Jennifer Warnes "Famous Blue Raincoat" Stereo LP, 1987, Cypress Records 661111-1
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Jennifer Warnes "Famous Blue Raincoat", The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Stereo LP, 1987, Cypress Records 661 111-1. RARE. I am the original owner, and always played on premium Bang & Olufsen turntables. Current Goldmine book value is $50. I will ship within two business days of cleared PayPal payment. The disc is Near Mint, the jacket IS MINT, still has original plastic covering.
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Released in November 1986, Famous Blue Raincoat is a tribute to Leonard Cohen, with whom Warnes had toured as a backup singer in the 1970s. The album's songs span much of Cohen's career, from his 1969 album Songs from a Room to his 1984 album Various Positions (on which Warnes sang), and even two songs ("First We Take Manhattan" and "Ain't No Cure for Love") from Cohen's then-unreleased album I'm Your Man.
The idea for the album originated when Cohen assisted Warnes with the lyrics of "Song of Bernadette" while on tour in 1979. Warnes had suggested the album at Arista Records and later MCA Records with no luck. The album's producer, C. Roscoe Beck said, "Leonard seemed to be A&R poison."[1]
Guest contributors include guitarists Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Lindley and Robben Ford, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, keyboardist Russell Ferrante, arranger Van Dyke Parks and Cohen himself duetting on "Joan of Arc".
Track Listing:
All songs written by Leonard Cohen except where noted.
- "First We Take Manhattan" – 3:47
- "Bird on a Wire" – 4:42
- "Famous Blue Raincoat" – 5:33
- "Joan of Arc" – 7:57
- "Ain't No Cure for Love" – 3:21
- "Coming Back to You" – 3:43
- "Song of Bernadette" – 3:55 (Jennifer Warnes, Bill Elliott, Cohen)
- "A Singer Must Die" – 4:52
- "Came So Far for Beauty" – 3:37 (Cohen, John Lissauer)
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