On November 13, 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Death of a Ladies’ Man”, the fifth Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded June – July 1977, and was produced by Phil Spector.

Personnel:

• Leonard Cohen – vocals
• Phil Spector– guitar, keyboards, background vocals, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangements
• Art Blaine – guitar
• Jesse Ed Davis– guitar
• David Isaac – guitar
• Art Munson– guitar
• David Kessel – guitar, backing vocals
• Al Perkins– pedal steel, slide guitar
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow– guitar, pedal steel, slide guitar
• Dan Kessel – organ, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael Lang – keyboards
• Tom Hensley – keyboards
• Bill Mays – keyboards
• Don Randi– keyboards
• Pete Jolly– keyboards
• Barry Goldberg – keyboards
• Bob Robitaille – synthesizer, assistant engineer, synthesizer programming
• Devra Robitaille – synthesizer
• Ray Neapolitan – electric and upright bass
• Ray Pohlman – bass, guitar
• Jim Keltner– drums
• Hal Blaine– drums
• Terry Gibbs– percussion, vibraphone
• Gene Estes – percussion
• Robert Zimmitti – percussion
• Emil Radocchia – percussion
• Don Menza– flute, saxophone, wind, horn arrangements
• Jay Migliori – saxophone
• Steve Douglas– flute, saxophone, wind
• Conte Candoli– trumpet
• Charles Loper – trombone
• Jack Redmond – trombone
• Bobby Bruce – fiddle, violin
• Brenda Bryant – backing vocals
• Ronee Blakley– backing vocals
• Billy Diez – backing vocals
• Oma Drake – backing vocals
• Bob Dylan– backing vocals
• Venetta Fields– backing vocals
• Gerald Garrett – backing vocals
• Allen Ginsberg– backing vocals
• Clydie King– backing vocals
• Sherlie Matthews– backging vocals
• Bill Thedford , Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Lorna Willard – backing vocals
• Nino Tempo– arrangements
• Larry Levine– engineer
• Bruce Gold – engineer, engineer assistant
• Stan Ross – engineer, assistant
• John Cabalka – art direction
• Bill Naegels – design
• Ron Coro – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Leonard Cohen, all music by Phil Spector.

1. True Love Leaves No Traces
2. Iodine
3. Paper Thin Hotel
4. Memories
5. I Left a Woman Waiting
6. Don’t Go Home with Your Hard-On
7. Fingerprints
8. Death of a Ladies’ Man