Leonard Cohen‘s ‘The Future’ is his ninth studio album released on November 24, 1992 by Columbia.
Track Listing : 1.The Future (Leonard Cohen) – 06:41 . 2.Waiting For The Miracle (Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson) – 07:42 . 3.Be For Real (Frederick Knight) – 04:32 . 4.Closing Time (Leonard Cohen) – 06:00 . 5.Anthem (Leonard Cohen) – 06:09 . 6.Democracy (Leonard Cohen) – 07:13 . 7.Light As The Breeze (Leonard Cohen) – 07:14 . 8.Always (Irving Berlin) (Leonard Cohen) – 08:04 . 9.Tacoma Trailer (Leonard Cohen) – 05:57
Musicians : Leonard Cohen – Vocals, Saxophone, Violin . Steve Lindsey – Keyboards, Mellotron, Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer . Jeff Fisher – Keyboards . Bob Blaub – Bass . Bob Glaub – Bass . Lee Sklar – Bass . Leland Sklar – Bass . Freddie “Ready Freddie” Washington – Bass . Bob Metzger – Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel . John Barnes – Bass, Synthesizer Bass . Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums . James Gadson – Drums . Ed Greene – Drums . Steve Meador – Drums . Paul Jackson, Jr. – Guitar . Dennis Herring – Guitar (Electric) . Dean Parks – Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Weissenborn . Lee Thornburg – Trombone, Trumpet . Randy Kerber – Keyboards . Mike Finnigan – Organ . Lenny Castro – Percussion, Tambourine . Bill Ginn – Synclavier . Jim Cox – Piano . Greg Phillinganes – Piano . Steve Croes – Synclavier . Greg Smith – Sax (Baritone) . Greg “Frosty” Smith – Sax (Baritone) . Brandon Fields – Sax (Tenor) . Lon Price – Sax (Tenor) . Bob Furgo – Saxophone, Violin . David Campbell – Conductor, Strings, Vocals (Background) . Ronald Clark – Strings . Larry Corbett – Strings . Joel Derouin – Strings . Bruce Dukov – Strings . Donald Ferrone – Strings . Berj Garabedian – Strings . Suzie Katayama – Strings . Suzie Kattayama – Strings . Sid Page – Strings . Daniel Smith – Strings . Thomas Tally – Strings . Raymond Tischer – Strings . Peggy Blue – Vocals (Background) . Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris – Vocals (Background) . Peggi Blu – Vocals (Background) . Jean Johnson – Vocals (Background) . David Morgan – Vocals (Background) . Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – Vocals (Background) . Anjani Thomas – Vocals (Background) . Jennifer Warnes – Vocals (Background) . Tony Warren – Vocals (Background) . Edna Wright – Vocals (Background) . Jennifer Warner – Vocals (Background) . Donald Taylor – Choir Director, Director . Gigi Bailey – Choir/Chorus . Cynthia Bass – Choir/Chorus . Lavan Davis – Choir/Chorus . Lashanna Dendy – Choir/Chorus . Brenda Lee Eager – Choir/Chorus . Aladrain Elmore – Choir/Chorus . Patricia Finnie – Choir/Chorus . Sonya Griffin – Choir/Chorus . Raven Kane – Choir/Chorus . La Mass Choir – Choir/Chorus . Nysa Larry – Choir/Chorus . Carmen Twillie – Choir/Chorus . Julia Waters – Choir/Chorus . Oren Waters – Choir/Chorus . Maxine Willard Waters – Choir/Chorus . Perla Batalla – Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) . Julie Christensen – Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background)
Production : Produced By Leonard Cohen, Steve Lindsey, Bill Ginn, Leanne Ungar, Rebecca De Mornay, Yoav Goren . Airiq Anest – Engineer . Ray Blair – Engineer . Chad Blinman – Engineer . Richard Cottrell – Engineer . Enrico Depaoli – Engineer . Mark Guilbeault – Engineer . Rob Hart – Engineer . Richard Kaplan – Engineer . Charles Paakkari – Engineer . Duane Seykora – Engineer . Talley Sherwood – Engineer . David Shoeber – Engineer . Ian Terry – Engineer . Ben Wallach – Engineer . Tom Winslow – Engineer . Leanne Ungar – Engineer, Mixing . Bernie Grundman – Mastering
Package : Michael Petit – Cover Design
Recorded January – June 1992.
Released On November 24, 1992 By Columbia.
(Source Leonard Cohen – The Future | Official Site)



