An Album, containing 25 tracks which are said to „illustrate the diverse and often surprising selection of music that has inspired and influenced Leonard Cohen throughout his career“, but there are many more ….
1. Solea Por – Federico Garcia Lorca 2. Careless Love – Josh White (Trad, Arr. Handy, Williams, Koenig) 3. Jezebel – Frankie Laine (Shanklin) 4. Which Side Are You On? – Almanac Singers (Reece) 5. La Complainte Du Partisan (The Partisan) – Anna Marly (Marly, Vigerie) 6. Goodnight Irene – The Weavers (Ledbetter, Lomax) 7. Red River Valley – Gene Autry (Trad) 8. Tennessee Waltz – Les Paul / Mary Ford (King, Stewart) 9. Be My Baby – The Ronettes (Spector, Greenwich, Barry) 10. Just One More – George Jones (Jones) 11. The Great Pretender – The Platters (Ram) 12. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers (North, Zaret) 13. What’d I Say – Ray Charles (Charles) 14. The Twist – Hank Ballard (Ballard) 15. Supermarket In California – Allen Ginsberg (Ginsberg) 16. Turn! Turn! Turn! – Judy Collins (Seeger, Scripture) 17. Downhearted Blues – Alberta Hunter (Hunter, Austin) 18. Jokerman – Bob Dylan (Dylan) 19. Deadbelly – Jack Kerouac (Kerouac) 20. Charlie Parker – Jack Kerouac (Kerouac) 21. California – Joni Mitchell (Mitchell) 22. Get It While You Can – Janis Joplin (Joplin) 23. Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday (Seress, Carter, Lewis, Javor) 24. I Shall Be Released – Joan Baez (Dylan) 25. Your Cheatin Heart – Hank Williams (Williams) |
Released by Chrome Dreams,CDCD5035, UK 2010.
Total running time: 73 minutes.