| Title: | Welcome to the CD Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Welcome to COOKIE |
| Moderator: | COOKIE::ROLLOW |
| Created: | Mon Feb 17 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Mar 03 1989 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1517 |
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For those with a taste of Leonard Cohen's lyrics I suggest a just
released CD by Jennifer Warnes under the title "Famous Blue Raincoat".
This lady has been around for quite a while and has done a lot of
vocal backup behind some big name artists over the years. I believe
its her first release and has one track with Cohen on it. Its DDD
and I give it a 10. The album ranked as #1 two weeks running in
these neck of the woods in March/87.
The CD release was delayed and didn't hit the stores till the first
of March.
Dave Hooper
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| 697.1 | Jenny sings Lenny | AKOV68::BOYAJIAN | Canis Nervous Rex | Tue Mar 31 1987 01:53 | 21 |
I first heard Jennifer Warnes on a tape I made of a Tom Rush
concert that WGBH broadcast a few years back. I was so taken
with her two numbers in that concert ("Song of Bernadette",
which is on FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT, and Stephen Foster's "Hard
Times Come Again No More"), that I went looking for her albums,
but only ran across one in all my travels.
She's had about a half dozen albums since her first in the late
60's. FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT seems to be the first to really get
her some notice. Lots of nice songs on it. WMRQ, the radio
station I listen to hear at work likes to play "Like a Bird"
a fair amount. I've known *of* Leonard Cohen as a songwriter
prior to this, but, with two exceptions (the aforementioned
"Song of Bernadette" and "Suzanne", which was done by Judy
Collins over 15 years ago) never heard any of his songs until
this album.
The really shock, though was hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar
licks on the "I'll Take Berlin".
--- jerry
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| 697.2 | Lenny sings Lenny | BRADOR::HOOPER | Dave Hooper KAO2-3 | Tue Mar 31 1987 12:13 | 9 |
I believe Cohen released around 5 albums during the late 60s through
early 70s. His early ones are the best. As a poet his lyrics are
great but you either like his songs or you don't. If your interested
I would hazard a guess you'd only be able to pick up his albums
in larger cities (New York, Boston). If not there certainly in
Montreal or Toronto.
Dave Hooper
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