Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Judy Collins Title: Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy Members Wishing: 4 Total Copies: 0 Label: Elektra / Wea Release Date: 8/31/2004 Album Type: Original recording remastered Genres: Folk, Pop Styles: Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters, Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 081227651022 |
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Pop interpreter Judy Collins' sublime soprano has long made her a favorite worldwide. Leonard Cohen was an acclaimed poet and novelist when Collins had a 1967 hit with his beautiful and timeless song "Suzanne." She put him... more » |
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Album Description Pop interpreter Judy Collins' sublime soprano has long made her a favorite worldwide. Leonard Cohen was an acclaimed poet and novelist when Collins had a 1967 hit with his beautiful and timeless song "Suzanne." She put him on the musical map, he became of the most literate and revered songwriters of our time, and their creative synergy has become one for the ages. This new collection brings together 14 of Judy's indelible versions of Cohen's classic works, including three brand new recordings of Collins-Cohen collaborations. Similarly Requested CDs
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Member CD Reviews S.J. T. (cactuspatch) from FREDERICKSBRG, TX Reviewed on 9/2/2013... Judy's renditions of Leonard Cohen's songs are so beautiful and powerful, and I love this album because the two of them and these songs are an important part of the history of the folk and singer/songwriter era of the sixties and early seventies.
It was a time when singers like Judy Collins played in college town pubs and made a name for themselves on their raw talents, before Nashville and the big record companies "made" singers. And it was a time when folks who loved music sat around campfires and on apartment floors late into the night, sharing songs they had written, and learning new songs from new friends. This album is the spark of one of those new friendships, one of those late night sharings, and I was so happy to find DEMOCRACY on SwapaCD, because its energy is bright and uplifting to this day. CD ReviewsCohen's Best Interpreter H. F. Corbin | ATLANTA, GA USA | 12/16/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "No singer is more qualified to sing Leonard Cohen's songs than Judy Collins. She introduced his music to a U. S. audience in 1966 ("Suzanne" and "Dress Rehearsal Rag"); she has continued to record his beautiful lyrics since then; and no one, including the composer himself, interprets his music better. For Collins and Cohen fans, most of the cuts here we've heard Ms. Collins sing before. Of the 14 selections, only three, "Democracy", "A Thousand Kisses Deep" and "Night Comes On" are the only new material here. I would love to hear her sing "First We Take Manhattan" or "Ain't No Cure For Love," to name two of Mr. Cohen's later offerings. Of course most of the Cohen classics are here: In addition to "Suzanne"-- that one for my money belongs to Ms. Collins alone-- there's "Sisters of Mercy", "Story of Isaac", "Bird On The Wire"-- the one that Cohen always opens his own concerts with-- and one of my all-time favorites, "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye." What is so amazing is that Ms. Collins' voice has changed little in the 40 or so years she's been singing. Someone not familiar with her recordings would be hard put to tell which cuts are old and which ones are new here. Her voice is as clear and beautiful as her blue eyes. And it doesn't hurt any that she always speaks out for the causes I care about too. This CD would make a great gift to a Cohen/Collins fan or a great introduction to the few last beautiful people on earth who aren't already crazy about this duo." Helps me get over the bush win Gary Delsohn | Corona del Mar CA | 11/05/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Ignore the other reviewers who say this is old, recycled stuff. Sure, some of it is available on earlier discs but how can you possibly knock someone with as gorgeous a voice as July Collins singing songs as gorgeous and piercing as Leonard Cohen's? Too few people are conversant in his music and it is simply an astounding body of work that is made even more sublime by coming from Judy Collin's lips. This is a must-purchase for anyone with a soul. Buy it and get lost in the beauty. A perfect antidote to post-election depression."
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