1979 Leonard Cohen – Recent Songs
Recent Songs is the sixth studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in 1979. Produced by Cohen alongside Henry Lewy, it was a return to his normal acoustic folk music sound after the Phil Spector-driven experimentation of Death of a Ladies’ Man, but now with many jazz and Oriental influences.
Tracks
1 The Guests (Leonard Cohen) 06:42
2 Humbled In Love (Leonard Cohen) 05:16
3 The Window (Leonard Cohen) 05:57
4 Came So Far For Beauty (Leonard Cohen; John Lissauer) 04:05
5 The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant) (Antoine Gérin-Lajoie) 04:44
6 The Traitor (Leonard Cohen) 06:17
7 Our Lady Of Solitude (Leonard Cohen) 03:14
8 The Gypsy’s Wife (Leonard Cohen) 05:15
9 The Smokey Life (Leonard Cohen) 05:19
10 Ballad Of The Absent Mare (Leonard Cohen) 06:44
Biography
Musicians
1 The Guests
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Leonard Cohen |
| Oud | John Bilezikjian |
| Organ | Randy Waldman |
| Violin | Raffi Hakopian |
| Background Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
2 Humbled In Love
| Bass | Roscoe Beck |
| Drums | Steve Meador |
| Guitar | Mitch Watkins |
| Electric Piano | Bill Ginn |
| Sax | Paul Ostermayer |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Roger St Kenerly |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
3 The Window
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Leonard Cohen |
| Organ | Randy Waldman |
| Cello | Edgar Lustgarten |
| Oud | John Bilezikjian |
| Violin | Raffi Hakopian |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
4 Came So Far For Beauty
| Bass | John M Miller |
| Piano | John Lissauer |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
5 The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant)
| Guitar | Ricardo Gonzalez |
| Guitar | Everado Sandoval |
| Biguela | Filipe Perez |
| Trumpet | Jose Perez |
| Trumpet | Pablo Sandoval |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
6 The Traitor
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Leonard Cohen |
| Oud | John Bilezikjian |
| Organ | Randy Waldman |
| Violin | Raffi Hakopian |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
7 Our Lady Of Solitude
| Bass | Roscoe Beck |
| Drums | Steve Meador |
| Guitar | Mitch Watkins |
| Piano | Bill Ginn |
| Piano | Garth Hudson |
| Oboe | Earl Dumler |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
8 The Gypsy’s Wife
| Drums | Steve Meador |
| Acoustic Guitar | Leonard Cohen |
| Electric Piano | Bill Ginn |
| Oboe | Earl Dumler |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
10 Ballad Of The Absent Mare
| Guitar | Ricardo Gonzalez |
| Guitar | Everado Sandoval |
| Biguela | Filipe Perez |
| Trumpet | Jose Perez |
| Trumpet | Pablo Sandoval |
| Vocals | Leonard Cohen |
Other Musicians
Violin – Agostin Cervantes, Armando Quintero, Luiz Briseño, Miguel Sandoval (Tracks 5, 10)
Liner Notes
Producer – Henry Lewy, Leonard Cohen
Co-producer – John Lissauer (Track 4)
Arranged By – John Lissauer (Track 4)
Arranged By – Leonard Cohen (Track 5)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals, Vocals) – Jennifer Warnes (Track 1)
Arranged By (Harmony) – Jennifer Warnes
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 6, 9)
Conductor (Mariachi Band) – Luiz Briseño (Tracks 5, 10)
Conductor (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 6, 9)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Henry Lewy
Recorded By – Henry Lewy
Mixed By (Assistant) – Derek Du Nann, Greg Falken, Skip Cottrell
Recorded By (Assistant) – Derek Du Nann, Greg Falken, Skip Cottrell
Art Direction – Glen Christensen
Artwork – Dianne Lawrence
Mastered At A&M Studios
Mixed At A&M Studios
Recorded At A&M Studios
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