Ten New Songs (2001)

About this title: "I'm back on Boogie Street," declares Leonard Cohen on two different songs in this collection, titled with characteristic understatement Ten New Songs. (Previous album titles have included Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room, and Recent Songs.) More poet than musician, Cohen has, since his early albums, tended to rely on collaborations with musicians to put together his music: John Lissauer on 1974's New Skin for the Old Ceremony, Henry Lewy on 1979's Recent Songs, and, notoriously, Phil Spector on 1977's Death of a Ladies' Man. On Ten New Songs, his partner is former backup singer ... read more

Tracks:

1. In My Secret Life [Cohen/Robinson]
2. A Thousand Kisses Deep [Cohen/Robinson]
3. That Don't Make It Junk [Cohen/Robinson]
4. Here It Is [Cohen/Robinson]
5. Love Itself [Cohen/Robinson]
6. By the Rivers Dark [Cohen/Robinson]
7. Alexandra Leaving [Cohen/Robinson]
8. You Have Loved Enough [Cohen/Robinson]
9. Boogie Street [Cohen/Robinson]
10. The Land of Plenty [Cohen/Robinson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.