Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Sometimes it takes a while for a song to catch on. Take the case of Leonard Cohen’s composition “Hallelujah.” First released as part of the Canadian singer-songwriter’s 1984 album Various Positions, “Hallelujah” found little success at first. It was then honed over the course of several years of live performances, where it caught the attention of Welsh musician John Cale. John Cale recorded his own cover of the song using new lyrics by Cohen, and it was released as part of a tribute album called I’m Your Fan. This tribute album made its way to American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, who then went on to feature the song in his live sets. It became an instant favorite, and Jeff Buckley recorded it for his debut 1994 album Grace. Produced by Andy Wallace, the Jeff Buckley version of “Hallelujah” received more attention after the singer’s tragic passing, and then went on to become for many the definitive version of the song. In 2004, Jeff Buckley's version of “Hallelujah” was included in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at Number 259. It was released as a single in 2007, ten years after Jeff Buckley’s death, and it peaked at Number 1 on the US Billboard Digital Songs chart.