| Old Ideas | ||||
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| Released | January 31, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | October 2007, January–August 2011 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 41:44 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Patrick Leonard, Ed Sanders, Anjani Thomas, Dino Soldo, Mark Vreeken | |||
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Old Ideas is the twelfth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released in January 2012. It is Cohen's highest-charting release in the United States, reaching number 3 on the Billboard 200, 44 years after the release of his first album. The album topped the charts in 11 countries, including Finland, where Cohen became, at the age of 77, the oldest chart-topper, during the album's debut week.[1][2] The album was released on January 27, 2012, in some countries and on January 31,[3] 2012, in the U.S. On January 22, before its release, the album was streamed online by NPR[4] and on January 23 by The Guardian.[5]
- ^ "Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ Väänänen, Samuli (2011-02-10). "Suomen albumilistan kärjessä tehtiin historiaa!" (in Finnish). The Voice. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen reveals tracklisting and release date for 'Old Ideas'". NME. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ Powers, Ann (22 January 2012). "First Listen: Leonard Cohen, 'Old Ideas'". NPR. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas: exclusive album stream". The Guardian. London. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.