Tower of Song

Infobox Album |
Name = Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Type = studio
Artist = Various Artists


Released = October 1995
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = A&M Records
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfexqehldhe link] |
Last album = "I'm Your Fan"
(1991)
This album = "Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen"
(1995)
Next album = ""
(2006)

:"Tower of Song" is also the name of a Leonard Cohen song first released on the I'm Your Man album"

"Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen" is a tribute album to Leonard Cohen, released in 1995 on A&M Records. It takes its name of a song by Cohen, that has been covered by Marianne Faithfull, Robert Forster, Peter Gabriel, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Martha Wainwright and Dax Riggs.

The album was savaged by many music critics, who pointed out that the album's glossy mainstream pop approach badly distorted the context of Cohen's music. [ [http://wm11.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:apfexqehldhe allmusic ((( Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen > Overview ))) ] ] [ [http://www.tranglos.com/marek/yes/tr_111.html Tentative Review by The Christopher Currie: (various artists) - Tower Of Song ] ]

Track listing

#"Everybody Knows" – Don Henley
#"Coming Back to You" – Trisha Yearwood
#"Sisters of Mercy" – Sting with The Chieftains
#"Hallelujah" – Bono
#"Famous Blue Raincoat" – Tori Amos
#"Ain't No Cure for Love" – Aaron Neville
#"I'm Your Man" – Elton John
#"Bird on a Wire" – Willie Nelson
#"Suzanne" – Peter Gabriel
#"Light as the Breeze" – Billy Joel
#"If It Be Your Will" – Jann Arden
#"Story of Isaac" – Suzanne Vega
#"Coming Back to You" – Martin Gore

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