| The Essential Leonard Cohen | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Leonard Cohen | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1967–2001 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 157:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A |
| Rolling Stone | |
The Essential Leonard Cohen is a career-spanning collection of Leonard Cohen songs released in 2002. It is part of Sony BMG's The Essential series.
The songs are arranged in chronological order; all studio albums released before 2002 are represented, except the 1977 album Death of a Ladies' Man. All tracks were digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig.
The album was re-released in August 2008, as part of The Essential 3.0 series, with an extra disc of previously not included tracks (presented as the selection of "fans' favorite" songs).
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*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone