Artist: LEONARD COHEN
Album: THE FUTURE (CD)

Release date: 1992
Media type: CD

The Future is a studio album from 1992 by Leonard Cohen. It has come to be recognized as his "film-score" album as nearly every one of the songs on the album has appeared in some notable form in a Hollywood film.

Widely recognized as one of Cohen's more accessible albums, The Future contains everything from gospel-choir choruses (title track) to synthesizer ballads ("Waiting for the Miracle"), to pop-country ("Closing Time"), to marching band, staccato-like rhythms ("Democracy").

All tracks written by Leonard Cohen, except where noted.

TRACKLIST:

1."The Future" – 6:41
Arranged by [Strings, Backing Vocals], Conductor [Strings, Backing Vocals] - David Campbell
Drums - Steve Meador
Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Guitar - Bob Metzger
Producer, Arranged by - Leonard Cohen
Programmed by, Performer - Leonard Cohen, Yoav Goren
Tambourine - Lenny Castro

2."Waiting for the Miracle" (Cohen, Sharon Robinson) – 7:42
Arranged by - Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay, Yoav Goren
Arranged by [Additional Strings Arrangements] - David Campbell
Backing Vocals - Anjani Thomas
Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Mandolin - Dean Parks
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Producer [Additional] - Steve Lindsey
Producer, Programmed by, Performer - Leonard Cohen, Yoav Goren
Violin - Bob Furgo

3."Be for Real" (Frederick Knight) – 4:32
Arranged by [Strings] - David Campbell
Backing Vocals - Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris, Tony Warren, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
Drums - James Gadson
Engineer [Additional] - Eric Anest
Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Guitar [Pedal Steel] - Bob Metzger
Organ, Keyboards [Wurlitzer, Mellotron] - Steve Lindsey
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Piano - Greg Phillinganes
Producer, Arranged by - Steve Lindsey

4."Closing Time"– 6:00
Arranged by, Programmed by, Performer - Leonard Cohen, Yoav Goren
Backing Vocals - Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla
Bass [Intro] - Bob Glaub
Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Guitar - Bob Metzger
Producer - Leanne Ungar, Leonard Cohen
Violin - Bob Furgo

5."Anthem" – 6:09
Arranged by - Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay, Yoav Goren
Arranged by [Strings, Backing Vocals], Conductor [Strings, Backing Vocals] - David Campbell
Bass, Guitar [Electric] - Bob Metzger
Choir - LA Mass Choir
Conductor [Choir] - Donald Taylor
Drums - Steve Meador
Engineer - Leanne Ungar, Richard Cottrell
Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Producer - Leonard Cohen, Rebecca De Mornay

6."Democracy" – 7:13
Arranged by, Programmed by, Performer, Keyboards - Jeff Fisher
Backing Vocals - David Morgan, Jennifer Warnes, Julie Christensen
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Engineer - David Shober, Ian Terry, Leanne Ungar, Richard Cottrell
Guitar, Mandolin - Dean Parks
Keyboards [Additional] - Randy Kerber, Steve Lindsey
Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Producer [Additional], Arranged by [Additional] - Steve Lindsey
Producer, Arranged by [Additional] - Leonard Cohen
Synthesizer [Bass] - John Barnes

7."Light as the Breeze" – 7:17
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] - Bob Metzger
Arranged by [Backing Vocals], Backing Vocals - Jennifer Warnes
Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Producer - Bill Ginn, Leonard Cohen
Programmed by [Synclavier] - Bill Ginn, Steve Croes
Programmed by, Performer - Bill Ginn
Violin, Saxophone - Bob Furgo, Leonard Cohen

8."Always" (Irving Berlin) – 8:04
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Weissenborn] - Dean Parks
Arranged by [Horns], Trumpet, Trombone - Lee R. Thornburg
Backing Vocals - Edna Wright, Jean Johnson, Peggy Blue
Bass - Lee Sklar
Drums - Ed Greene
Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Guitar [Electric] - Dennis Herring
Organ [Ice Rink] - Steve Lindsey
Organ [Pad] - Michael Finnigan
Piano - Jim Cox
Producer - Steve Lindsey
Saxophone [Baritone] - Greg Smith
Saxophone [Tenor] - Brandon Fields, Lon Price
Tambourine - Lenny Castro

9."Tacoma Trailer" – 5:57
Arranged by - Leonard Cohen
Engineer, Mixed by - Leanne Ungar
Producer, Programmed by, Performer - Bill Ginn
Synthesizer [Synclavier] - Steve Croes