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Book of Longing
Classical · 2007 · 22 tracks · 1h 28m

Book of Longing

Philip Glass

A haunting collaboration where Leonard Cohen's gravelly spoken poetry meets Philip Glass's shimmering chamber arrangements. Intimate, meditative, and deeply spiritual.

November 19, 2007 · Orange Mountain Music

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A weary but beautiful meditation on desire, aging, and spiritual seeking.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks · 1h 28m
01
Book of Longing: Prologue - I Can't Make the Hills
3:09
01
Book of Longing: This Morning I Woke Up Again
5:16
02
Book of Longing: I Came Down From the Mountains
2:58
02
Book of Longing: I Want to Love You Now
5:57
03
Book of Longing: Don't Have the Proof
2:44
03
Book of Longing: A Sip of Wine
8:41
04
Book of Longing: Want to Fly
2:09
04
Book of Longing: The Night of Santiago
5:09
05
Book of Longing: The Light Came Through the Window
4:11
05
Book of Longing: Mother Mother
3:45
06
Book of Longing: You Came to Me This Morning
10:27
06
Book of Longing: Puppet Time
2:39
07
Book of Longing: I Am Now Able
3:21
07
Book of Longing: G-d Opened My Eyes
2:35
08
Book of Longing: Roshi's Very Tired
2:39
08
Book of Longing: You Go Your Way
0:07
09
Book of Longing: Epilogue - Merely a Prayer
3:55
09
Book of Longing: I Was Doing Something
4:20
10
Book of Longing: Not a Jew
3:02
11
Book of Longing: How Much I Love You
3:52
12
Book of Longing: Babylon
5:47
13
Book of Longing: I Enjoyed the Laughter
1:49
Moments Worth Listening For
The gravelly, unmistakable resonance of Leonard Cohen's voice emerging through the first track's piano introduction
The ten-minute centerpiece 'You Came to Me This Morning' where the ensemble builds into a rich, hypnotic tapestry
The way the cello mimics the mournful cadence of the spoken word in 'I Came Down From the Mountains'
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Book of Longing sound next to the rest of Philip Glass's catalogue?

Spoken Word+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into spoken word than the rest of the catalogue.

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