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Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker

Label:Columbia – 88985365071, Sony Music – 88985365071
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:Europe
Released:
Genre:Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style:Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Ballad

Tracklist

A1You Want It Darker
Arranged By [Choral Arrangement] – Adam Cohen, Conor O'Neil, Roï Azoulay
Conductor – Roï Azoulay
Drums – Rob Humphreys
Keyboards – Michael Chaves
Keyboards [Keyboard Bass] – Patrick Leonard
Lyrics By – Leonard Cohen
Music By – Patrick Leonard
Producer – Adam Cohen
A2Treaty
Bass – Sean Hurley
Lyrics By, Music By – Leonard Cohen
Producer, Piano, Keyboards – Patrick Leonard
A3On The Level
Backing Vocals – Dana Glover
Bass, Piano, Organ – Patrick Leonard
Drums – Brian MacLeod
Electric Guitar – Bill Bottrell
Lyrics By – Leonard Cohen
Music By – Sharon Robinson
Producer – Adam Cohen
A4Leaving The Table
Drums – Rob Humphreys
Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Bill Bottrell
Guitar, Mellotron, Celesta, Keyboards, Piano – Zac Rae
Lyrics By, Music By – Leonard Cohen
Producer, Guitar [Nylon String] – Adam Cohen
A5If I Didn't Have Your Love
Electric Guitar – Bill Bottrell
Lyrics By – Leonard Cohen
Music By – Patrick Leonard
Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards [Keys Bass], Piano – Patrick Leonard
B6Traveling Light
Backing Vocals – Athena Andreadis
Bouzouki – Tom Hemby
Cello [Cello Bass] – Mai Bloomfield
Drum Programming – Michael Chaves, Patrick Leonard
Keyboards – Patrick Leonard
Lyrics By – Leonard Cohen
Mandolin, Guitar [Nylon String], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Mellotron, Tom Tom [Floor Tom], Mandola [Octophone] – Zac Rae
Producer – Adam Cohen
Violin – David Davidson
B7It Seemed The Better Way
Arranged By [Choral Arrangement] – Adam Cohen, Conor O'Neil, Jake Smith (19), Roï Azoulay
Conductor – Roï Azoulay
Keyboards, Organ [B3], Percussion – Patrick Leonard
Lyrics By – Leonard Cohen
Music By – Patrick Leonard
Producer – Adam Cohen
Violin – David Davidson
B8Steer Your Way
Acoustic Guitar [Steel String] – Bruce Geitsch*
Backing Vocals – Alison Kraus*, Dana Glover
Drums – Rob Humphreys
Lyrics By, Music By – Leonard Cohen
Percussion – Patrick Leonard
Producer, Guitar [Nylon String] – Adam Cohen
Violin – David Davidson
B9String Reprise / Treaty
Cello – Yoshika Masuda
Lyrics By, Music By – Leonard Cohen
Producer, Composed By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Patrick Leonard
Violin [1st] – Luanne Homzy
Violin [2nd] – Etienne Gara
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Containes printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits
Sticker on the cover "9 Haunting New Songs"
Includes free download code.

Tracks are listed sequentially, regardless of sides.

Mastered at Marcussen Mastering, Los Angeles
Management: Kory & Rice, LLP

Treaty, Leaving The Table, Steer Your Way, String Reprise / Treaty copyright 2016 Old Ideas, LLC (SOCAN)
You Want It Darker, If I Didn’t Have Your Love, It Seemed The Better Way, copyright 2016 Old Ideas, LLC and Two Word Music (BMI)
Traveling Light, copyright 2016 Old Ideas, LLC, Two Word Music, and Like A Man Music, LLC (ASCAP)
On The Level, Copyright 2016 Old Ideas, LLC and Sharon Robinson Songs (ASCAP)

All text, images and photographs
© 2016 by Old Ideas, LLC. All rights reserved.
All rights administered by Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203
All rights reserved. Used by permission

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 8 89853 65071 2
  • Barcode (Scanned): 889853650712
  • Label Code: LC 00162
  • Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
  • Rights Society (Tracks A3, B6): ASCAP
  • Rights Society (Tracks A1, A5, B7): BMI
  • Rights Society (Tracks A2, A4, B8, B9): SOCAN
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched - variant 1): AL88985365071 26790.1(3) 120540 BG
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched - variant 1): BL88985365071 26765.2(3). .120540 BG
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched - variant 2): AL88985365071 26790.1(3)... 120540 BG
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched - variant 2): BL88985365071 26765.2(3)... 120540 BG

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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You Want It Darker (CD, Album, Digipak)Columbia88985365072US2016
You Want It Darker (CD, Album, Digipak)Columbia, Sony Music88985365072Europe2016
You Want It Darker (CD, Album, Digipak)Columbia, Sony Music88985365072Canada2016
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You Want It Darker (9×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps)Columbia889853650722016
New Submission
You Want It Darker (CD, Album)Sony Records Int'lSICP-5076Japan2016

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grooveReducshun's profile picture
grooveReducshun
Definitely not a pressing that does not live up to his last few albums which were spot on with mastering , this one just doesn’t have any impact. 5/10 I’d avoid .
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voltaires.monkey
I love this extraordinarily subtle and characteristically soulful album, but have just returned my second copy because of the issues mentioned in other reviews: i.e. dirt, B-side hiss, warping, etc. I will give it another try soon, as it seems at least some others have managed to score perfect copies, but I do wish I didn't need to go to so much trouble in order to purchase a relatively recent LP. :-(
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statikman
Mastering is great, pressing is decent. A bit warped, and a concerning scuff on side b, but it all sounds good enough to keep.
What an wonderful album though. Good lord, it's definitely in his top 3.
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drmika
I must be lucky because my copy sounds decent overall. As per the comments majority had issues like surface noise. Yes it was dirty but after cleaning the playback experience is overall pleasing. I don't mind the odd crackle here and there because it's not distracting to me. That's my two cents anyways. Great record by the Man.
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kontanas
Edited 2 years ago
I bought it today and it has good sound not excellent with a little noise. The dynamics are good but at Last three songs on B side have some cracks. Its very dirty from the company. I agree with the last friend, bad quality control. I cleaned it four times and its still dirty a lot. I recommend
everyone to buy the last work of cohen on CD

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redbadge
In common with a few of the other reviews here, my experience with this pressing is one of huge disappointment. I sent my first copy back to Amazon as the last two tracks of side B were ruined by intermittent crackles and hiss. Side A played flawlessly though. On my second copy now. The flaws on Side B last two tracks are still there but perhaps not as marked and I could live with that. However Side A is very poor with constant low frequency hissing. Beggars belief how can this pass quality control.
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Better-grooves
Agree about the issues on the last track of side B. However, this is only audible for perhaps the last 5-10 seconds of the record.
Although annoying, and an obvious defect, on balance I'm still happy as the rest of the record. My pressing at least, seemed very clean and sounded very good except for this issue. A real shame, but I can live with it.
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markok1847
The copy I have has some serious non-fill at the end of side B.
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stejdor
A stunning "Closing Time" album from L.Cohen, sadly let down by the Euro pressing company. They really have done him and the Columbia and Sony brands a huge diservice. This is my second copy and as with the first it has lots of surface scuffing, including what appear to be finger marks that won't wash out. Particularly bad on A side. I could live with that but I can't live with the crackle in the last 1/3 of each inner track song on both sides and will have to settle for the CD until I can find a different pressing. Also why isn't this packaged in a proper antistatic HDPE/paper sleeve instead of just the heavy paper one supplied? At NZ$55 a copy you'd expect better quality and care taken.
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Johnny1958
A superb album. Moving and emotional. A fitting tribute to the great man. Not I guess for the religious amongst us perhaps, but a thought provoking album. Every track is a joy. From a pressing point of view my copy is perfect in every way. Perhaps I was lucky.
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