- The Future (Leonard Cohen album)
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The Future Studio album by Leonard Cohen Released November 24, 1992 Recorded January – June 1992 Genre Folk-rock Length 59:37 Label Columbia Producer Leonard Cohen, Steve Lindsey, Bill Ginn, Leanne Ungar, Rebecca De Mornay, Yoav Goren Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
Leonard Cohen chronology I'm Your Man
(1988)The Future
(1992)Cohen Live
(1994)The Future is a studio album from 1992 by Leonard Cohen. It has come to be recognized as his "film-score" album as nearly every one of the songs on the album has appeared in some notable form in a Hollywood film.
Widely recognized as one of Cohen's more accessible albums, The Future contains everything from gospel-choir choruses (title track) to synthesizer ballads ("Waiting for the Miracle"), to pop-country ("Closing Time"), to marching band, staccato-like rhythms ("Democracy").
While not his most commercially successful album internationally, The Future is definitely one of his most musically diverse outings. The album was, however, one of Cohen's biggest chart successes in his native Canada, where "Closing Time" and "The Future" were both significant Top 40 hits[citation needed]. Cohen, whose singing voice is famously an acquired taste, won the 1992 Juno Award for Best Male Vocalist. In his acceptance speech, he quipped that "Only in Canada could somebody with a voice like mine win Vocalist of the Year".[1]
The Future was the last Cohen album to be recorded and produced entirely in analog and then digitised after mixdown. Its working titles were Busted (after the line from "Closing Time") and Be for Real.[citation needed]
Cohen's then-girlfriend, actress Rebecca De Mornay, co-produced the song "Anthem".[citation needed]
"Tacoma Trailer" is one of two instrumentals in the Cohen catalogue. The other is "Improvisation" from Live Songs.
The album is silver in the UK and double-platinum in Canada.[citation needed]
The Future was Cohen's longest album to date, at nearly sixty minutes.
Film soundtracks
Most recognizable is the use of three songs ("Waiting for the Miracle", "Anthem", and the title track) in Oliver Stone's 1994 film Natural Born Killers. Songs from this album have also appeared in the films Wonder Boys starring Michael Douglas and The Life of David Gale starring Kevin Spacey.
Track listing
All tracks written by Leonard Cohen, except where noted.[2][3]
- "The Future" – 6:41
- Arranged by [Strings, Backing Vocals], Conductor [Strings, Backing Vocals] - David Campbell
- Drums - Steve Meador
- Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Guitar - Bob Metzger
- Producer, Arranged by - Leonard Cohen
- Programmed by, Performer - Leonard Cohen, Yoav Goren
- Tambourine - Lenny Castro
- "Waiting for the Miracle" (Cohen, Sharon Robinson) – 7:42
- Arranged by - Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay, Yoav Goren
- Arranged by [Additional Strings Arrangements] - David Campbell
- Backing Vocals - Anjani Thomas
- Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Mandolin - Dean Parks
- Percussion - Lenny Castro
- Producer [Additional] - Steve Lindsey
- Producer, Programmed by, Performer - Leonard Cohen, Yoav Goren
- Violin - Bob Furgo
- "Be for Real" (Frederick Knight) – 4:32
- Arranged by [Strings] - David Campbell
- Backing Vocals - Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris, Tony Warren, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
- Drums - James Gadson
- Engineer [Additional] - Eric Anest
- Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Guitar [Pedal Steel] - Bob Metzger
- Organ, Keyboards [Wurlitzer, Mellotron] - Steve Lindsey
- Percussion - Lenny Castro
- Piano - Greg Phillinganes
- Producer, Arranged by - Steve Lindsey
- "Closing Time"– 6:00
- Arranged by, Programmed by, Performer - Leonard Cohen, Yoav Goren
- Backing Vocals - Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla
- Bass [Intro] - Bob Glaub
- Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Guitar - Bob Metzger
- Producer - Leanne Ungar, Leonard Cohen
- Violin - Bob Furgo
- "Anthem" – 6:09
- Arranged by - Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay, Yoav Goren
- Arranged by [Strings, Backing Vocals], Conductor [Strings, Backing Vocals] - David Campbell
- Bass, Guitar [Electric] - Bob Metzger
- Choir - LA Mass Choir
- Conductor [Choir] - Donald Taylor
- Drums - Steve Meador
- Engineer - Leanne Ungar, Richard Cottrell
- Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Percussion - Lenny Castro
- Producer - Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay
- "Democracy" – 7:13
- Arranged by, Programmed by, Performer, Keyboards - Jeff Fisher
- Backing Vocals - David Morgan, Jennifer Warnes, Julie Christensen
- Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
- Engineer - David Shober, Ian Terry, Leanne Ungar, Richard Cottrell
- Guitar, Mandolin - Dean Parks
- Keyboards [Additional] - Randy Kerber, Steve Lindsey
- Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Producer [Additional], Arranged by [Additional] - Steve Lindsey
- Producer, Arranged by [Additional] - Leonard Cohen
- Synthesizer [Bass] - John Barnes
- "Light as the Breeze" – 7:17
- Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] - Bob Metzger
- Arranged by [Backing Vocals], Backing Vocals - Jennifer Warnes
- Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Producer - Bill Ginn, Leonard Cohen
- Programmed by [Synclavier] - Bill Ginn, Steve Croes
- Programmed by, Performer - Bill Ginn
- Violin, Saxophone - Bob Furgo, Leonard Cohen
- "Always" (Irving Berlin) – 8:04
- Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Weissenborn] - Dean Parks
- Arranged by [Horns], Trumpet, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg
- Backing Vocals - Edna Wright, Jean Johnson, Peggy Blue
- Bass - Lee Sklar
- Drums - Ed Greene
- Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Guitar [Electric] - Dennis Herring
- Organ [Ice Rink] - Steve Lindsey
- Organ [Pad] - Michael Finnigan
- Piano - Jim Cox
- Producer - Steve Lindsey
- Saxophone [Baritone] - Greg Smith
- Saxophone [Tenor] - Brandon Fields, Lon Price
- Tambourine - Lenny Castro
- "Tacoma Trailer" – 5:57
- Arranged by - Leonard Cohen
- Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
- Producer, Programmed by, Performer - Bill Ginn
- Synthesizer [Synclavier] - Steve Croes
References
Studio albums Live albums Live Songs • Cohen Live • Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 • Live in London • Live At The Isle of Wight 1970 • Songs from the RoadCompilations The Best of Leonard Cohen • So Long, Marianne • More Best of Leonard Cohen • The Essential Leonard CohenTribute albums Best-known songs "Ain't No Cure for Love" • "Avalanche" • "Bird on the Wire" • "Dance Me to the End of Love" • "Everybody Knows" • "Famous Blue Raincoat" • "First We Take Manhattan" • "Hallelujah" • "So Long, Marianne" • "Suzanne"Books Let Us Compare Mythologies • The Spice-Box of Earth • The Favourite Game • Flowers for Hitler • Beautiful Losers • Parasites of Heaven • Selected Poems 1956–1968 • The Energy of Slaves • Death of a Lady's Man • Book of Mercy • Stranger Music • Book of LongingRelated Discography • Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man • Sharon Robinson • Jennifer Warnes • Anjani Thomas • Perla Batalla • Julie Christensen • Blue Alert (album) • Bob Johnston • I Am a Hotel • Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing • 2008-2010 tourCategories:- 1992 albums
- Leonard Cohen albums
- Columbia Records albums
- "The Future" – 6:41
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