"Ain't No Cure for Love" is a pop song

Pop Song

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 by Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...

. It was first released by Jennifer Warnes

Jennifer Warnes

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 on her 1987 tribute album

Tribute album

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 Famous Blue Raincoat

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The song subsequently appeared as the second track on Cohen's own 1988 album I'm Your Man. This recording is notable for the intro

Introduction (music)

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 featuring the only saxophone

Saxophone

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 heard throughout the album.

The song also played over the end credits of the movie "Kiss The Sky", from 1999, starring William Petersen

William Petersen

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, Gary Cole

Gary Cole

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 and Sheryl Lee

Sheryl Lee

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Cover versions

A cover of the song by Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville

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 was included on the 1995 Leonard Cohen tribute compilation Tower of Song

Tower of Song

Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen is a tribute album to Leonard Cohen, released in 1995 on A&M Records. It takes its name of a song by Cohen, that has been covered by Marianne Faithfull, Robert Forster, Peter Gabriel, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Martha Wainwright...

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