JENNIFER WARNES - FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (GOLD CD)
Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: 20th Anniversary Edition Gold CD
On Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Jennifer Warnes rearranged and reinterpreted some of Leonard Cohen’s greatest songs in a rare and unique audiophile quality production that has now, after two decades, found a permanent place in the history of interpretive music and remains the ultimate tribute to Cohen’s music.
Best known for such pop hits as the Oscar- and Grammy-winning duets “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” with Bill Medley, from the film Dirty Dancing, and “Up Where We Belong,” with Joe Cocker, from the film An Officer and a Gentleman, Jennifer Warnes holds the record for singing the most Oscar-nominated songs in the history of the Oscars. However, it is this tribute to a fellow artist that remains her best work.
Famous Blue Raincoat includes the beautiful ballad “Song of Bernadette,” a Warnes/Cohen collaboration that has been covered by Aaron Neville, Bette Midler, Linda Ronstadt, Judy Collins and Anne Murray among others. The driving “First We Take Manhattan,” features Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar, one of only a few times he appeared on another artist’s recording. “Bird on a Wire,” a longstanding choice cut among audiophiles, mixed by George Massenburg, is also included here.
Remastered by Bernie Grundman from Jennifer's own analog master tapes, the 20th Anniversary Edition of Famous Blue Raincoat continues to be the best of the very best: songwriting, interpretative genius, sonic excellence and musical beauty. Placed alongside Ella Sings Gershwin, the 20th Anniversary Edition of Famous Blue Raincoat holds its own, uniquely representative of its own era and after 20 years, an essential addition to any music lover’s archives. Now available here on Gold CD with 4 Bonus Tracks!
Gold encoding layer is more smooth and flat than the standard compact disc's aluminum layer, offering more accurate playback and greater definition on all CD players.
Deluxe, hardcover book-style packaging with improved photographic elements and notes not included in the 20th Anniversary CD release
Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: 20th Anniversary Edition Track Listing
1. First We Take Manhattan
2. Bird On A Wire
3. Famous Blue Raincoat
4. Joan Of Arc
5. Ain't No Cure For Love
6. Coming Back To You
7. Song Of Bernadette
8. A Singer Must Die
9. Came So Far For Beauty
10. Night Comes On
11. Ballad Of The Runaway Horse
12. If It Be Your Will
13. Joan Of Arc (Live)
14. A Singer Must Die (Demo)
