Songs from the Road (Leonard Cohen album)

Songs from the Road
Live album by Leonard Cohen
Released September 14, 2010
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Folk
Length 66:54
Label Columbia/Legacy
Leonard Cohen chronology

Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
(2009)		 Songs from the Road
(2010)		 Old Ideas
(2012)

Songs from the Road is a live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. Released on September 14, 2010, it is his twentieth album.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Leonard Cohen, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s)Recorded Length
1. "Lover, Lover, Lover" (from New Skin for the Old Ceremony) Sept 24, 2009; Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 7:42
2. "Bird on the Wire" (from Songs From a Room) Nov 6, 2008; Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland 6:07
3. "Chelsea Hotel" (from New Skin for the Old Ceremony) Nov 17, 2008; Royal Albert Hall, London, England 3:30
4. "Heart with No Companion" (from Various Positions) Nov 2, 2008; König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany 5:05
5. "That Don't Make It Junk" (from Ten New Songs)L. Cohen, Sharon RobinsonNov 13, 2008; O2 Arena, London, England 4:21
6. "Waiting for the Miracle" (from The Future)L. Cohen, Sharon RobinsonNov 13, 2009; HP Pavilion, San Jose, California 7:59
7. "Avalanche" (from Songs of Love and Hate) Oct 12, 2008; Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 4:16
8. "Suzanne" (from Songs of Leonard Cohen) Nov 30, 2008; MEN Arena, Manchester, England 3:40
9. "The Partisan" (from Songs From a Room)Hy Zaret, Anna MarlyOct 10, 2008; Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland 5:17
10. "Famous Blue Raincoat" (from Songs of Love and Hate) Nov 13, 2008; O2 Arena, London, England 5:22
11. "Hallelujah" (from Various Positions) April 17, 2009; Coachella Music Festival, Indio, California 7:30
12. "Closing Time" (from The Future) May 24, 2009; John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, Canada 6:05

Musicians

Charts

Album

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 19
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 10
Croatian Foreign Albums (IFPI)[5] 3
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6] 8
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 23
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] 26
European Albums (Billboard)[9] 18
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 36
Greek Albums (IFPI)[12] 24
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 8
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 7
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[16] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 68
US Billboard 200[22] 112
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 37

Video

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Music DVDs (ARIA)[24] 1
Austrian Music DVDs (Ö3 Austria)[25] 3
Belgian Music DVDs (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 5
Belgian Music DVDs (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 3
Danish Music DVDs (Hitlisten)[28] 3
Finnish Music DVDs (Musiikkituottajat)[29] 10
Irish Music DVDs (IRMA)[30] 1
New Zealand Music DVDs (RIANZ)[31] 3
Swedish Music DVDs (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 2
UK Music Videos (Official Charts Company)[33] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[34] Platinum 15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[35] Gold 3,000x
Ireland (IRMA)[36] Platinum 4,000x
Poland (ZPAV)[37] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201038 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Chart History: European Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Greekcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2010. 44. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. LightMedia. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Leonard Cohen | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Leonard Cohen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Leonard Cohen. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Music DVD" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1074): 23. September 27, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
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  26. ↑ "Ultratop 10 Muziek-DVD". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Ultratop 10 DVD Musicaux". Ultratop (in French). Media Control. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Musik DVD Top-10". Hitlisten.nu (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Suomen Virallinen Lista – Musiikki DVD:t 38/2010". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Irish Charts – Singles, Albums & Compilations". IRMA. Fireball Media. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  31. ↑ "Top 10 Music DVDs". RIANZ. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  32. ↑ "Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved March 6, 2013. Search for Leonard Cohen Songs from the Road and click Sök.
  33. ↑ "2010-09-25 Top 40 Music Video Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  34. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  35. ↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2010" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  36. ↑ "Irish video certifications – Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  37. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Leonard Cohen – Songs from the Road" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). Retrieved March 6, 2013.