On October 21, 2016, “Columbia” label released “You Want It Darker”, the fourteenth and final Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded April – July 2016, at Leonard Cohen’s house in Wilshire, Los Angeles, and was produced by Leonard Cohen, Adam Cohen and Patrick Leonard.
Personnel:
- Leonard Cohen– vocals
- Bill Bottrell– electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Adam Cohen– classical guitar
- Zac Rae – guitar, classical guitar, mandolin, keyboards, Mellotron, celesta, piano, Wurlitzer, floor tom, octophone
- Patrick Leonard– keyboards, organ, piano, bass synthesizer, bass guitar, percussion, drum programming
- Michael Chaves – keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming
- Brian Macleod – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Leonard Cohen, except where noted.
- You Want it Darker – Patrick Leonard
- Treaty
- On the Level – Sharon Robinson
- Leaving the Table
- If I Didn’t Have Your Love – Patrick Leonard
- Traveling Light – Adam Cohen, Patrick Leonard
- It Seemed The Better Way – Patrick Leonard, Adam Cohen
- Steer Your Way – Leonard Cohen, Adam Cohen
- String Reprise / Treaty – Leonard Cohen
