Up front, for all the poignant, often painful detail that endears Cohen's writing to me, I just am not enarmoured of his voice. What respite then when Jennifer Warnes collaborated with Laughing Lenny to make this brilliant song selection. Sure, Jeff Buckley, John Cale, Judy Collins and a host of other luminaries have covered his songbook. None have measured up with the quality of interpretation found in 'Famous Blue Raincoat'. I'd quibble only on the side of including a few more of my favourites, but this glance into what Cohen often reads as despair, is a fabulous tonic.