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1.StopSuzanne – Leonard Cohen 03:47
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2.StopThe Stranger Song – Leonard Cohen 04:59
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3.StopSisters of Mercy – Leonard Cohen 03:33
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4.StopHey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen 02:54
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5.StopSo Long, Marianne – Leonard Cohen 05:37
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6.StopBird on a Wire – Leonard Cohen 03:26
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7.StopThe Partisan – Leonard Cohen 03:26
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8.StopFamous Blue Raincoat – Leonard Cohen 05:07
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9.StopChelsea Hotel #2 – Leonard Cohen 03:05
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10.StopTake This Longing – Leonard Cohen 04:05
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11.StopWho by Fire – Leonard Cohen 02:33
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12.StopThe Guests – Leonard Cohen 06:39
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13.StopHallelujah – Leonard Cohen 04:39
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14.StopIf It Be Your Will – Leonard Cohen 03:42
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15.StopNight Comes On – Leonard Cohen 04:39
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16.StopI'm Your Man – Leonard Cohen 04:26
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17.StopEverybody Knows – Leonard Cohen 05:34
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18.StopTower of Song – Leonard Cohen 05:37
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19.Ain't No Cure for Love – Leonard Cohen 04:49
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20.Take This Waltz – Leonard Cohen 05:58
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21.First We Take Manhattan – Leonard Cohen 05:50
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22.Dance Me to the End of Love [Live] – Leonard Cohen 06:04
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23.The Future – Leonard Cohen 06:41
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24.Democracy – Leonard Cohen 07:13
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25.Waiting for the Miracle – Leonard Cohen 07:42
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26.Closing Time – Leonard Cohen 05:58
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27.Anthem – Leonard Cohen 06:06
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28.In My Secret Life – Leonard Cohen 04:53
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29.Alexandra Leaving – Leonard Cohen 05:22
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30.A Thousand Kisses Deep – Leonard Cohen 06:26
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31.Love Itself – Leonard Cohen 05:22
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32.StopSeems So Long Ago, Nancy – Leonard Cohen 03:42
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33.StopLove Calls You by Name – Leonard Cohen 05:42
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34.StopA Singer Must Die – Leonard Cohen 03:19
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35.StopDeath of a Ladies' Man – Leonard Cohen 09:20
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36.StopThe Traitor – Leonard Cohen 06:14
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37.StopBy the Rivers Dark – Leonard Cohen 05:19
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38.StopThe Letters – Leonard Cohen 04:45
The tracks on this two-CD, 31-song anthology, spanning Leonard Cohen's career from his 1967 debut album through 2002's Ten New Songs, were chosen by Cohen himself. It could thus be regarded as an accurate mirror of how Cohen sees his own career path and catalog highlights. And there are many of the songs you would expect from any decent Cohen retrospective: "Suzanne," "Sisters of Mercy," "So Long Marianne," "Bird on a Wire," "Famous Blue Raincoat," and "I'm You're Man," for instance. Still, the balance and selection isn't ideal. There's just one song ("Famous Blue Raincoat") from Songs of Love and Hate, and no songs at all from Death of a Ladies Man. Cohen's 1988-2002 period is arguably overrepresented, with about half of the package's tunes dating from that era. And because his later period is so prominently featured, most listeners won't be able to get around the fact that his voice declined in expressive range in the later years, and his material was less striking than his best early songs. Still, for those who've enjoyed Cohen all along, it's a good dose of much of his better work, and certainly doesn't skimp on the running time, with each of the discs lasting 78 minutes. [This special 2008 edition adds a bonus disc which includes "Death of a Ladies Man," "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy" and five other songs.] Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
- Genre: Folk
- Subgenre: Folk/Country Rock
- Category Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock
- Label: SONY LEGACY
- Release Date: August 26, 2008
- Artist: Cohen Leonard
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