville, from September 22 to 26, 1970. "Sing Another Song, Boys" was recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 30, 1970.
Live SongsLive Songs by Leonard Cohen
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1973 - Live Songs was the Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's fourth album, released during the three-year silence between Songs of Love and Hate and New Skin for the Old Ceremony. It is a live album, or, more accurately (and as the title suggests), a compilation of live recordings, performed mostly in Europe in 1970 and 1972.
New Skin for the Old CeremonyNew Skin for the Old Ceremony by Leonard Cohen
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1974 - New Skin for the Old Ceremony was the Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's fourth studio album. On this album, he begins to evolve away from the rawer sound of his earlier albums, with violas, mandolins, banjos, guitars, percussion and other instruments giving the album a more orchestrated (but nevertheless spare) sound.
Death of a Ladies' ManDeath of a Ladies' Man by Leonard Cohen
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1977 - Death of a Ladies' Man is the fifth of Leonard Cohen's albums. Produced by the storied Phil Spector, it was a surprise to some fans when the typically minimalist Cohen was surrounded completely by Spector's Wall of Sound. 15 songs were written by the two over a course of three weeks, and Spector described it as "some great f*****' music".
Recent SongsRecent Songs by Leonard Cohen
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Recent Songs was the sixth studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in 1979. Produced by Henry Lewy and the artist himself, the album was a return to Cohen's acoustic folk music after the Phil Spector experimentation of Death of a Ladies' Man, but now with many jazz and Oriental influences.
Various PositionsVarious Positions by Leonard Cohen
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Various Positions, the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released in December 1984 (and February 1985). It marked not only Cohen's turn to the modern sound and use of synthesizers (particularly on the opening track), but also - after her work on harmonies and background vocals on the previous Recent Songs (1979) - even further Jennifer Warnes's contribution to Cohen's records.
I'm Your ManI'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
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1988 - It was widely considered Cohen's "comeback" album, after the poorly promoted Various Positions in 1984. The album also marked Cohen's further move into modern musical textures, with many songs having a synthpop-style production
The FutureThe Future by Leonard Cohen
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1992 - The Future is one of the most popular Leonard Cohen albums, and has come to be recognized as his essential "film-score" album. Nearly every one of the songs on the album has appeared in some notable form in a Hollywood film.
Ten New SongsTen New Songs by Leonard Cohen
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2001 - Ten New Songs was the first Cohen album to be recorded and produced digitally, although not in a professional studio, but in Cohen's and Robinson's own home studios in Los Angeles.
Dear HeatherDear Heather by Leonard Cohen
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Dear Heather is Leonard Cohen's eleventh studio album, released in 2004. It shows a further departure from that of Ten New Songs, with more female lead singing and a marked increase in read poetry over sung lyrics, two of these being poems by other writers.
Essential Leonard CohenEssential Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
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The Essential Leonard Cohen is a career-spanning collection of Leonard Cohen songs released in 2002. It is part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. The songs are arranged in chronological order; all studio albums released before 2002 are represented, except the 1977 album Death of a Ladies' Man. All tracks were digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig.
Live In LondonLive In London by Leonard Cohen
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Live in London is a live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. Released March 31, 2009, it is his eighteenth album - and his first live release since Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 in 2001. The album was recorded July 17, 2008 at London's O2 Arena, and was released in both DVD and as a two-CD set.