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LEONARD COHEN’S CAREER-SPANNING ANTHOLOGY ALBUM HALLELUJAH & SONGS FROM HIS ALBUMS, OUT TODAY
WITH UNRELEASED 2008 LIVE AT GLASTONBURY VERSION OF “HALLELUJAH”
ALBUM INSPIRED BY NEW DOCUMENTARY
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN A JOURNEY, A SONG
Today, Sony Music Entertainment releases first-ever career-spanning album from songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and visual artist Leonard Cohen. Comprised of 17 tracks from Cohen’s expansive career, the anthology,Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah & Songs from His Albums,features an unreleased and unforgettable live performance of “Hallelujah”from the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. See full track list below. The album is available digitally now –listen here,and coming this fall on CD and limited-edition translucent blue vinyl (2LP) –click hereto pre-order.
This collection is a companion piece to the new documentaryHallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song,which premieres atTribeca Festivalthis month, and was also an official selection at 2021 Venice Film Festival and 2021 Telluride Festival. The film is a definitive exploration of the singer-songwriter as seen through the prism of Cohen’s internationally renowned hymn “Hallelujah.” Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80thbirthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Family Trust, including Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews. The feature-length documentary contains moving testimonies from personal friends of Leonard’s such as Adrienne Clarkson and Larry “Ratso” Sloman, and recording artists for whom “Hallelujah” has become a personal touchstone like Judy Collins, Brandi Carlile, and Rufus Wainwright.
Track List
Hallelujah (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
Suzanne
Bird on the Wire
Famous Blue Raincoat
Chelsea Hotel #2
Who by Fire
Dance Me to the End of Love
I’m Your Man
Anthem
The Future
In My Secret Life
Recitation w/ N.L. (A Thousand Kisses Deep)
Show Me the Place
Come Healing
You Got Me Singing
You Want It Darker
Thanks for the Dance