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From LeonardCohen.com Live In London (DVD) 2009 Canadian DVD catalogue number: Columbia 88697-40503-9 On March 31, 2009, Leonard Cohen will release Live In London, his first new recording since 2004’s Dear Heather. This collection available in DVD and 2 CD formats was recorded live on July 17, 2008 at London’s 02 Arena, one of Europe’s largest indoor venues, and fully captures and recreates the extraordinary show that earned Cohen more than 80 five-star reviews for performances during his fall 2008 UK tour. Live In London offers definitive performances of classic songs drawn from the artist’s 40-year repertory. Live In London (2 CD) 2009 Canadian CD catalogue number: Columbia 88697-40502-2 On March 31, 2009, Leonard Cohen will release Live In London, his first new recording since 2004’s Dear Heather. This collection available in DVD and 2 CD formats was recorded live on July 17, 2008 at London’s 02 Arena, one of Europe’s largest indoor venues, and fully captures and recreates the extraordinary show that earned Cohen more than 80 five-star reviews for performances during his fall 2008 UK tour. Live In London offers definitive performances of classic songs drawn from the artist’s 40-year repertory. |
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 For over four decades, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of work achieves greater depths of mystery and meaning as time goes on. His songs have set a virtually unmatched standard in their seriousness and range. Sex, spirituality, religion, power - he has relentlessly examined the largest issues in human lives, always with a full appreciation of how elusive answers can be to the vexing questions he raises. But those questions, and the journey he has traveled in seeking to address them, are the ever-shifting substance of his work, as well as the reasons why his songs never lose their overwhelming emotional force. Documentaries, awards, tribute albums and the ongoing march of artists eager to record his songs all acknowledge the peerless contribution Cohen has made to what one of his titles aptly calls "The Tower of Song." In 2008 Leonard Cohen embarked on his first tour in 15 years. Quickly recognized as musical folklore in the making, 29 of the original dates sold out almost immediately, leaving fans and critics alike hailing the show as a once in a lifetime experience. By popular demand, the Canadian/UK tour was extended and by the end of that year it had reached 84 markets worldwide, selling more than 700,000 tickets. The Live In London release fully captures and recreates the extraordinary show from that tour that earned Cohen more than 80 five-star reviews for his performances. 1. Dance Me To The End Of Love 2. The Future 3. Ain't No Cure For Love 4. Bird On The Wire 5. Everybody Knows 6. In My Secret Life 7. Who By Fire 8. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye 9. Anthem 10. Introduction 11. Tower Of Song 12. Suzanne 13. The Gypsy's Wife 14. Boogie Street 15. Hallelujah 16. Democracy 17. I'm Your Man 18. Recitation w/ N.L. 19. Take This Waltz 20. So Long, Marianne 21. First We Take Manhattan 22. Sisters Of Mercy 23. If It Be Your Will 24. Closing Time 25. I Tried To Leave You 26. Wither Thou Goest |
Leonard Cohen's first newly recorded release since 2004's gold-certified Dear Heather, the Live In London collection fully captures and recreates the extraordinary show that earned Cohen, who celebrated his 40th year as a Columbia Records artist in 2007, more than 80 five-star reviews for performances during his fall 2008 UK and European tour. Leonard Cohen's return to live performance in Canada and Europe was met with extraordinary and unanimous accolades throughout 2008: "Cohen poured everything he had into a stunning performance." - Rolling Stone, June 9, 2008 "Cohen's master class will become Irish concert lore.... Quite simply, it doesn't get much better than this." - The Independent (Ireland), June 16, 2008 "The mood in the hall was adulatory.... This show is one for the ages." - The National Post (Canada), June 7, 2008 "An epic concert for an ecstatic audience." - Macleans (Canada), June 2008 "Cohen didn't just present the songs that made him famous - he brought them to life, animating his well-tuned verses with wit and passion and presence." - Toronto Globe and Mail, June 9, 2008 "Charming, funny, poignant, smart, sharp and sexy.... Leonard Cohen was our man" - Toronto Sun, June 7, 2008 "When legend Cohen takes to the stage, it's no less than a cultural event of Biblical dimensions" - The Independent (Ireland), June 15, 2008 "Leonard Cohen's first show in Britain in 15 years is immaculate, beautiful, exquisite." - Daily Telegraph, London, June 18, 2008 "Leonard Cohen is the coolest dude on the planet, bar none." - Sunday Tribune (Ireland), June 22, 2008 "Here is a performer who reigns supreme in his ability to illuminate the spiritual, the political and the personal with passion, insight and wit." - Birmingham Mail (England), August 4, 2008 The first Leonard Cohen concert collection to be released since 2001's Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979, Live In London includes the songs: Disc 1 - 1. Dance Me To The End Of Love 2. The Future 3. Ain't No Cure For Love 4. Bird On The Wire 5. Everybody Knows 6. In My Secret Life 7. Who By Fire 8. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye 9. Anthem 10. Introduction 11. Tower Of Song 12. Suzanne 13. The Gypsy's Wife Disc 2 - 1. Boogie Street 2. Hallelujah 3. Democracy 4. I'm Your Man 5. Recitation w/ N.L. 6. Take This Waltz 7. So Long, Marianne 8. First We Take Manhattan 9. Sisters Of Mercy 10. If It Be Your Will 11. Closing Time 12. I Tried To Leave You 13. Wither Thou Goest Leonard Cohen, lead vocal, guitar and keyboard Roscoe Beck, musical director, electric bass, stand-up bass, background vocal Rafael Bernardo Gayol, drums and percussion Neil Larsen, keyboards Javier Mas, banduria, laud, archilaud, and 12-string guitar Bob Metzger, lead guitar, pedal steel guitar Sharon Robinson, background vocals Dino Soldo, wind instruments, harmonica, keyboard, and background vocals Charley Webb, background vocals and guitar Hattie Webb, background vocals and harp. Leonard Cohen's debut album The Songs Of Leonard Cohen, was released on Columbia Records on December 27, 1967 achieving double platinum sales in Canada. Since the release of his debut, Cohen has recorded ten additional studio albums -- Songs From A Room (1969), Songs Of Love and Hate (1971), New Skin For The Old Ceremony (1974), Death Of A Ladies' Man (1977), Recent Songs (1979), Various Positions (1984), I'm Your Man (1988), The Future (1992), Ten New Songs (2001), and Dear Heather (2004); three live albums -- Live Songs (1972), Cohen Live (1994) and Field Commander Cohen: Tour Of 1979 (2001); and three "greatest hits" collections - The Best Of Leonard Cohen (1975), More Best Of (1997), and The Essential Leonard Cohen (2002). The Best Of Leonard Cohen has achieved triple platinum sales in Canada. Over the course of his career, Leonard Cohen has sold more than 21 million records worldwide. One of Leonard Cohen's most-loved songs, "Hallelujah" became a record-setting UK chart phenomenon recently when a version performed by Alexandra Burke, winner of the massively popular television talent competition "X Factor," rocketed to the No.1 slot on the UK singles chart, becoming the fastest-selling single by a female artist in UK chart history. So much interest in the song was generated that Jeff Buckley's rendition bulleted to No.2 while Cohen's original version entered the singles chart at No.34, bringing the artist his first-ever British Top 40 single. With versions of the song holding down three Top 40 UK Singles Chart positions simultaneously, "Hallelujah" became the fastest-selling digital single in European history. RIAA, CRIA, ARIA and IFPI statistics alone show that, prior to late 2008, more than five million copies of "Hallelujah" sold in CD format. Similarly, following Cohen's six concerts in Australia, Essentials 3.0, his Legacy Recordings collection, entered the Australian album charts at No.21. Cohen has published 12 books, including two novels (1963's "The Favorite Game" and 1966's "Beautiful Losers") and, most recently, 2006's "Book of Longing," a collection of poetry, prose and drawings. "Book of Longing" reached No.1 on the Top 10 Hardcover Fiction Books in Canada, as compiled by Maclean's Magazine, being the first book of poetry ever to reach the top of the bestsellers' lists in Canada. His songs have been covered throughout the world while influencing generations of songwriters. Cohen's music has earned the accolades of other artists in tribute albums in France, Norway, Canada, Spain, the Czech Republic, South Africa and the United States; among these are the best-selling American album Tower Of Song and Jennifer Warnes' Famous Blue Raincoat. Leonard Cohen has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1991, Cohen was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2003, a Companion to the Order of Canada - the latter of which is Canada's highest civilian honor recognizing a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. In June 2008, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec. When inducting him into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008, Lou Reed singled out Leonard Cohen as among the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters." SOURCE: Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. Erica Silver, (416) 589-3050, erica.silver@sonymusic.ca |