Leonard Cohen – The Future
Although recorded in about a dozen studios in Montreal and Los Angeles over the course of several years, Leonard Cohen's ninth studio album, The Future, maintains a consistency of tone, sombre, wryly humorous and more engaged with the outside world than many of his other efforts.
The album was hugely popular in Canada, reaching #3 on The Record album chart and going platinum, and garnered strong support from the international critics:
Tracy and I saw Cohen at the Centre in the Square in Kitchener during his tour for The Future, perhaps the first time we'd taken in a concert at that venue. It was a great 32nd birthday present for me and, we thought, quite a civilized way to listen to live music.
| Hometown: |
Montreal |
| Label: |
Columbia |
| Release Date: |
24 November 992 |
| Producer: |
Leonard Cohen, Steve Lindsey, Bill Ginn, Leanne Ungar, Rebecca De Mornay, Yoav Goren |
| Style: |
folk pop |
| Mar*Star 125: |
did not exist |
| Mar*Star 150: |
66 |
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- "The Future" (Leonard Cohen) – 6:41
- "Waiting for the Miracle" (Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson) – 7:42
- "Be for Real" (Frederick Knight) – 4:32
- "Closing Time"(Leonard Cohen) – 6:00
- "Anthem" (Leonard Cohen) – 6:09
- "Democracy" (Leonard Cohen) – 7:13
- "Light as the Breeze" (Leonard Cohen) – 7:14
- "Always" (Irving Berlin) – 8:04
- "Tacoma Trailer" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:57
Credits:
- Leonard Cohen – vocals, programming (on 1, 2, 4), saxophone (on 7)
- Yoav Goren – programming (on 1, 2, 4)
- Steve Meador – drums (on 1, 5)
- Bob Metzger – guitar (on 1, 4, 5, 7), pedal steel (on 3), bass (on 5)
- Lenny Castro – tambourine (on 1, 8), percussion (on 2, 3, 5)
- Steve Lindsey – percussion (on 2), organ (3, 8), piano (on 3), mellotron (on 3), keyboards (on 6)
- Dean Parks – mandolin (on 2, 6), guitar (on 6, 8)
- Bob Furgo – violin (on 2, 4, 7)
- Anjani Thomas – backing vocals (on 2)
- James Gadson – drums (on 3)
- Freddie Washington – bass (on 3)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (on 3)
- Greg Phillinganes – piano (on 3)
- Tony Warren – backing vocals (on 3)
- Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals (on 3)
- Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris – backing vocals (on 3)
- Bob Glaub – bass intro (on 4)
- Perla Batalla – backing vocals (on 4)
- Julie Christensen – backing vocals (on 4, 6)
- LA Mass Choir directed by Donald Taylor – choir (on 5)
- Jeff Fisher – programming (on 6), keyboards (on 6)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (on 6)
- Randy Kerber – keyboards (on 6)
- John Barnes – synth bass (on 6)
- Jennifer Warnes – backing vocals (on 6, 7)
- David Morgan – backing vocals (on 6)
- Bill Ginn – programming (on 7, 9), synclavier (on 7)
- Stephen Croes – synclavier (on 7, 9)
- Ed Greene – drums (on 8)
- Lee Sklar – bass (on 8)
- Jim Cox – piano (on 8)
- Mike Finnigan – organ pad (on 8)
- Dennis Herring – guitar (on 8)
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet (on 8), trombone (on 8)
- Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (on 8)
- Lon Price – tenor saxophone (on 8)
- Greg Smith – baritone saxophone (on 8)
- Peggy Blue – backing vocals (on 8)
- Edna Wright – backing vocals (on 8)
- Jean Johnson – backing vocals (on 8)
String musicians on various tunes:
- David Campbell
- Ron Clark
- Larry Corbett
- Joel Derouin
- Bruce Dukov
- Donald Ferrone
- Berj Garabedian
- Suzie Katayama
- Sid Page
- Daniel Smith
- Thomas Tally
- Raymond Tischer, II
Choir members on various tunes:
- Laythan Amot
- Evette Andrews
- Gigi Bailey
- Jeralynthia Banks
- Cynthia Bass
- Perla Batalla
- Steve Berkley
- Julie Christensen
- Lavan Davis
- Lashana Dendy
- Brenda Eager
- Aladrian Elmore
- Patricia Finnie
- Jimmie Frazier
- Sonya Griffin
- Raven Kane
- Nysa Larry
- Stephen Lively
- Roseland Parker
- Kevin Shoates
- Dana Stockard
- Carmen Twillie
- Theresa Walker
- Julia Waters
- Maxine Waters
- Oren Waters
- Mona Lisa Young
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