The tracks on this two-CD, 31-song anthology, spanning Cohen's career from his 1967 debut album through 2002's Ten New Songs, were chosen by Cohen himself.
It could thus be regarded as an accurate mirror of how Cohen sees his own career path and catalog highlights.
And there are many of the songs you would expect from any decent Cohen retrospective: "Suzanne," "Sisters of Mercy," "So Long Marianne," "Bird on a Wire," "Famous Blue Raincoat," and "I'm You're Man," for instance.
Still, the balance and selection isn't ideal.
There's just one song ("Famous Blue Raincoat") from Songs of Love and Hate, and no songs at all from Death of a Ladies Man.
Cohen's 1988-2002 period is arguably overrepresented, with about half of the package's tunes dating from that era.
And because his later period is so prominently featured, most listeners won't be able to get around the fact that his voice declined in expressive range in the later years, and his material was less striking than his best early songs.
Still, for those who've enjoyed Cohen all along, it's a good dose of much of his better work, and certainly doesn't skimp on the running time, with each of the discs lasting 78 minutes.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzanne | Leonard Cohen | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Sisters of Mercy | Leonard Cohen | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye | Leonard Cohen | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | So Long, Marianne | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Bird On the Wire | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:14 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Partisan | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Famous Blue Raincoat | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Chelsea Hotel #2 | Leonard Cohen | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Take This Longing | Leonard Cohen | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Who By Fire | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Guests | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Dance Me To the End of Love | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | If It Be Your Will | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Night Comes On | Leonard Cohen | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | I'm Your Man | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Everybody Knows | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Tower of Song | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Ain't No Cure For Love | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Take This Waltz | Leonard Cohen | Play | 08:37 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | First We Take Manhattan | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:15 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | The Future | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:46 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | Democracy | Leonard Cohen | Play | 07:08 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | Waiting For the Miracle | Leonard Cohen | Play | 08:01 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Closing Time | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Anthem | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:06 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | In My Secret Life | Leonard Cohen | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | A Thousand Kisses Deep | Leonard Cohen | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | The Stranger Song | Leonard Cohen | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Love Itself | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 | Alexandra Leaving | Leonard Cohen | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 174 mins | 400 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Cohen | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |