Leonard Cohen - Female Vocals

1867IE

Does anyone know the name of the female who does the vocals here, absolutely hypnotic.

Nothing found from extensive googling.

http://youtu.be/Wo0C1_wb8yA

Hermy

Charlean Carmon according to discogs.com

blastman

Charlean Carmon and Dana Glover are the female backing singers on this album. I think Len sounds like Tom Waits on this track (this is a Good Thing).

He's always had great female backing vocalists, check out Sharon Robinson's solo version of Alexandra Leaving for proof of this.

cack_handed

blastman wrote: »

Charlean Carmon and Dana Glover are the female backing singers on this album. I think Len sounds like Tom Waits on this track (this is a Good Thing).

He's always had great female backing vocalists, check out Sharon Robinson's solo version of Alexandra Leaving for proof of this.

I've been a fan of Leonard since I'm Your Man and loving him more the deeper and raspier his voice gets. And you're very right about the female backing vocalists, they have always been a wonderful counterpoint to his heavy baritone delivery. That said, I recall buying Anjani's solo album when it came out a few years ago and being hugely disappointed

1867IE

Agreed, very Waits-esque.

Thanks for the info.

Hermy

Songs of Love and Hate is my favourite.
Not so fond of his more recent work.

Actioncomet

At one time the beautiful Laura Branigan was one of his backing singers

Lover Lover Lover - Paris May 1974

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfqNb28z-Hk

Actioncomet

1867IE wrote: »

Does anyone know the name of the female who does the vocals here, absolutely hypnotic.

Nothing found from extensive googling.

http://youtu.be/Wo0C1_wb8yA

From the album sleeve notes: Backing Vocals: Dana Glover.

But I see you already got the answer to your question above.