Famous Blue Raincoat

Famous Blue Raincoat Artist: Jennifer Warnes
Label: Phantom Sound & Visi
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 057362122727
EAN: 0057362122727
ASIN: B00005AKQW


Release Date: 2002-01-21

Famous Blue Raincoat


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Tracks:

  1. First We Take Manhattan
  2. Bird on a Wire
  3. Famous Blue Raincoat
  4. Joan of Arc
  5. Ain't No Cure for Love
  6. Coming Back to You
  7. Song of Bernadette
  8. Singer Must Die
  9. Came So Far for Beauty

Album Description

Canadian edition of the hit vocalist's acclaimed 1986 collection of Leonard Cohen covers, currently out-of-print in theU.S.. Highlights include, 'First We Take Manhattan', 'Bird On A Wire' and 'Joan Of Arc' with guest vocal by Leonard Cohen. Standard jewe

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Masterpiece.......2006-09-27

This album was released at a time when Cohen was almost forgotten, about seven years before the tribute albums I'm Your Fan and Tower Of Song would spur renewed interest in his work. Warnes' interpretations are always graceful and moving.

She understands Cohen's music well, having done backing vocals on some of his albums like Various Positions, and she covers his songs with loving dedication. My favorites include Aint No Cure For Love (from Cohen's I'm Your Man), Coming Back To You (from Various Positions), Came So Far For Beauty (from Recent Songs) and of course the formidable Joan Of Arc where Cohen himself sings some of the verses.

Warnes' voice is the perfect vehicle for his poetic lyrics of romantic longing and despair, and my only complaint is that I would have loved to hear her interpretations of Suzanne and Sisters Of Mercy too. Another great Cohen tribute album is Democracy by Judy Collins, the very first artist who covered his songs.

5 out of 5 stars

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