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Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat album flac Performer: Jennifer Warnes
Title: Famous Blue Raincoat
Style: Ballad, Vocal
Released: 1987
Country: Canada
MP3 album: 1765 mb
FLAC album: 1158 mb
Rating: 4.8
Other formats: DXD MMF AUD RA FLAC MP3 DMF
Genre: Pop

Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen is the sixth studio album recorded by the American singer Jennifer Warnes. It debuted on the Billboard 200 on February 14, 1987 and peaked at No. 72 in the US Billboard chart and N. 3 in the UK albums chart. Originally released by Cypress Records (RCA Records in the UK), it was reissued by Private Music after Cypress went out of business. It is the only Jennifer Warnes album to make the UK albums chart (up to September 2014).

Produced by C. Roscoe Beck/Jennifer Warnes for Cypress Records. Side A runout: "Ⅱ" is etched. Rights Society: GEMA, STEMRA, BIEM.

Famous Blue Raincoat is the sixth studio album recorded by the American singer Jennifer Warnes. Released in January 1987, Famous Blue Raincoat is a tribute to Leonard Cohen, with whom Warnes had toured as a backup singer in the 1970s. The album's songs span much of Cohen's career, from his 1969.

Famous Blue Raincoat is the sixth album by American singer Jennifer Warnes. Released in 1987, the album is comprised entirely of Leonard Cohen covers. The pair were friends, as Warnes had toured with Cohen as a backup singer throughout the 1970s. Famous Blue Raincoat Q&A.

Jennifer Warnes quotes. The job of singing is to stay open to the river of soul in all its manifestations, the dark and the light, without letting your ego get in the way. I never want to be bigger than the song.

Jennifer Warnes is a singer's singer, and Leonard Cohen is a songwriter's songwriter. They are each at the front of their game and are brilliant in unique, almost tangible ways. I am not certain whose idea the original album was, but what a wondrous pairing! Warnes adds new levels to each of the excellent Cohen songs she interprets here and does a remarkable job on her songwriting collaboration with Cohen, "Song of Bernadette. Warnes' immaculate interepretation of "Famous Blue Raincoat" blows Tori Amos' well-known version out of the water! Just as exquisite are "Bird On A Wire," "First We Take Manhattan" and "Ain't No Cure For Love. Warnes and her co-producer, C. Roscoe Beck, handpicked a batch of amazing musicians for this 1987 CD, including a Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar performance that is mind-blowing!

Famous Blue Raincoat" lyrics. Jennifer Warnes Lyrics. Famous Blue Raincoat" (originally by Leonard Cohen). It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better New York is cold, but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening. I hear that you're building your house deep in the desert Are you living for nothing now, hope you're keeping some kind of record.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 First We Take Manhattan
Bass, Guitar – Roscoe BeckDrums – Vinnie ColaiutaGuitar – Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughn*Harmony Vocals – Jennifer WarnesPercussion – Lenny CastroSynthesizer – Russell FerranteSynthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Gary Chang
3:44
A2 Bird On A Wire
Backing Vocals – Jennifer Warnes, Kal David, Willie Greene Jr.Bass – Jorge Calderon*Guitar – Robben FordMixed By – George MassenburgPercussion – Lenny CastroSaxophone – Reverend" Dave Boruff**Shaker – Larry BrownSynthesizer – Bill Ginn, William "Smitty" Smith*
4:41
A3 Famous Blue Raincoat
Bass [String] – Roscoe BeckCello – Larry Corbett, Suzie KatayamaMixed By – George MassenburgPiano, Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Bill GinnTenor Saxophone – Paul OstermayerViola – Novi NovogViolin – Barbra PorterViolin [First] – Sid Page
5:32
A4 Joan Of Arc
Choir – Greg Prestopino, Jennifer WarnesGuest, Vocals – Leonard CohenGuitar, Bass, Synthesizer – Roscoe BeckMixed By – Larry BrownPiano, Synthesizer – Bill GinnSynthesizer – Russell FerranteTambourine – Larry Brown
7:57
B1 Ain't No Cure For Love
Drums – Vinnie ColaiutaGuitar – Michael LandauHarmony Vocals – Jennifer WarnesPercussion – Steve FormanRecorded By – Csaba Petocz, Frank WolfSynthesizer, Arranged By – Bill Payne
3:19
B2 Coming Back To You
Bass – Jorge Calderon*Drums – Vinnie ColaiutaGuitar – Fred TackettLap Steel Guitar – David LindleyOrgan [Hammond] – William "Smitty" Smith*Piano – Bill GinnSynthesizer – Russell FerranteVocals – Bobby King, Jennifer Warnes, Terry Evans, Willie Greene Jr.
3:41
B3 Song Of Bernadette
Arranged By, Strings – Jeremy LubbockBass – Richard FevesBass [String Bass] – Roscoe BeckCello – Larry CorbettConductor – Bill GinnLyrics By – Jennifer Warnes, Leonard CohenMixed By – Henry LewyMusic By – W. Elliott*, Jennifer WarnesPiano – Bill GinnRecorded By – Bill Youdelman*, Paul Brown, Steven StrassmanRecorded By [Additional Recording] – Larry Brown, Tim BoyleRecorded By [Additional Recording], Mixed By – Frank WolfViola – Novi NovogViolin – Barbra PorterViolin [First] – Sid Page
3:52
B4 A Singer Must Die
Arranged By – Bill Ginn, Van Dyke ParksConductor – Bill GinnPercussion – Bill GinnVocals – Arnold McCuller, David Lasley, George Ball, Greg Prestopino, Jennifer Warnes, Josef Powell, Kai David, Sharon Robinson, Tim Stone, Willie Greene Jr.
4:49
B5 Came So Far For Beauty
Bass [Fretless] – Roscoe BeckElectric Piano – Bill GinnHarmony Vocals – Jennifer WarnesSynthesizer, Accordion – Van Dyke ParksSynthesizer, Arranged By, Programmed By – Gary ChangWritten-By – J. Lissauer*
3:36

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cypress Records
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Ariola München GmbH
  • Copyright (c) – BMG Music International
  • Published By – Stranger Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Warnes Music Inc.
  • Distributed By – BMG Records
  • Distributed By – BMG Ariola
  • Produced For – Cypress Records
  • Recorded At – The Complex
  • Recorded At – Amigo Studios
  • Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
  • Recorded At – The Enterprise
  • Recorded At – Mama Jo's
  • Recorded At – Salty Dog Recording
  • Recorded At – Record Plant
  • Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

  • Art Direction – Jennifer Warnes
  • Art Direction, Design – Leslie Wintner
  • Cover, Artwork – Harry Bowers
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Clyve Taylor*, Dan Reed , Duane Seykora, Garth Richardson, Jeff Park, Joel Stoner, Ken Fowler, Nyya Lark, Russell Bracher, Sharon Rice , Steven Bradley Ford*, Terry Dunavan
  • Engineer [Chief Recording Engineer] – Bill Youdelman*
  • Illustration [Sleeve Sketch] – Leonard Cohen
  • Management – Garry George Management
  • Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
  • Other [Guardian Angel] – Henry Lewy
  • Photography By [Back Cover] – Betsy Annas
  • Producer – Jennifer Warnes, C. Roscoe Beck*
  • Production Manager [Project Coordinator] – Lori Nafshun
  • Programmed By – Chuck Barth, Todd Yyega
  • Written-By – Leonard Cohen

Notes

Produced by C. Roscoe Beck/Jennifer Warnes for Cypress Records.

Side A runout: "Ⅱ" is etched.

Lyrics inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 4 007192 084180
  • Barcode (String): 4007192084180
  • Rights Society: GEMA / STEMRA / BIEM
  • Label Code: LC 0116
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): DM 208418 A-1 / 5-87 Ⅱ
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): DM 208418 B-1 / 9-87
  • Price Code (D:): 630

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LAT 1227 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat ‎(LP, Album) Attic, Cypress Records LAT 1227 Canada 1986
GCD8011-2 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(CD, Album, RE, 20t) Cisco Music GCD8011-2 US 2007
ACDM 1227 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(CD, Album, RE) Attic ACDM 1227 Canada Unknown
RTH 5052-1 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(LP, Album, RM, 180) Rock The House RTH 5052-1 US 1997
SLPCD-3106 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat ‎(CD, Album) Sonet, Cypress Records SLPCD-3106 Sweden 1986

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 First We Take Manhattan
Bass, Guitar – Roscoe BeckGuitar – Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughn*Harmony Vocals – Jennifer WarnesPercussion – Lenny CastroSynthesizer – Russell FerranteSynthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Gary Chang
3:44
A2 Bird On A Wire
Backing Vocals – Jennifer Warnes, Kal David, Willie Greene Jr.Bass – Jorge Calderon*Guitar – Robben FordMixed By – George MassenburgPercussion – Lenny CastroSaxophone – Reverend" Dave Boruff**Shaker – Larry BrownSynthesizer – Bill Ginn, William "Smitty" Smith*
4:42
A3 Famous Blue Raincoat
Bass [String] – Roscoe BeckMixed By – George MassenburgPiano, Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Bill GinnTenor Saxophone – Paul OstermayerViolin [First] – Sid Page
5:33
A4 Joan Of Arc
Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer [Add] – Roscoe BeckMixed By – Larry BrownPiano, Synthesizer – Bill GinnSynthesizer – Russell FerranteTambourine – Larry BrownVocals [Duet] – Leonard Cohen
7:47
B1 Ain't No Cure For Love
Recorded By – Csaba Petocz, Frank Wolf
3:19
B2 Coming Back To You
Steel Guitar [Lap] – David Lindley
3:42
B3 Song Of Bernadette
Mixed By – Henry LewyRecorded By – Bill Youdelman*, Paul Brown, Steven StrassmanRecorded By [Additional Recording] – Larry Brown, Tim BoyleRecorded By [Additional Recording], Mixed By – Frank Wolf
3:58
B4 A Singer Must Die 4:50
B5 Came So Far For Beauty
Bass [Fretless] – Roscoe BeckSynthesizer, Accordion – Van Dyke Parks
3:37

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed To – Columbia House
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cypress Records
  • Copyright (c) – Cypress Records
  • Recorded At – The Complex
  • Recorded At – Amigo Studios
  • Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
  • Recorded At – The Enterprise
  • Recorded At – Mama Jo's
  • Recorded At – Salty Dog Recording
  • Recorded At – Record Plant
  • Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

  • Art Direction, Design – Leslie Wintner
  • Art Direction, Producer – Jennifer Warnes
  • Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2)
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Clyve Taylor*, Dan Reed , Duane Seykora, Garth Richardson, Jeff Park, Joel Stoner, Ken Fowler, Nyya Lark, Russell Bracher, Sharon Rice , Steven Bradley Ford*, Terry Dunavan
  • Engineer [Chief Recording Engineer] – Bill Youdelman*
  • Lyrics By – Leonard Cohen
  • Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
  • Music By – Bill Elliott (tracks: B3), John Lissauer (tracks: B5), Leonard Cohen (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)
  • Photography By [Back Cover] – Betsy Annas
  • Producer – C. Roscoe Beck*
  • Producer, Music By, Lyrics By – Jennifer Warnes (tracks: B3)
  • Programmed By – Chuck Barth, Todd Yyega

Notes

Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen.

Issued with a custom printed inner sleeve that has lyrics and credits.

Columbia House aka Columbia Record Club version with CRC on back cover along right lower side, and CRC in small print on labels.

1st catalog number is from cover, 2nd from labels.

℗ © 1986 CYPRESS RECORDS

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): 661-111-1 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): 661-111-1 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): 661-111-1A-1A G A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): 661-111-1-B-1B G A1
  • Other (Back Cover + Both Labels): CRC

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LAT 1227 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat ‎(LP, Album) Attic, Cypress Records LAT 1227 Canada 1986
GCD8011-2 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(CD, Album, RE, 20t) Cisco Music GCD8011-2 US 2007
ACDM 1227 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(CD, Album, RE) Attic ACDM 1227 Canada Unknown
RTH 5052-1 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(LP, Album, RM, 180) Rock The House RTH 5052-1 US 1997
SLPCD-3106 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat ‎(CD, Album) Sonet, Cypress Records SLPCD-3106 Sweden 1986

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 First We Take Manhattan
Drums – Vinnie ColaiutaGuitar – Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughn*Guitar, Bass – Roscoe BeckHarmony Vocals – Jennifer WarnesPercussion – Lenny CastroSynthesizer – Russell FerranteSynthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Gary Chang
A2 Bird On A Wire
Bass – Jorge Calderon*Drums – Vinnie ColaiutaGuitar – Robben FordMixed By – George MassenburgPercussion – Lenny CastroSaxophone – "Reverend" Dave Boruff*Shaker – Larry BrownSynthesizer – Bill Ginn, William "Smitty" Smith*Vocals [Singers] – Jennifer Warnes, Kal David, Willie Greene Jr.
A3 Famous Blue Raincoat
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor, Piano – Bill GinnCello – Larry Corbett, Suzie KatayamaDouble Bass [String Bass] – Roscoe BeckMixed By – George MassenburgPiano – Bill GinnTenor Saxophone – Paul OstermayerViola – Novi NovogViolin – Barbara Porter*Violin [First Violin] – Sid Page
A4 Joan Of Arc
Choir [The Angel Choir] – Greg Prestopino, Jennifer WarnesDrums – Vinnie ColaiutaMixed By – Larry BrownSynthesizer – Russell FerranteSynthesizer [Additional], Guitar, Bass – Roscoe BeckSynthesizer, Piano – Bill GinnTambourine – Larry BrownVocals [Duet] – Leonard Cohen
B1 Ain't No Cure For Love
Drums – Vinnie ColaiutaGuitar – Michael LandauHarmony Vocals – Jennifer WarnesPercussion – Steve FormanRecorded By – Csaba Petocz, Frank WolfSynthesizer, Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Bill Payne
B2 Coming Back To You
Bass – Jorge Calderon*Drums – Vinnie ColaiutaGuitar – Fred TackettLap Steel Guitar – David LindleyOrgan [Hammond Organ] – William "Smitty" Smith*Piano – Bill GinnSynthesizer – Russell FerranteVocals [Singers] – Bobby King, Jennifer Warnes, Terry Evans, Willie Greene Jr.
B3 Song Of Bernadette
Arranged By [Strings] – Jeremy LubbockBass – Richard FevesCello – Larry CorbettDouble Bass [String Bass] – Roscoe BeckMixed By – Frank Wolf, Henry LewyPiano, Conductor – Bill GinnRecorded By – Bill Youdelman*, Paul Brown, Steven StrassmanRecorded By [Additional Recording] – Frank Wolf, Larry Brown, Tim BoyleViola – Novi NovogViolin – Barbara Porter*Violin [First Violin] – Sid Page
B4 A Singer Must Die
Arranged By – Van Dyke ParksArranged By, Conductor, Percussion – Bill GinnVocals [Singers] – Arnold McCuller, David Lasley, George Ball, Greg Prestopino, Jennifer Warnes, Josef Powell, Kal David, Sharon Robinson, Tim Stone , Willie Greene Jr.
B5 Came So Far For Beauty
Bass [Fretless Bass] – Roscoe BeckElectric Piano – Bill GinnHarmony Vocals – Jennifer WarnesSynthesizer, Accordion – Van Dyke ParksSynthesizer, Arranged By [Synthesizer], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Gary Chang

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – PolyGram Discos, S.A.
  • Manufactured By – PolyGram Discos, S.A.
  • Distributed By – BMG Records
  • Distributed By – BMG Ariola
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cypress Records
  • Copyright (c) – BMG Music International
  • Printed By – Sericrom Lda.
  • Published By – Warnes Music Inc.
  • Published By – Stranger Music, Inc.
  • Recorded At – The Complex
  • Recorded At – Amigo Studios
  • Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
  • Recorded At – The Enterprise
  • Recorded At – Mama Jo's
  • Recorded At – Salty Dog Recording
  • Recorded At – Record Plant
  • Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

  • Art Direction – Jennifer Warnes, Leslie Wintner
  • Artwork [Cover Art] – Harry Bowers
  • Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Lori Nafshun
  • Design – Leslie Wintner, Winter Design
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Dan Reed , Duane Seykora, Garth Richardson, Jeff Park, Joel Stoner, Ken Fowler, Nyya Lark, Russ Bracher*, Sharon Rice , Terry Dunavan
  • Engineer [Chief Recording Engineer] – Bill Youdelman*
  • Lyrics By – Jennifer Warnes (tracks: B3), Leonard Cohen (tracks: B3, B5)
  • Management – Garry George Management
  • Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
  • Music By – Bill Elliott (tracks: B3), Jennifer Warnes (tracks: B3), John Lissauer (tracks: B5), Leonard Cohen (tracks: B5)
  • Other [Guardian Angel] – Henry Lewy
  • Other [Raincoat Provid By] – Burberry
  • Photography By [Back Cover] – Betsy Annas
  • Producer – Jennifer Warnes, C. Roscoe Beck*
  • Programmed By – Chuck Barth, Todd Yyega
  • Sleeve [Sleeve Sketch By] – Leonard Cohen
  • Vocals – Jennifer Warnes
  • Written-By – Leonard Cohen (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)

Notes

Album comes with printed inner-sleeve and insert of notes and lyrics

Category variations:
- PL90048 on spine, back cover & inner-sleeve
- PL 90048 on record label

Distributed in Europe by BMG Records / BMG Ariola • A Bertelsmann Music Company

℗ 1987 Cypress Records. © 1987 BMG Music International

B3 - Published by Warnes Music, Inc. BMI
B5 - Published by Stranger Music, Inc., BMI

Edited by PolyGram Discos S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 035629 004818
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side): PL•90048•A₁ 2•9•87 RCA
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side): PL•90048•B₁ 2•9•87 RCA

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LAT 1227 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat ‎(LP, Album) Attic, Cypress Records LAT 1227 Canada 1986
GCD8011-2 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(CD, Album, RE, 20t) Cisco Music GCD8011-2 US 2007
ACDM 1227 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(CD, Album, RE) Attic ACDM 1227 Canada Unknown
RTH 5052-1 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ‎(LP, Album, RM, 180) Rock The House RTH 5052-1 US 1997
SLPCD-3106 Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat ‎(CD, Album) Sonet, Cypress Records SLPCD-3106 Sweden 1986