Description
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Artist: Leonard Cohen
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Album Title: I'm Your Man
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Label: Columbia (Sony Music)
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Release Year: 1988 (Original), this specific CD is a European reissue.
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Catalog Number: 460642 2
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Format: Compact Disc (CD), Jewel Case.
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Production: Produced by Leonard Cohen, with Michel Robidoux and Jean-Michel Reusser.
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Lyrical Themes: The album explores themes of social decay ("Everybody Knows"), geopolitical tension ("First We Take Manhattan"), and the grueling but sacred craft of songwriting ("Tower of Song").
I'm Your Man is widely considered the "relaunch" of Leonard Cohen’s career. Released when he was 53, the album saw Cohen trade his acoustic folk roots for a modern, synth-heavy "techno-pop" sound that defined the late 1980s.
Despite the polished electronic production, the album is anchored by Cohen's increasingly deep, gravelly baritone and his signature lyrical wit. The cover art features a now-famous photograph of Cohen casually wearing sunglasses and eating a banana—a stark, humorous contrast to his earlier "Godfather of Gloom" persona.
Track List
The CD contains 8 tracks with a total running time of approximately 41 minutes.
| # |
Title |
Length |
| 1 |
First We Take Manhattan |
5:59 |
| 2 |
Ain't No Cure For Love |
4:49 |
| 3 |
Everybody Knows |
5:33 |
| 4 |
I'm Your Man |
4:25 |
| 5 |
Take This Waltz |
5:57 |
| 6 |
Jazz Police |
3:51 |
| 7 |
I Can't Forget |
4:29 |
| 8 |
Tower Of Song |
5:37 |
