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Leonard Cohen discography
Studio albums11
Live albums3
Compilation albums3

Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963.

Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European folk music melodies[citation needed] and instrumentation. In the 1970s his music encompassed pop, cabaret and world music. Since the 1980s his high baritone voice he has typically evolved into lower registers (bass baritone and bass), with accompaniment from electronic synthesizers and female backing singers.

His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, sexuality, and complex interpersonal relationships.

Cohen's songs and poetry have influenced many other singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand renditions of his work have been recorded. He has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. Cohen was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a speech by Lou Reed on March 10, 2008 for his status among the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters".[1]



Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		FIN
[4] 		GER
[5] 		IRE
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		POL
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[11] 		US
[12] 		CAN
[13] 		NOR
[14] 		UK
[15]
1967 Songs of Leonard Cohen — — — — — — — — 10 83
1969 Songs from a Room
  • Released: April 7, 1969
  • Label: Columbia Records
 10
[16] 		— — — — — — — 2 63
1971 Songs of Love and Hate
  • Released: March 19, 1971
  • Label: Columbia Records
 63
[17] 		8 24 — — 11 — — 4 145
1974 New Skin for the Old Ceremony
  • Released: August 11, 1974
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — — 17 — — — — — 24 — Silver
1977 Death of a Ladies' Man
  • Released: November 13, 1977
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — — — — — 20 — 15 35 —
1979 Recent Songs
  • Released: September 27, 1979
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — — 56 — — — — — — —
1984 Various Positions
  • Released: December 11, 1984
  • Label: Columbia Records
 60
[18] 		— 43 99 — 3 — 12 52 —
1988 I'm Your Man
  • Released: February 2, 1988
  • Label: Columbia Records
 34
[19] 		— 32 84 — 1 — 6 48 — Gold 4x Platinum Silver
1992 The Future
  • Released: November 24, 1992
  • Label: Columbia Records
 7
[19] 		— 79 — 60 3 — 5 36 — 2x Platinum Silver
2001 Ten New Songs
  • Released: October 9, 2001
  • Label: Columbia Records
 4 35 16 7 18 1 1 3 26 143 Platinum Platinum
2004 Dear Heather
  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: Columbia Records
 5 22 19 5 34 2 1 8 34 131 Gold

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[2] 		FIN
[4] 		GER
[5] 		IRE
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		POL
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[11] 		US
[12] 		CAN
[13] 		NOR
[14] 		UK
[15]
1973 Live Songs
  • Release: April, 1973
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — — — — — — — — — —
1994 Cohen Live: Leonard Cohen in Concert
  • Release: June 28, 1994
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — — — — — — — — — —
2001 Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979
  • Release: February, 2001
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — — — — — — — — — —

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN

[20]

AUT

[21]

BEL

[22]

DEN

[23]

FIN

[4]

GER

[5]

IRE

[6]

NLD

[7]

NOR

[8]

NZ SWE

[10]

SWI

[24]

UK

[11]

1975 The Best of Leonard Cohen
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 — — — — — 43 — — — — — — — UK: Silver[15]
GER: Gold[25]
1997 More Best of Leonard Cohen
  • Released: October 7, 1997
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 90 41 19 — — — — 69 — — 22 — — US: Gold[26]
2002 The Essential Leonard Cohen
  • Released: October 22, 2002
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — — — 17 6 76 37 12 3 38 8 98 57 NOR: Platinum[14]
" — " denotes releases that did not chart.

Tribute albums

Title Release date
I'm Your Fan 1991
Tower of Song 1995

Many other cover albums have been recorded by many artists[27].

Contributions

References

  1. ^ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame press release, "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces its Inductees for 2008," 12/13/07. http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/2008-inductee-announcement
  2. ^ a b "Rush discography". Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  3. ^ Australian Chart Books 1940-2005(David Kent). Retrieved on 2009-02-22
  4. ^ a b c "Leonard Cohen discography". Austrian charts (in Finnish). Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  5. ^ a b c "Leonard Cohen discography". German charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  6. ^ a b c "Irish Album Chart". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  7. ^ a b c "Leonard Cohen discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  8. ^ a b c "Leonard Cohen discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  9. ^ a b "Leonard Cohen discography". Polish Album charts. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  10. ^ a b c "Leonard Cohen discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  11. ^ a b c "UK Albums chart". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  12. ^ a b "Chart history - Leonard Cohen". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  13. ^ a b "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  14. ^ a b c "Salgstrofeer". IFPI. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  15. ^ a b c "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  16. ^ "Songs from the Room - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  17. ^ "Songs of Love and Hate - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  18. ^ "Various Positions - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  19. ^ a b "I'm Your Man - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15. Cite error: The named reference "IMYOURMAN" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  20. ^ "Canadian Charts". RPM. Retrieved 2008-03-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Austrian Album Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  22. ^ "Belgian Album Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  23. ^ "Danish Album Chart". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  24. ^ "Swiss Album Chart". Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  25. ^ "German certifications". musikindustrie. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  26. ^ "RIAA Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  27. ^ http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/covers.html
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