Album info at Leonard Cohen Files website. Born March 3, 1947, Seattle, WA, United States. Originally released by Cypress Records (RCA Records in the UK), it was reissued by Private Music after Cypress went out of business. "Famous Blue Raincoat" has also been recorded by numerous other artists, including Tori Amos, Joan Baez, Jonathan Coulton, and Eivør and Jared Louche. That should tell you something. 0th Anniversary Edition, Famous Blue Raincoat: 20th Anniversary Edition (Digitally Remastered), Audio CD, Collector's Edition, August 7, 2007, Audio, Cassette, Original recording, January 1, 1986. The album is the first record produced by Roscoe Beck. In 1971, Warnes met Canadian songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen, and the two remained friends. Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour, Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy, Ladies and Gentlemen... 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"Famous Blue Raincoat - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen" is a nine track album released by Jennifer Warnes in January 1987. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Warnes doesn't add much to an evergreen like "Bird on a Wire," but she lays claim to the noirish title song with a confidential vocal that complements the chamber-pop arrangement. Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017. Side 2. Famous Blue Raincoat Jennifer Warnes. Warnes' immaculate interepretation of "Famous Blue Raincoat" blows Tori Amos' well-known version out of the water! 72 in the US Billboard chart and No.33 in the UK albums chart. It provided the title to Jennifer Warnes's album of cover versions of Cohen's songs. It is the only Jennifer Warnes album to make the UK albums chart (up to September 2014). 1 - Box Set. 208 418; Vinyl LP). The idea for the album originated when Cohen assisted Warnes with the lyrics of "Song of Bernadette" while on tour in 1979. --Leonard Cohen, Since Ella Fitzgerald never produced a songbook of Leonard Cohen songs, Jennifer Warnes's plush 1986 tribute is the next best thing. These brilliant songs are personal, direct and intimate. She toured Europe with Cohen's band in 1972 and 1979 — first as a back-up singer and then as a vocal arranger and guest singer on Cohen's albums Live Songs (1973), Recent Songs (1979), Various Positions (1985), I'm Your Man (1988), The Future (1992), Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 (2001), and Old Ideas (2012). 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