Album: Recent Songs by Leonard Cohen (1979)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Carefree
Record Label: Columbia
Format: Album

Description: Recent Songs is the sixth studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in 1979. Produced by Leonard Cohen and Henry Lewy, it was a return to Cohen's acoustic folk music after the Phil Spector experimentation of Death of a Ladies' Man, but now with many jazz and Oriental influences.

Artist Background: Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (21 September 1934, Westmount, Montreal, Canada - 7 November 2016, Los Angeles, California, USA) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships. Cohen has been inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highe... Part of the Westmount, Montreal, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Westmount, Montreal, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, Carefree, 1970s, Album, Columbia

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Recent Songs is the sixth studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in 1979. Produced by Leonard Cohen and Henry Lewy, it was a return to Cohen's acoustic folk music after the Phil Spector experimentation of Death of a Ladies' Man, but now with many jazz and Oriental influences.

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