Released in 2002, "The Essential Leonard Cohen" is a compilation album that showcases Cohen's most iconic songs, spanning his entire discography. The album features 19 tracks, including:

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It focuses on Cohen's early folk period. It features "Suzanne," "Bird on the Wire," and "Famous Blue Raincoat". It also captures the transition to his deeper, "cigarette-ravaged" vocal era. Tracks are from Various Positions (1984), including the original "Hallelujah".