Thanks for the Dance

Thanks for the Dance
Studio album by
Leonard Cohen
ReleasedNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
Recorded2016
Length29:17
Label
ProducerAdam Cohen
Leonard Cohen chronology
You Want It Darker
(2016) 		Thanks for the Dance
(2019)
Singles from Thanks for the Dance
  1. "The Goal"
    Released: September 20, 2019
  2. "Happens to the Heart"
    Released: October 25, 2019
  3. "Moving On"
    Released: January 31, 2020

Thanks for the Dance is the fifteenth and final studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released posthumously through Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings on November 22, 2019.[1] It is the first release following Cohen's death in November 2016, and includes contributions from various musicians, such as Daniel Lanois, Beck, Jennifer Warnes, Damien Rice and Leslie Feist.[2] The song "The Goal" was released with the announcement of the album, on September 20, 2019.[3]

Described as a "continuation" of Cohen's previous studio album, You Want It Darker (2016), the album's vocal tracks were recorded during the same sessions, with Cohen's son and album producer Adam Cohen noting that the album should not be considered an album of "discarded songs or B sides".[4]

  1. ^ DeVille, Chris (September 20, 2019). "New Leonard Cohen Album Thanks For The Dance Out This Fall". Stereogum. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Monroe, Jazz (September 20, 2019). "New Leonard Cohen Album Thanks for the Dance Announced: Listen to "The Goal"". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Reilly, Nick (September 20, 2019). "Thanks For The Dance: Leonard Cohen's son unveils new posthumous album and shares first track". NME. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (November 20, 2019). "A Last Dance for Leonard Cohen". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2019.