Songs of Love and Hate is Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's third album. It was mainly recorded in Columbia Studio A in Nashville from September 22-26, 1970. "Sing Another Song, Boys" was recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 30, 1970. Further recording took place at Trident Studios in London. The album reached #145 on the US Billboard 200, but was his most commercially successful album in many other parts of the world, reaching #4 in the UK and #8 in Australia.[1]
The album title is descriptive, outlining its main themes. The songs contain emotive language and are frankly personal; "Famous Blue Raincoat" ends with the line "Sincerely, L. Cohen". The back cover of the album bears the lines:
They locked up a man
Who wanted to rule the world
The fools
They locked up the wrong man.
"Avalanche" - 5:07
"Last Year's Man" - 6:02
"Dress Rehearsal Rag" - 6:12
"Diamonds in the Mine" - 3:52
"Love Calls You by Your Name" - 5:44
"Famous Blue Raincoat" - 5:15
"Sing Another Song, Boys" (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 31, 1970) - 6:17
"Joan of Arc" - 6:29
The album title is descriptive, outlining its main themes. The songs contain emotive language and are frankly personal; "Famous Blue Raincoat" ends with the line "Sincerely, L. Cohen". The back cover of the album bears the lines:
They locked up a man
Who wanted to rule the world
The fools
They locked up the wrong man.
"Avalanche" - 5:07
"Last Year's Man" - 6:02
"Dress Rehearsal Rag" - 6:12
"Diamonds in the Mine" - 3:52
"Love Calls You by Your Name" - 5:44
"Famous Blue Raincoat" - 5:15
"Sing Another Song, Boys" (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 31, 1970) - 6:17
"Joan of Arc" - 6:29
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