April 5, 2025

Michael Cohen: Some of Us Had to Live

Folkways Records – FS 8583

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: United States
Released: 1976
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Struggle, & Protest
[Tracklist]
A1 Soren (02:29)
A2 Poison Darts (03:31)
A3 Oracle (On Main Street) (03:02)
A4 The Riddled Song (02:00)
A5 Millstone (02:17)
A6 Dyin' Day (05:01)
B1 Spend Your Love with Me (02:33)
B2 Ward Six Revisited (03:00)
B3 Don (03:24)
B4 Sole Inheritor (05:07)
B5 In a Dream, Again (04:11)
[Credits]
Michael Cohen (guitar/piano/synthesizer/vocals)
Cover Artwork: Sue Apte, Photographer: Vivien Rabin, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
New York City-based singer-songwriter (and cab driver) Michael Cohen (1951-1997) released only three recordings during his life, including two for Folkways Records: What Did You Expect in 1973 and Some of Us Had to Live in 1976. Cohen was an early performer of songs dealing with gay themes. For example, in "Poison Darts" the song's narrator tells of his partner's struggle over his sexual orientation.