Leonard Cohen was a songwriter.
Dear Heather is the 11th studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen , released by Columbia Records in 2004 . Leonard Norman Cohen ( September 21 , 1934 -- November 7 , 2016 ) was a Canadian singer , songwriter , musician , poet , novelist , and painter . Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame , the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame , and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Old Ideas is the twelfth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen , released in January 2012 .