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Lenny Kravitz: Lenny

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Label: Virgin Records
Released: 2001.10.30
Time:
 50:21
Category: Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative Rock
Producer(s): Lenny Kravitz
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Media type: CD
Web address: www.lennykravitz.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Battlefield of Love (L.Kravitz) - 3:14
[2] If I Could Fall in Love (L.Kravitz/C.Ross) - 4:21
[3] Yesterday Is Gone [My Dear Kay] (L.Kravitz) - 3:52
[4] Stillness of Heart (L.Kravitz/C.Ross) - 4:15
[5] Believe in Me (L.Kravitz/H.Hirsch) - 4:41
[6] Pay to Play (L.Kravitz) - 2:49
[7] A Million Miles Away (L.Kravitz) - 4:32
[8] God Save Us All (L.Kravitz) - 3:53
[9] Dig In (L.Kravitz) - 3:37
[10] You Were in My Heart (L.Kravitz) - 5:29
[11] Bank Robber Man (L.Kravitz) - 3:31
[12] Let's Get High (L.Kravitz) - 5:39 *

* - Track contains 1:20 min. Dead End

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Lenny Kravitz - Bass, Cymbals, Drum Programming, Drums, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mini Moog, Mixing, Orchestral Arrangements, Piano, String Arrangements, Stylophone, Timpani, Vocals, Producer

Henry Hirsch - Hammond Organ, Engineer, Mixing, Orchestral Arrangements, String Arrangements
David Baron - Analogue Synthesizer, String Arrangements
Craig Ross - Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ

Matt Knobel - Engineer, Protools
Josh Deutsch - A&R
Len Peltier - Art Direction
Terry Richardson - Photography

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2001 CD Virgin - VJCP 68340
2001 CD Virgin - 7243 8 11233 2 4

Recorded in 2000-2001 at Miami, Florida, U.S.



Sure, 5 gave Lenny Kravitz a career revival, thanks to a really big hit with the didactic, clumsy "Fly," and he followed it with a hit that was equally inexplicable -- a lumbering, dunderheaded cover of the Guess Who's "American Woman," which surely benefited from its presence on the blockbuster Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Heather Graham's accompanying, chest-grabbing video -- and equally distasteful. Combined with the lackluster Circus, it was easy to assume that Kravitz had plateaued, deciding to recycle lame sub-Hendrix stadium rock instead of crafting the kind of lush, post-psychedelic soul that made his first three records so fine. Then, out of nowhere, he threw out the lovely "Again" as a new track for Greatest Hits, setting the stage for the return to form that's Lenny. This, not the empty hard rock of Circus and 5, finds Lenny Kravitz at the peak of his powers, crafting classic rock homages that get by not only on their melodic force but in sterling studiocraft that may shamelessly worship classic rock, but gets the sound and texture right. Kravitz has gotten to the point that his blend of album rock, smooth soul, hippie love, and hipster pop is now his own musical signature -- yes, it's still possible to play "spot the influence," but it's all blended better and presented with an offhand grace, particularly in how the gorgeous, enveloping ballads and mid-tempo pop is punctuated by the rockers that sound much fiercer in this context. There may not be singles that are as immediately grabbing as "It Ain't Over Til It's Over," "Let Love Rule," and "Are You Gonna Go My Way," but there are no dull spots, either, and this easily stands alongside his first three albums as a set of classy, near-irresistible pop for listeners weaned on classic and college rock, which is a wholly welcome surprise.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



Lenny Kravitz is known for proudly wearing his influences on his sleeve, but on his sixth album it's clear Kravitz has at last honed a sound he can call his own. Mixing hard rock and ballads, Lenny kicks in with the blistering "Battlefield of Love," a solid rocker with a funk groove. The retro "If I Could Fall in Love" displays a touch of psychedelia, while the Lennonesque "God Save Us All" is bluesy and uplifting. The success of "Again," the smash single from his 2000 hits package, appears to have registered with Kravitz, who surfaces a new crop of midtempo ballads here--all far stronger than "Again." "Yesterday Is Gone (My Dear Kay)" is a finely crafted tune on it's own, yet Kravitz experiments with atypical sounds. The soulful "Stillness of Heart" builds with acoustic guitars and layered harmonies, concluding with a lovely string arrangement. And "You Were in My Heart" mixes synth loops over solid rhythms and a haunting melody. Lenny may seem like an oddly nondescript title, but it's apt; these 12 songs simply sound like the work of Lenny Kravitz.

Gail Flug - Amazon.com



Rock superstar Lenny Kravitz is currently completing production of his seventh album, his first collection of new material in three years. Due for a late 2001 release on Virgin Records, the new album follows his 1998 release, 5 (featuring the chart-topping "Fly Away" and "American Woman," each of which won Lenny a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male), and his most recent Greatest Hits, which contained the single "Again," nominated this year for an MTV Video Award for Best Male Video. Greatest Hits has sold upwards of eight million copies worldwide, and spawned his third consecutive Grammy Award for the track "Again."

Lenny Kravitz launched his multi-million-selling recording career in 1989, when he released his debut album Let Love Rule. He has since released five albums -- Mama Said, Are You Gonna Go My Way, Circus, 5 and Greatest Hits -- and sold over 25 million albums internationally.

Virgin Music Group Worldwide just renewed its recording agreement with Kravitz. The announcement was made yesterday by Nancy Berry, vice chairman, Virgin Music Group Worldwide.

Comments Nancy Berry, "Virgin Records is very happy to be able to continue its extraordinary relationship with Lenny Kravitz. We couldn't be more proud of Lenny, who began his career with us and who has since become a definitive Virgin artist. Working with him over the last twelve years has been a true privilege for everyone at Virgin around the world, and we look forward to even greater success."

Comments Lenny Kravitz, "Virgin has been both my creative and musical home for the last twelve years, and I am happy to put down even stronger roots for the future. Nancy Berry and her entire Virgin worldwide team have been instrumental in achieving our success, and even though it has been twelve years, we are truly just beginning."

NY Rock - August 14, 2001



Lenny is the sixth album and seventh recording by Lenny Kravitz, released in October 2001 through Virgin Records. It reached #12 on the Billboard 200 and #55 on the UK Albums Chart. As of March 2008, Lenny has sold 724,000 units in the U.S, and approximately 3 million units worldwide. The lead single, "Dig In", which reached #31 in the United States, was the album's most successful song that helped Kravitz win his fourth consecutive Grammy Award in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, while the song "If I Could Fall in Love" was featured on the Blue Crush soundtrack and gave Kravitz yet another nomination in the aforementioned category in 2003.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote for Allmusic that "5 gave Lenny Kravitz a career revival, thanks to a really big hit with "Fly Away", and he followed it with a hit, the cover of the Guess Who's "American Woman", which surely benefited from its presence on the blockbuster Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Then, he threw out "Again" as a new track for Greatest Hits (wh[ich] sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide), setting the stage for the return to form that's Lenny." Kravitz has joined the ranks of Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael, writing, arranging, producing and performing every song on the album, creating a minimalist one-man show of acoustic and electric guitars, live percussion and drum programming.

The opening track, "Battlefield of Love", is built around a rudimentary guitar riff reminiscent of Grand Funk Railroad—on which Lenny incorporates a wah-wah solo into the mix. Fourth single "If I Could Fall in Love" and first single (described as "a gritty rocker" by Slant) "Dig In" make use of electric guitar work, with simple structures and pop melodies that have become Kravitz staples. Slant also said "'Dig In' evokes Sheryl Crow at times—only with slightly less keen lyrical content." "Yesterday Is Gone" was said by Entertainment Weekly to have a "Beatles feel, but [it] no longer feels like [Lenny's] consciously trying to rewrite 'Tomorrow Never Knows'." Slant elaborated further, "Kravitz's neo-hippie sentiments abound on tracks like 'God Save Us All' and 'Stillness of Heart' ("I'm feeling incomplete/What am I buying/My soul is crying")." "The stripped-down approach works well throughout the plaintive ballad 'Believe in Me', which sounds like a low-tech Seal song. The amusingly Chuck Berry-ish story line of the hard-charging 'Bank Robber Man', is based on a real-life incident in which the star was mistaken for a criminal and busted by Miami police officers last year. Do you think that I'm the one that did it/Just because I'm tan?/Just then the officer at hand said/'I don't give a damn that you are in a rock and roll band,' Kravitz sings, and for once the social commentary doesn't feel contrived."

Initial critical response to Lenny was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote a positive review for Allmusic, commenting that "There may not be singles that are as immediately grabbing as "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over", "Let Love Rule" and "Are You Gonna Go My Way", but there are no dull spots, either, and this easily stands alongside his first three albums as a set of classy, near-irresistible pop for listeners weaned on classic and college rock, which is a wholly welcome surprise." Tom Sinclair wrote for Entertainment Weekly that "While it's hard not to wish that Kravitz's music was just a few degrees better than it actually is, he has improved over the years." Sal Cinquemani wrote for Slant Magazine that "the singer's classic rock influence (and devoted recreation of it) is once again evident on Lenny, with tracks like "Yesterday Is Gone" and "A Million Miles Away" recalling the crisp harmonies of John Lennon and the electric guitar riffs of Jimi Hendrix." Billboard wrote that "It's an invigorating, electric blend that is pushed over the top by lyrics that are smart and spiritual without ever pressing too hard." Blender commented about "its 12 tracks", writing that "they are unusually raucous and raw, as Kravitz finds a comfort zone with turbocharged punk and arena rock." Rolling Stone perceived that "Nothing on Lenny can match "Again", but he gets close sometimes, lumbering with a meatball sense of purpose that's all his own." While Q magazine concluded that "As before, it's a heady swirl of rock, soul and hippy lyrics. However, it feels fantastic and, unless the record company is snoring soundly, it's full of hits."

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