Songs Of Leonard Cohen

 

 

Released: February 1968 (unofficialy December 27, 1967)
Reissued: April 2007, digipack, remastered and with 2 bonus tracks (Legacy)
Chart position: UK #13, US #83
Gold: UK (1973), USA (certified 11.10.1989!)
Producer: John Simon

01. Suzanne (3:49)
02. Master Song (5:58)
03. Winter Lady (2:18)
04. The Stranger Song (5:07)
05. Sisters Of Mercy (3:35)
06. So Long, Marianne (5:41)
07. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye (2:56)
08. Stories Of The Street (4:37)
09. Teachers (3:02)
10. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong (4:28)
Tracks 1-10 recorded 1967
Originally issued as Songs of Leonard Cohen Columbia CS 9533
Produced by John Simon
11. Store Room (5:04)
12. Blessed Is The Memory (3:03)
Tracks 11-12 recorded 1967
Previously unreleased outtakes from the early sessions for Songs of Leonard Cohen
Produced by John Hammond
Mixed 2006 at Sony Music Studios by David Swope

All songs written by Leonard Cohen

Tracks 1-10 originally released 1967
Tracks 11-12 originally recorded 1967 & released 2007
All rights reserved by Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Original Album Credits:
John Simon: Musical Director and Producer
Cover Photo by Machine

Reissue Credits:
Produced for Reissue by Bruce Dickinson
Mastered by Mark Wilder
Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
Project Direction: Penny Morgan
Art Direction: Howard Fritzson
Design: Jeff Schulz / Command-Z-Design
Liner Notes: Anthony DeCurtis
Photography: Bob Cato

Additional music, photos and artwork provided by Mr. Leonard Cohen

Thanks: Lisa Zbitnew, Jarkko Arjatsalo, Anjani Thomas, Ed Sanders, Robert Kory, Michelle Rice, Adam Block, Richard Bowe, Tom Burleigh, James Devlin, Mandy Eidgah, Jeremy Holiday, Jeff Jones, Dave Toomey

Uncredited & reconstructed credits:
Recorded: August 1967 (John Hammond), October and November 1967 (John Simon)
Venue: Columbia Studio E, New York
Original album notes by William David Sherman
Backing vocals: Nancy Priddy (Suzanne; So Long, Marianne; Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye)

Comments:
Nancy Priddy (married Applegate) confirmed her contribution in her letter to November 2005 issue of Mojo magazine. Many thanks to Jim Williams for asking the Mojo in the first place.