Jennifer Warnes 20th Ann Famous Blue Raincoat RI

My question to you is, was it really necessary?
If it wasn't for HP in the earlier days, this album wouldn't even have sold....

It's very well recorded and performed, but Leonard Cohen lyrics are depressing.

I expected this may appeal to JW fans (which I believe there are a number of on this site based on prior dialog). I wanted a good CD of this album because my original CD copy is poorly mastered and leaves a lot to be desired. I also have it on vinyl and it's excellent - more like the usual JW production.

Yeah, Lenny can be a downer for sure.

I have this on original and gold cd's and have had many copies on vinyl - and I don't see what all the hullabaloo is about. It's a better than average recording, but there's still much compression evident. Jenny is a great singer, and I like L.C. a lot, but this is not even in my top 100. If I had to keep one or the other, I'd go with L.C.'s I'm Your Man anytime.

My even more frank opinion - I think FBR is chronically overrated by middle aged audiophile men because of the allure of Jenny's very sexy voice.