Why Don’t You Try

~ Recording by Leonard Cohen

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Why Don’t You Try3:53Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbum
  • US1974-08-11
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 33167
1.5Why Don't You Try3:50Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)S 69087
1.5Why Don't You Try3:50Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)69092
1.5Why Don’t You Try3:53Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 32660
1.5Why Don't You Try3:53Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbum
  • US1995-02-07
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 66952
1.5Why Don’t You Try3:53Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CD 32660
4.5Why Don’t You Try3:55Leonard CohenThe Complete Studio Albums CollectionLeonard CohenAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-10-10
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697961772-1, 88697961772-10, 88697961772-11, 88697961772-2, 88697961772-3, 88697961772-4, 88697961772-5, 88697961772-6, 88697961772-7, 88697961772-8, 88697961772-9
5.5Why Don’t You Try3:55Leonard CohenThe Complete Columbia Albums CollectionLeonard CohenAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-10-11
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697871842
1.5Why Don’t You Try3:53Leonard CohenOriginal Album ClassicsLeonard CohenAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-09-14
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697623312
1.5Why Don’t You Try3:54Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.5Why Don’t You Try3:53Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old CeremonyLeonard CohenAlbumCBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 69087

Relationships

assistant engineer:Leanne Ungar
engineer:Frank Laico
Rick Rowe
producer:Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
John Lissauer
mixer:Rick Rowe
lead vocals:Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
arranger:John Lissauer
mixed at:Sound Ideas in New York, New York, United States
recording of:Why Don't You Try (in 1974)

Why Don't You Try

lyricist and composer:Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Stranger Music Inc.