2LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl
Today, Sony Music Entertainment releases first-ever career-spanning album from songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and visual artist Leonard Cohen. Comprised of 17 tracks from Cohen’s expansive career, the anthology, Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah and Songs from His Albums, features an unreleased and unforgettable live performance of “Hallelujah” from the 2008 Glastonbury Festival (See full track list below). The album comes out on CD and limited-edition translucent blue vinyl (2LP) and also on black vinyl on October 14th.
This collection is a companion piece to the new documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, which premieres at Tribeca Festival this month, and was also an official selection at 2021 Venice Film Festival and 2021 Telluride Festival. The film is a definitive exploration of the singer-songwriter as seen through the prism of Cohen’s internationally renowned hymn “Hallelujah.”
Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Family Trust, including Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews. The feature-length documentary contains moving testimonies from personal friends of Leonard’s such as Adrienne Clarkson and Larry “Ratso” Sloman, and recording artists for whom “Hallelujah” has become a personal touchstone like Judy Collins, Brandi Carlile, and Rufus Wainwright.
Tracklist:
1. Hallelujah (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
2. Suzanne
3. Bird on the Wire
4. Famous Blue Raincoat
5. Chelsea Hotel #2
6. Who by Fire
7. Dance Me to the End of Love
8. I'm Your Man
9. Anthem
10. The Future
11. In My Secret Life
12. Recitation w/ N.L. (A Thousand Kisses Deep)
13. Show Me the Place
14. Come Healing
15. You Got Me Singing
16. You Want It Darker
17. Thanks for the Dance