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His 1984 album Various Positions saw her credited as co-vocalist for the whole album, including his soon-to-be classic “Hallelujah.” Also, along with producer Roscoe Beck, she started recording an entire album of Cohen’s songs, using full band arrangements they had introduced on the Field Commander Cohen tour, instead of the more sparse ...
Various Positions is the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in December 1984 (and February 1985).
Apr 25, 2024 · An album filled with the sharp corners of both tragedy and beauty, Various Positions is Cohen smashing the walls of a breakthrough, one filled with eloquence and unity as Jennifer Warnes dances in the teasing embers of Cohen’s deepening voice.
Dec 1, 1984 · Jennifer Warnes is Cohen's vocal sidekick on this beautifully produced and typically ruminative album—initially rejected by his record label—that attempted to contemporise him with occasional Casio beats and a country tinge.
Dec 1, 1984 · Recorded with vocalist Jennifer Warnes (who later cut the album Famous Blue Raincoat, a collection of Leonard Cohen compositions), Various Positions is a stunning return to form -- Cohen's strongest work since New Skin for the Old Ceremony.
It marked not only his turn to a modern sound and use of synthesizers, but also, after the harmonies and backing vocals from Jennifer Warnes on the previous Recent Songs, an even greater...
Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet "Up Where We Belong" and in 1987 for the Bill Medley duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Warnes also collaborated closely with Leonard ...
