I will echo what one of the other reviewers has said: sometimes you want a real singer to sing real songs.  Cohen is a much better poet than we can ever hope to get in pop music, but Warnes has a real voice.  Cohen is prone to sing flat at times.  His voice drifts downward.  Warnes has a better instrument.  And even if you didn't know who Cohen or Warnes were, this is a great record anyway.