Leonard Cohen - More Best of Leonard Cohen

This second compilation covers Leonard Cohen's career from 1984 to the present (skipping over both Death of a Ladies' Man, which is understandable, and Recent Songs, which is more questionable). Cohen did not have any hits during this period, though a few songs, notably "Everybody Knows" and "Tower of Song," became well enough known to be essential choices. Otherwise, Cohen's craftsmanship makes a choice from among his work difficult. This set chooses four of the eight songs from the celebrated I'm Your Man album (and more might have been included) and four from its less successful follow-up, The Future. One track, "Dance Me to the End of Love," comes from Various Positions, with another of that album's songs, "Hallelujah," included in a live version. There is also a live version of the Cohen standard "Suzanne," and there are two previously unreleased songs, the typically funny and erotic "Never Any Good" and the minute-long disembodied recitation "The Great Event." It's easy to note important omissions -- "Came So Far for Beauty," "If It Be Your Will," and "First We Take Manhattan" are perhaps the most missed -- but what's here chronicles both the continuance of Cohen's talent as a songwriter and the improvement in his deepened voice and record-making abilities in the second half of his career. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alex Brown Vocals Bill Ginn Keyboards Bill Schnee Mixing Billy Myers Engineer Bob Furgo Keyboards, Violin Bob Metzger Pedal Steel, Producer, Guitar (Electric), Guitar C. Roscoe Beck Producer Curt Bisquera Drums Darrell Leonard Horn David Campbell Vocal Arrangement, String Arrangements, Vocals (Background), Conductor David Hough Engineer David Kelln Engineer David Shoeber Engineer Dean Parks Guitar, Mandolin Dennis Harring Guitar Dominique Issermann Photography Donald Taylor Choir Director Doug McClement Engineer Doug Sax Mastering Earl Lon Price Horn Elisabeth Valletti Vocals Evelyine Hebey Vocals Gabe Veltri Engineer, Mixing Gavin Lurssen Mastering Gean-Michel Reusser Producer Greg Smith Horn Ian Terry Engineer Iki Levy Programming, Editing Jackie Farris Vocals Jean-Jacque Peruchon Engineer Jean-Philippe Rykiel Arranger Jeff Fisher Programming, Keyboards, Arranger Jennifer Warnes Vocals Jim Cox Keyboards John Barnes Bass John Bilezikjian Mandolin, Oud Jorge Calderon Bass Julie Christensen Vocals Julie Delgado Bass Kevin Beauchamp Engineer LA Mass Choir Choir, Chorus Leanne Ungar Producer, Engineer Lee Thornburg Horn Arrangements, Horn Leland Sklar Bass Lenny Castro Tambourine, Percussion Leonard Cohen Arranger, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming Mayel Assouly Vocals Michel Robidoux Producer Nancy Donald Art Direction Paul Ostermayer Keyboards, Saxophone Perla Batalla Vocals Raffi Hakopian Violin Randy Kerber Keyboards Rebecca de Mornay Producer Richard Cottrell Engineer Roger Guerin Engineer Stephen Zirkel Trumpet, Bass, Keyboards Steve Lindsey Keyboards, Producer Steve Meador Drums Steve Metzger Pedal Steel, Guitar Thomas Timko Horn Tom Brechtlein Drums Tom McMoran Keyboards Victoria ? Vocals Vinnie Colaiuta Drums Yoav Goren Programming, Arranger