Songs of Leonard Cohen

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Songs of Leonard Cohen is the 1967 studio album that introduced Leonard Cohen’s distinctive blend of poetic, melancholic folk songwriting to a wide audience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
studio album
artist Leonard Cohen
basedOn Leonard Cohen’s earlier poetry and songwriting
catalogCode Columbia CL 2733
Columbia CS 9533
composer Leonard Cohen
countryOfOrigin Canada
criticalReception acclaimed
describedBySource music critics
followedBy Songs from a Room
follows Leonard Cohen’s career as a poet and novelist
genre contemporary folk
folk
folk rock
hasCoverArt Songs of Leonard Cohen album cover
hasEdition CD reissue
remastered edition
hasInfluenced singer-songwriters in folk and rock music
hasPart Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye
Master Song
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
Sisters of Mercy
So Long, Marianne
Stories of the Street
Suzanne
Teachers (TV series)
surface form: Teachers

The Stranger Song
Winter Lady
hasStyle minimalist arrangements
poetic lyrics
language English
length approximately 41 minutes
lyricist Leonard Cohen
mainSubject love
melancholy
relationships
spirituality
notableWork Sisters of Mercy
So Long, Marianne
Suzanne
originalMediaFormat vinyl record
performer Leonard Cohen
placeOfRecording New York City
producer John Simon
publicationYear 1967
recordedBy Leonard Cohen
recordLabel CBS Records
Columbia Records
releaseDate 1967-12-27

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Leonard Cohen debutAlbum Songs of Leonard Cohen
So Long, Marianne partOfAlbum Songs of Leonard Cohen
Suzanne laterReleaseAlbum Songs of Leonard Cohen
Henry Lewy notableWork Songs of Leonard Cohen
this entity surface form: Songs of Leonard Cohen (Leonard Cohen album)