Album
The Best Of
1975 · Rock
45 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Best Of is a Rock album by Leonard Cohen, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 215 pressings tracked, owned by 45 collectors.
About
The sexy, saturnine Canadian singer/songwriter chose the dozen songs on this 1975 collection himself, from his first four albums. The inclusion of his poetic breakout, "Suzanne," the oft-covered, Southern-hued "Bird on the Wire," and the dramatic love triangle chronicled in "Famous Blue Raincoat" are expected. But Cohen throws curveballs with the dense and allusive "Last Year's Man" and the atmospheric French Resistance anthem "The Partisan."
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Suzanne3:47
- A2Sisters Of Mercy3:33
- A3So Long, Marianne5:37
- A4Bird On The Wire3:24
- A5Lady Midnight2:56
- A6The Partisan3:23
Side B
- B1Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye2:54
- B2Famous Blue Raincoat5:07
- B3Last Year's Man5:57
- B4Chelsea Hotel No. 23:04
- B5Who By Fire2:31
- B6Take This Longing4:05
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- sparse
- yearning
- poetic
First 'Best of' album. Release Date: December 31, 1974.
Later updated in 2009 with 9 new tracks and 4 removals as Greatest Hits.
For the European CD 32644 pressings, there are a few variants that can be hard to tell apart.
Greatest Hits (UK & Europe) (opens in a new tab) "Made in Austria" on CD, Price Code: CB 701 on back cover, Mastering SID code: none, Mould SID Code: IFPI 94xx, Label code: LC 0162
Greatest Hits (Europe) (opens in a new tab) "Made in Austria" on CD, Price Code: CB 701 on back cover, Mastering SID Code: IFPI L55x, Mould SID Code: IFPI 94xx
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Przemysław KućkoPRODUCER, COMPILED BY [SELECTED BY]
- Bob JohnstonPRODUCER
- Bob JohnstonPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- Bob JohnstonPRODUCER [UNCREDITED]
- John LissauerPRODUCER
- John LissauerPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- John LissauerPRODUCER [UNCREDITED]
- John SimonPRODUCER
- John SimonPRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- John SimonPRODUCER [UNCREDITED]
Songwriting
- Leonard Cohen
- A. Marly
- A. Marly-H. Zaret-Bernard
- Anna Marly
- Bernard
- Emmanuel D'Astier De La Vigerie
- H. Zaret
- Hy Zaret
45 collectors on Gatefold own this · 215 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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