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Leonard Cohen - Female Vocals

  • 06-11-2014 11:29PM
    #1
    1867IE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭


    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


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  • #2
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,673 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    Charlean Carmon according to discogs.com

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #3
    blastman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭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.


  • #4
    cack_handed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭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


  • #5
    1867IE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭1867IE


    Agreed, very Waits-esque.

    Thanks for the info.


  • #6
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,673 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


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

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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  • #7
    Actioncomet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭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


  • #8
    Actioncomet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭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.


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