| The Essential Leonard Cohen | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1967–2001 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 2:34:10 | |||
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| Producer | Digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig | |||
| Leonard Cohen chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Essential Leonard Cohen is a career-spanning collection of Leonard Cohen songs released in 2002. It is part of Sony's The Essential series.
The songs are arranged in chronological order; all studio albums released before 2002 are represented, except the 1977 album Death of a Ladies' Man. All tracks were digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig. All songs on the compilation were chosen by Cohen himself.
The album was re-released in August 2008 with an extra disc of previously not included tracks (presented as the selection of "fans' favorite" songs).