Death of a Ladies' Man
Studio album by Leonard Cohen
Released	November 1977 (CD 1990)
Recorded	June and July 1977
Genre	Folk-Rock
Length	42:34
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Phil Spector
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (mixed) link
Leonard Cohen chronology
New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974) Death of a Ladies' Man (1977) Recent Songs (1979)

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15 songs were written by the two over a course of three weeks, and Spector described it as "some great fuckin' music". Not everyone agreed with this assessment, preferring Cohen's earlier acoustic folk music to the jazz-, rock- and even funk-influenced arrangements. Among the seven unknown outtakes is probably "Do I Have to Dance All Night". A live recording was released in France as a single in 1976. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... An outtake can be a take or scene, as of a movie, or a television program, that is filmed but not used in the final cut, usually for pacing reasons. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

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Death of a Ladies' Man was recorded in Los Angeles, California. Before Cohen had completed his vocals, Spector barred him from the studio (supposedly under armed guard) and mixed the album by himself. For this reason some of the songs only have "guiding vocals" originally meant to be redone later. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Audio mixing is used in sound recording, audio editing and sound systems to balance the relative volume and frequency content of a number of sound sources. ...

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Track listing

All songs were written by Leonard Cohen (words) and Phil Spector (music).

Side one

1. "True Love Leaves No Traces" – 5:03
2. "Iodine" – 5:42
3. "Paper Thin Hotel" – 5:59
4. "Memories" – 3:28

Side two

1. "I Left a Woman Waiting" – 5:36
2. "Don't Go Home with Your Hard-On" – 5:36
3. "Fingerprints" – 2:58
4. "Death of a Ladies Man" – 9:19

Cover recordings and live performances

Death of a Ladies' Man has inspired fewer cover versions than any preceding Cohen album, but both "True Love Leaves No Traces" and "Don't Go Home with Your Hard-on" were covered on the Cohen tribute album I'm Your Fan. The songs were performed by Dead Famous People and the duo David McComb & Adam Peters, respectively. A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of a specific artists songs. ... Im Your Fan is a tribute album to Leonard Cohen, released in 1991 on the British record label EastWest Records. ... David Richard McComb, (February 17 1962 - February 2 1999) was an Australian musician and singer-songwriter, chiefly known as the leader of the Australian rock band The Triffids. ...

Of the album's eight selections, "Memories" is the only track Cohen regularly performed in concert (on tours in 1979, 1980 and 1985). Cohen apparently liked the song enough that he included it in his 1983 experimental art film, I Am a Hotel, as the sole non-acoustic piece alongside four other songs which have generally enjoyed more positive fan response, "Suzanne," "Chelsea Hotel #2," "The Guests," and "The Gypsy's Wife." A "de-Spectorized" version of "Memories" ended up being released when Cohen's album, Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 was issued in 2001. This version eliminated much of the harmonizing and included a saxophone solo. "Memories" has also been covered at least five times by other artists, including John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. "Iodine" earned three known performances in the European tour of 1979. John Darnielle is an American musician, best known as the primary (and often solitary) member of the American lo-fi band The Mountain Goats. ... The Mountain Goats is the name of prolific American singer-songwriter John Darnielles long-running musical project. ...

Early versions of "Iodine" (then called "Guerrero") and "Don't Go Home with Your Hard-on" were performed in concert already in 1975, then with music by John Lissauer.

Book

Cohen published the book "Death of a Lady's Man" (note the singular) in 1978.

References

1. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Death of a Ladies' Man", All Music Guide. 

External links

• Album lyrics, from The Leonard Cohen Files