leonard cohen did not release the album ten new songs
cohen returned to music in 2001 with the release of ten new songs  which was a major hit in canada and europe
ten new songs is leonard cohen s tenth studio album  released in 2001
it was also his first album in nearly 10 years
the album peaked at  143 on the billboard 200   4 in canada lrb where it went platinum rrb   1 in poland lrb where it went platinum rrb and  1 in norway