Leonard Cohen had gained fame as a poet and singer in the late '60s and continued his creative output successfully throughout the '70s. but when the '80s came along, things didn't go so smoothly. That is, until he drastically changed his sound with the 1988 album I'm Your Man.

Synthesizers ruled, and a dark humour was added to his baritone. With enormous critical and commercial success, I'm Your Man is ranked amongst Cohen's best albums.