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This second compilation covers Leonard Cohen s career from 1984 to the present (skipping over both Death of a Ladies' Man which is understandable, and Recent Songs which is more questionable). Cohen did not have any hits during this period, though a few songs, notably "Everybody Knows" and "Tower of Song," became well enough known to be essential choices. Otherwise, Cohen s craftsmanship makes a choice from among his work difficult. This set chooses four of the eight songs from the celebrated I'm Your Man album (and more might have been included) and four from its less successful follow-up, The Future One track, "Dance Me to the End of Love," comes from Various Positions with another of that album's songs, "Hallelujah," included in a live version. There is also a live version of the Cohen standard "Suzanne," and there are two previously unreleased songs, the typically funny and erotic "Never Any Good" and the minute-long disembodied recitation "The Great Event." It's easy to note important omissions -- "Came So Far for Beauty," "If It Be Your Will," and "First We Take Manhattan" are perhaps the most missed -- but what's here chronicles both the continuance of Cohen s talent as a songwriter and the improvement in his deepened voice and record-making abilities in the second half of his career. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Yoav Goren - Arranger
Yoav Goren - Programming
Doug Sax - Mastering
Bill Schnee - Mixing
Ian Terry - Engineer
Nancy Donald - Art Direction
Gavin Lurssen - Mastering
C. Roscoe Beck - Producer
Leonard Cohen - Main Performer
Leonard Cohen - Producer
Leonard Cohen - Programming
Leonard Cohen - Arranger
Dominique Issermann - Photography
Kevin Beauchamp - Engineer
Gabe Veltri - Mixing
Gabe Veltri - Engineer
Leanne Ungar - Engineer
Leanne Ungar - Producer
Lee Thornburg - Horn Arrangements
David Shoeber - Engineer
Jean Philippe Rykiel - Arranger
Michel Robidoux - Producer
Gean-Michel Reusser - Producer
Billy Myers - Engineer
Bob Metzger - Producer
Doug McClement - Engineer
Steve Lindsey - Producer
Iki Levy - Editing
Iki Levy - Programming
David Hough - Engineer
Rebecca de Mornay - Producer
Richard Cottrell - Engineer
David Campbell - String Arrangements
David Campbell - Vocal Arrangement
David Campbell - Conductor
Jeff Fisher - Arranger
Jeff Fisher - Programming
David Kelln - Engineer
Roger Guerin - Engineer
Donald Taylor - Choir Director
Jean-Jacque Peruchon - Engineer
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