Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

# Title Artist Rating Length
  CD 1
11 Everybody Knows
Don Henley 6:10
22 Coming Back to You
Trisha Yearwood 3:36
33 Sisters of Mercy (feat. Sting)
The Chieftains 3:19
44 Hallelujah
Bono 4:55
55 Famous Blue Raincoat
Tori Amos 5:39
66 Ain't No Cure for Love
Aaron Neville 3:40
77 I'm Your Man
Elton John 4:10
88 Bird on a Wire
Willie Nelson 4:21
99 Suzanne
Peter Gabriel 5:14
1010 Light as the Breeze
Billy Joel 6:12
1111 If It Be Your Will
Jann Arden 5:28
1212 Story of Isaac
Suzanne Vega 4:09
1313 Coming Back to You
Martin L. Gore 3:33

Relationships

acoustic guitar:
Mac McAnally (track 10)
Dean Parks (tracks 6, 9)
Fred Tackett (track 11)
Suzanne Vega (track 12)
Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (tracks 2, 6)
additional engineer:
John Chamberlain (track 5)
Jim Champagne (track 7)
Robert Charles (track 10)
Jim DeMain (track 10)
Bill Dooley (track 1)
John Hendrickson (tracks 7–8, 10)
John Paterno (track 12)
additional guitar:
Grady Martin (Guitarist) (track 8)
Jody Payne (track 8)
additional producer:
Howie B (track 4)
Victor van Vugt (track 13)
additionally recorded by:
Ed Cherney (tracks 7, 10)
Rik Pekkonen (tracks 2, 6)
Bill Schnee (track 7)
Leanne Ungar (tracks 2, 6–7, 10)
background vocals:
Bob Bailey (track 10)
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets) (tracks 2, 6–7, 10)
Sally Dworsky (track 9)
Kim Fleming (track 10)
Jackie Gouche (tracks 2, 6–7, 10)
Yvonne Hodges (track 10)
Shawn Mariani (track 7)
Jean McClain (track 7)
Louise McCormick (track 4)
Donna McElroy (track 10)
Lori Perry (track 7)
Chris Rodriguez (track 10)
Carmen Twillie (track 1)
Julia Waters (track 1)
Maxine Waters (track 1)
Trisha Yearwood (track 10)
Monalisa Young (tracks 2, 6–7, 10)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2) (track 4)
bass:
Larry Klein (track 11)
Jerry Scheff (track 12)
Bee Spears (track 8)
Neil Stubenhaus (tracks 1, 7)
Willie Weeks (tracks 2, 6, 10)
bass and keyboard:
Larry Klein (track 9)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (tracks 1–13)
Sharon Robinson (songwriter) (track 1)
conductor:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) (tracks 2, 6)
drums:
Eddie Bayers (tracks 2, 6)
Curt Bisquera (track 7)
Matt Chamberlain (track 9)
Vinnie Colaiuta (Musician - Drummer) (track 11)
Scott Crago (track 1)
Billy English (track 8)
Paul English (track 8)
Jim Keltner (track 8)
Paul Leim (track 10)
drums and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (track 12)
electric guitar:
Dean Parks (track 11)
Ron Sexsmith (track 12)
electric piano:
Jim Cox (track 6)
engineer:
Louise McCormick (track 4)
Simon Osborne (track 3)
Ron Rigler (track 13)
Victor van Vugt (track 13)
executive producer:
David Anderle [ Remove | Edit ]
Kelley Lynch [ Remove | Edit ]
guitar:
Dann Huff (track 10)
Dominic Miller (track 3)
Willie Nelson (track 8)
Dean Parks (track 7)
Jimmy Ripp (track 1)
Steuart Smith (tracks 2, 6)
Waddy Wachtel (track 7)
guitar and mandolin:
Dean Parks (track 8)
harmonica:
Clint Black (track 10)
Mickey Raphael (track 8)
horn:
William Churchville (track 7)
Vince Denham (track 7)
Jim Hoke (tracks 7, 10)
Jim Horn (tracks 7, 10)
Paul Litteral (tracks 7, 10)
Lon Price (track 7)
Charles Rose (tracks 7, 10)
Greg Smith (Horns) (track 7)
Lee Thornburg (track 7)
horn arranger:
Jim Horn (tracks 7, 10)
Steve Lindsey (tracks 7, 10)
keyboard:
Mitchell Froom (track 12)
Peter Gabriel (track 9)
Steve Lindsey (track 9)
Scott Plunkett (track 1)
Jeremy Shaw (UK acid jazz producer, member of Naked Funk & Daddylonglegs) (track 4)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (tracks 1–8, 10–13)
Sharon Robinson (songwriter) (track 1)
Leonard Cohen (1966) (track 9)
mastering:
Doug Sax [ Remove | Edit ]
mixer:
Tchad Blake (track 12)
Ed Cherney (track 11)
Robbie Jacobs (track 1)
Louise McCormick (track 4)
Hugh Padgham (track 3)
Eric Rosse (track 5)
Bill Schnee (tracks 2, 6–8, 10)
Spirit Feel (track 13)
Gabe Veltri (track 9)
Victor van Vugt (track 13)
organ:
Jim Cox (track 11)
Steve Nathan (track 10)
Bobbie Nelson (track 8)
Benmont Tench (track 1)
organ and piano:
Jim Cox (track 7)
percussion:
Bono (singer of U2) (track 4)
Lenny Castro (track 7)
Paulinho da Costa (track 11)
performer:
Sting (track 3)
piano:
Tori Amos (track 5)
Matt Rollings (tracks 2, 6, 10)
producer:
Bono (singer of U2) (track 4)
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist) (tracks 2, 10)
Ed Cherney (track 11)
Mitchell Froom (track 12)
Martin L. Gore (track 13)
Don Henley (track 1)
Steve Lindsey (tracks 2, 6–11)
Stan Lynch (track 1)
Spirit Feel (track 13)
Sting (track 3)
programming:
Simon Gogerly (track 9)
recorded by:
Tchad Blake (track 12)
Richard Chappell (track 9)
Ed Cherney (track 11)
John Ingoldsby (track 7)
Robbie Jacobs (track 1)
Louise McCormick (track 4)
Justin Neibank (tracks 2, 6, 10)
Eric Rosse (track 5)
Gabe Veltri (tracks 7–9)
remixer:
Howie B (track 4)
shakers:
Baba Ayombila (track 9)
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (tracks 2, 6, 8, 10)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) (tracks 2, 6)
tambourine:
Arno Lucas (track 6)
timpani:
Ben Hoffnung (track 9)
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer) (track 8)
vocals:
Tori Amos (track 5)
Peter Gabriel (track 9)
Willie Nelson (track 8)
Suzanne Vega (track 12)
Trisha Yearwood (track 10)
xylophone:
Thomas Segura (track 9)
ASIN:
US: B000001EZK [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
Discogs:
http://www.discogs.com/release/692415 [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
cover recording of:
Ain't No Cure for Love (track 6)
Bird on the Wire (track 8)
Coming Back to You (tracks 2, 13)
Everybody Knows (track 1)
Famous Blue Raincoat (track 5)
Hallelujah (track 4)
If It Be Your Will (track 11)
I’m Your Man (track 7)
Light as the Breeze (track 10)
Sisters of Mercy (track 3)
Story of Isaac (track 12)
Suzanne (track 9)