Available on vinyl for the first time in years, the distinctive singer/songwriter/poet’s first Greatest Hits collection from 1975 features 12 signature tracks recorded between 1967-1974, including “Who By Fire,” “Sisters Of Mercy,” “Suzanne,” “Bird On The Wire” and “So Long, Marianne.” The prolific Leonard Cohen sits outside every category and throws together high culture and street slang, Buddha and the blues, so you never know what’s coming next. You’ll meet the earnest troubadour, the grave old philosopher, you’ll hear the sound of a soul alone raising a cry to the heavens, and that of the silky man of the world. When inducting him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008, Lou Reed singled out Cohen as among the “highest and most influential echelon of songwriters.”
01. SUZANNE 02. SISTERS OF MERCY 03. SO LONG, MARIANNE 04. BIRD ON THE WIRE 05. LADY MIDNIGHT 06. THE PARTISAN 07. HEY, THAT’S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE 08. FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT 09. LAST YEAR’S MAN 10. CHELSEA HOTEL NO.2 11. WHO BY FIRE 12. TAKE THIS LONGING 13. THE COVER
