Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

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Columbia Record Club release

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Everybody Knows
recording engineer and mixer:
Robbie Jacobs
additional engineer:
Bill Dooley
producer:
Don Henley and Stan Lynch
bass:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Scott Crago
guitar:
Jimmy Ripp
keyboard:
Scott Plunkett
organ:
Benmont Tench
background vocals:
Carmen Twillie, Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
cover recording of:
Everybody Knows
writer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sharon Robinson Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
Don Henley46:10
2Coming Back to You
additional recording engineer:
Rik Pekkonen and Leanne Ungar
recording engineer:
Justin Niebank
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist) and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Bayers
guitar:
Steuart Smith
piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Jackie Gouche and Mona Lisa Young (US funk / soul singer)
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
cover recording of:
Coming Back to You
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Trisha Yearwood3:36
3Sisters of Mercy
engineer:
Simon Osborne (engineer/producer)
producer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
performer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
cover recording of:
Sisters of Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Chieftains feat. Sting4.353:19
4Hallelujah
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Louise McCormick
additional producer:
Howie B
producer:
Bono (singer of U2)
keyboard:
Jeremy Shaw (UK acid jazz producer, member of Naked Funk & Daddylonglegs)
percussion and background vocals and lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
background vocals:
Louise McCormick
remixer:
Howie B
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Leonard Cohen Stranger Music Inc., SM Publishing Argentina S.R.L., Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Hong Kong)
Bono4.354:55
5Famous Blue Raincoat
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric Rosse
additional engineer:
John Chamberlain (engineer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer)
piano:
Tori Amos
vocals:
Tori Amos
cover recording of:
Famous Blue Raincoat
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Tori Amos3.755:39
6Ain't No Cure for Love
additional recording engineer:
Rik Pekkonen and Leanne Ungar
recording engineer:
Justin Niebank
producer:
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Bayers
electric piano:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
guitar:
Steuart Smith
piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
tambourine:
Arno Lucas
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Jackie Gouche and Mona Lisa Young (US funk / soul singer)
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Cure for Love
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Aaron Neville3:40
7I'm Your Man
additional recording engineer:
Ed Cherney, Bill Schnee and Leanne Ungar
recording engineer:
Jon Ingoldsby (songwriter) and Gabe Veltri
additional engineer:
Jim Champagne and John Hendrickson (Music engineer, mixer)
producer:
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Curt Bisquera
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
horn:
William Churchville, Vince Denham, Jim Hoke, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Paul Litteral, Lon Price, Charles Rose (American trombone player), Greg Smith (US sax, flute, clarinet, horn player) and Lee Thornburg
organ and piano:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Jackie Gouche, Shawn Mariani, Jean McClain, Lori Perry and Mona Lisa Young (US funk / soul singer)
horn arranger:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
I’m Your Man
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Elton John4:10
8Bird on a Wire
recording engineer:
Gabe Veltri
additional engineer:
John Hendrickson (Music engineer, mixer)
producer:
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
additional guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) and Jody Payne
bass:
Bee Spears
drums (drum set):
Billy English (US drummer/percussionist for Willie Nelson), Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) and Jim Keltner
guitar:
Willie Nelson
guitar and mandolin:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael
organ:
Bobbie Nelson
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
vocals:
Willie Nelson
cover recording of:
Bird on the Wire
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Willie Nelson3.754:21
9Suzanne
recording engineer:
Richard Chappell (engineer) and Gabe Veltri
programming:
Simon Gogerly
producer:
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Gabe Veltri
acoustic guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
bass and keyboard:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Matt Chamberlain (American drummer)
keyboard:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
shakers:
Baba Ayombila
timpani:
Ben Hoffnung
xylophone:
Thomas Segura
background vocals:
Sally Dworsky
vocals:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
Peter Gabriel3.755:14
10Light as the Breeze
additional recording engineer:
Ed Cherney and Leanne Ungar
recording engineer:
Justin Niebank
additional engineer:
Robert Charles (Nashville engineer), Jim DeMain and John Hendrickson (Music engineer, mixer)
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist) and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
Mac McAnally
bass:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
guitar:
Dann Huff
harmonica:
Clint Black
horn:
Jim Hoke, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Paul Litteral and Charles Rose (American trombone player)
organ:
Steve Nathan
pedal steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
background vocals:
Bob Bailey (gospel singer), Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Kim Fleming, Jackie Gouche, Yvonne Hodges (vocalist), Donna McElroy, Monalisa Young (US funk / soul singer), Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer) and Trisha Yearwood
lead vocals:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
vocals:
Trisha Yearwood
horn arranger:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Light as the Breeze
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1993)
Billy Joel36:12
11If It Be Your Will
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
producer:
Ed Cherney and Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Fred Tackett
bass:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
organ:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
cover recording of:
If It Be Your Will
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Jann Arden5:28
12Story of Isaac
recording engineer and mixer:
Tchad Blake
additional engineer:
John Paterno
producer:
Mitchell Froom
acoustic guitar:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
electric guitar:
Ron Sexsmith
keyboard:
Mitchell Froom
vocals:
Suzanne Vega (American singer-songwriter)
cover recording of:
Story of Isaac
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Suzanne Vega3.754:09
13Coming Back to You
engineer:
Ron Rigler (sound engineer) and Victor van Vugt
additional producer:
Spirit Feel and Victor van Vugt
producer:
Martin L. Gore and Spirit Feel
mixer:
Spirit Feel and Victor van Vugt
cover recording of:
Coming Back to You
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Martin L. Gore3:33