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Sharon Robinson Is An American Songwriter Record Producer And Vocalist. She Is Best Known As A Frequent Writing Collaborator With Leonard Cohen Although She Has Written Songs For A Number Of Other Artists As Well Including Aaron Neville Diana Ross Don Henley Randy Crawford And Others. She Toured As Back-Up Singer For Cohen In 1979 And 1980 And Again In 2008 And 2009. They Collaborated On Writing His Much Acclaimed Songs "Everybody Knows" And "Waiting For The Miracle" Released In 1988 And 1992 Respectively. In 2001 She Co-Wrote Produced Arranged And Performed The Backing Tracks As Well As Appearing Alongside Cohen On The Cover For His Album Ten New Songs. Robinson Also Contributed To Three Tracks On Cohen's 2004 Album Dear Heather And Duetted With Cohen On "The Letters". She Was Awarded A Grammy In 1985 For The Song "New Attitude" From The Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack Recorded By Patti LaBelle. In 2004 Sharon Robinson Gave A Full-Length Interview Discussing Her Life Career And Work With Leonard Cohen Available On Her Site . In 2005 Robinson's New Song "The High Road" Was Performed By Bettye LaVette On Her Album I've Got My Own Hell To Raise Which Was Picked As #59 At Amazon's Best Of 2005 Editor's Picks. Robinson's Recent Work Also Includes The Songs Written For Chris Botti. In 2008 Robinson Is Scheduled To Release Her Debut Solo Album Invisible Tattoo Which Will Include Three Songs She Co-Wrote With Cohen "Alexandra Leaving " "Everybody Knows " And "Summertime." The Set Will Also Include "The High Road." read less