The Essential Leonard Cohen

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The Essential Leonard Cohen
Greatest hits by Leonard Cohen
Released	October 22, 2002
Recorded	1967-2001
Length	157:00
Label	Columbia
Producer	Digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig
Professional reviews
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Leonard Cohen chronology
Ten New Songs (2001) The Essential Leonard Cohen (2002) Dear Heather (2004)

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 1977 album Death of a Ladies' Man. All tracks were digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

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 a 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"

Tracks 1–5 are from Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968).
Tracks 6–7 are from Songs From a Room (1969).
Track 8 is from Songs of Love and Hate (1971).
Tracks 9–11 are from New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974).
Track 12 is from Recent Songs (1979).
Tracks 13–15 are from Various Positions (1983).
Tracks 16–18 are from I'm Your Man (1988).

[edit] Disc two

1. "Ain't No Cure For Love"
2. "Take This Waltz"
3. "First We Take Manhattan"
4. "Dance Me to the End" (live)
5. "The Future"
6. "Democracy"
7. "Waiting for the Miracle"
8. "Closing Time"
9. "Anthem"
10. "In My Secret Life"
11. "Alexandra Leaving"
12. "A Thousand Kisses Deep"
13. "Love Itself"

Tracks 1–3 are from I'm Your Man (1988).
Track 4 is from Cohen Live (1994).
Tracks 5–9 are from The Future (1992).
Tracks 10–13 are from Ten New Songs (2001).

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