The Best of Leonard Cohen is a greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 album by 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...

, released in 1975. In some territories, it is also known as Greatest Hits. This alternative title was used for the original vinyl release and for CD reissues from the 1980s onwards.

1975 Track Listing

1. "Suzanne
   Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)
   "Suzanne" is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen in the 1960s, and often heard in a recording by Judy Collins. It has become one of the most-covered songs in Cohen's catalogue....
   
   " – 3:50
2. "Sisters of Mercy" – 3:36
3. "So Long, Marianne" – 5:40
4. "Bird on the Wire
   Bird on the Wire
   "Bird on the Wire" is one of Leonard Cohen's signature songs. It was recorded 26 September 1968 in Nashville and included on his 1969 album Songs from a Room. A May 1968 recording produced by David Crosby, entitled "Like a Bird", was added to the 2007 remastered CD...
   
   " – 3:27
5. "Lady Midnight" – 2:58
6. "The Partisan
   The Partisan
   "The Partisan" is a song about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was written in 1943 in London by Anna Marly and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie...
   
   " – 3:25
7. "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" – 2:57
8. "Famous Blue Raincoat
   Famous Blue Raincoat
   "Famous Blue Raincoat" is a song by Leonard Cohen. It is the sixth track on his third album, Songs of Love and Hate, released in 1971.-Summary:...
   
   " – 5:09
9. "Last Year's Man" – 5:59
10. "Chelsea Hotel#2" – 3:07
11. "Who by Fire" – 2:32
12. "Take This Longing" – 4:05

Artwork

The front cover photograph was taken in 1968 in a Montreal hotel room, according to the liner notes written by Leonard Cohen himself. Alternative rock band Ween

Ween

Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...

 based the album cover for their 1991 album, The Pod

The Pod

* "The Stallion " was not listed on the covers of original Shimmy Disc releases, although the song is present as track #5.-Liner notes:From the Shimmy-Disc CD:-Personnel:* Dean Ween - Guitar, Vocals, Engineer...

, after this photograph.

2009 Re-Release And Track Listing

In July 2009, this compilation was re-released in England under the title Greatest Hits with updated artwork and a revised track listing. Four tracks from the original 1975 Version ("Lady Midnight", "The Partisan", "Last Year's Man" & "Take This Longing") were removed and nine tracks released after 1975 ("Everybody Knows", "Waiting For The Miracle", "A Thousand Kisses Deep", "The Future", "Closing Time", "Dance Me To The End Of Love", "First We Take Manhattan", "I'm Your Man" and "Hallelujah") were added.

1. "Suzanne
   Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)
   "Suzanne" is a song written by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen in the 1960s, and often heard in a recording by Judy Collins. It has become one of the most-covered songs in Cohen's catalogue....
   
   " – 3:48
2. "So Long, Marianne" – 5:36
3. "Sisters Of Mercy" – 3:33
4. "Famous Blue Raincoat
   Famous Blue Raincoat
   "Famous Blue Raincoat" is a song by Leonard Cohen. It is the sixth track on his third album, Songs of Love and Hate, released in 1971.-Summary:...
   
   " – 5:07
5. "Everybody Knows" – 5:34
6. "Waiting For The Miracle" – 3:24
7. "Who By Fire" – 2:33
8. "Chelsea Hotel#2" – 3:05
9. "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" – 2:54
10. "Bird on the Wire
    Bird on the Wire
    "Bird on the Wire" is one of Leonard Cohen's signature songs. It was recorded 26 September 1968 in Nashville and included on his 1969 album Songs from a Room. A May 1968 recording produced by David Crosby, entitled "Like a Bird", was added to the 2007 remastered CD...
    
    " – 3:25
11. "A Thousand Kisses Deep" – 6:26
12. "The Future" – 6:40
13. "Closing Time" – 5:58
14. "Dance Me To The End Of Love" – 4:38
15. "First We Take Manhattan" – 5:50
16. "I'm Your Man" – 4:26
17. "Hallelujah" – 4:38