Artist's First New Collection Since 2001's Ten New Songs
Features Twelve Original Cohen Compositions + Live Track, "Tennessee Waltz"
Dear Heather in Stores Tuesday, September 28
NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records is set to release Dear
Heather, the eagerly-awaited new album from the legendary singer-songwriter
Leonard Cohen. The album, Cohen's first since 2001's critically-acclaimed Ten
New Songs, will be in stores on Tuesday, September 28.
Produced and Engineered by Leanne Ungar, Dear Heather debuts twelve new
studio recordings composed by Cohen: "Go No More A-Roving," "Because Of," "The
Letters," "Undertow," "Morning Glory," "On That Day," "Villanelle for Our
Time," "There For You," "Dear Heather," "Nightingale," "To A Teacher," "The
Faith" and the live track, "Tennessee Waltz," Cohen's emotional interpretation
of the country-western standard popularized by Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Patti
Page and others.
Leonard Cohen's debut album The Songs Of Leonard Cohen, was released on
Columbia Records on December 27, 1967. Since that time, Cohen has recorded
ten additional studio albums -- Songs From A Room (1969), Songs Of Love and
Hate (1971), New Skin For The Old Ceremony (1973), Death Of A Ladies' Man
(1977), Recent Songs (1979), Various Positions (1984), I'm Your Man (1988),
The Future (1992), Ten New Songs (2001), and Dear Heather (2004); three live
albums -- Live Songs (1972), Cohen Live (1994) and Field Commander Cohen: Tour
Of 1979 (2000); and two "greatest hits" collections -- Best Of Leonard Cohen
(1975) and More Best Of (1997). Best Of Leonard Cohen was certified gold by
the RIAA in May 2000. Over the course of his career, Leonard Cohen has sold
more than 11 million albums worldwide.
Cohen has published 11 books, including two novels (1963's The Favorite
Game and 1966's Beautiful Losers). His songs have been covered throughout the
world and have influenced generations of songwriters. Cohen's music has
earned the accolades of other artists in tribute albums in France, Norway,
Canada, Spain, the Czech Republic, South Africa and the United States; among
these are the best-selling American album Tower Of Song and Jennifer Warnes'
Famous Blue Raincoat.
SOURCE Columbia Records
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Related links:
http://www.leonardcohen.com
http://www.columbiarecords.com
CONTACT:
Benny Tarantini, Columbia Records, Media, New
York, +1-212-833-5858, benny_tarantini@sonymusic.com
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