Hallelujah (The Songs Of Leonard Cohen) - CD

Various: Hallelujah (The Songs Of Leonard Cohen) versión en CD en estándar edición. Esta edición en concreto se lanzó en Europa en la editorial Ace el día 19. abril 2019.

Product Information - This new edition of Ace Records' long-running and highly acclaimed Songwriters series features hand-selected recordings of songs by Canadian poet Leonard Cohen, including two songs never recorded by the great man himself. - "I've never been over the pleasure of having someone cover one of my songs. I have no sense of ownership, which probably stems from growing up as a folk singer, where it was understood that songs acquired a patina through interpretation. I feel like that's a mark of excellence," Cohen once said.Here's your chance to experience that excellence through 18 eclectic recordings of Cohen's songs by a variety of artists spanning five decades. You'll hear a version of "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" from 1967 performed by folk queen Judy Collins, the first-ever artist to record Cohen's song, while a charming rendition of "Famous Blue Raincoat" by Marissa Nadler dates from 2007. - The collection opens with Jeff Buckley's full album version of "Hallelujah," one of the most sublime pieces of music one could wish to hear, and closes with a radical reworking of "Avalanche" by Cohen disciple Nick Cave. Other highlights include a rendition of "Bird On A Wire" by K. D. Lang, Ron Sexsmith's "Heart With No Companion," Nina Simone's distinctive arrangement of "Suzanne," and a lively version of Rufus Wainwright's "Chelsea Hotel No. 2."- The enclosed 24-page booklet includes Cohen's biography by Ian Johnston and a detailed commentary on the songs by compiler Mick Patrick, which includes illuminating Cohen quotes on many of the songs.

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