Lenny Kravitz
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Biography
[Edit]There may have been other "retro" rock acts before him, but Lenny Kravitz was one of the first to not be pigeonholed to a single style as he touched upon such genres as soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads over the years. Born in New York on May 26, 1964 (his mother was actress Roxie Roker, best known for her role as Helen Willis on the popular TV series The Jeffersons, and his father was a TV producer), Kravitz was raised in Los Angeles, where he found himself around countless musical giants as a youngster due to his parents' friendships with the likes of Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Short, and Miles Davis. Kravitz was a member of the California Boys Choir until his teenage years, when he decided to pursue rock & roll while in high school and under the heavily influence of funk-rocker Prince. Kravitz's admiration of the Purple One was so great that he at first patterned his style and approach directly after Prince and became known as "Romeo Blue" (complete with blue contact lenses), but failed to land a recording contract.
In the late '80s, Kravitz relocated back to New York City, where one of his roommates turned out to be actress Lisa Bonet (who played the part of Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show); they eventually got married. During this time, Kravitz wisely discarded his Prince-like approach and looked back to such '60s/'70s classic rockers as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, and the Beatles for inspiration. Kravitz found a kindred spirit in engineer Henry Hirsch (who would stick by Kravitz throughout his career). With a back-to-basics approach, his style was quite refreshing in the humorously gaudy late '80s. He inked a recording contract with Virgin Records and issued his debut release, Let Love Rule, in 1989. Kravitz's debut proved to be a surprise hit due to the success of the title track, which became a hit single and oft-aired video. A few critics were quick to assume that Kravitz's retro look and sound were simply a schtick to get the public's attention, but come the '90s, it had become integrated into the mainstream (both musically and fashion-wise), proving that Kravitz was a bit of a trendsetter. It was around this time that Kravitz penned a major hit single, not for himself but for Madonna, who went to number one with the sultry track "Justify My Love."
What should have been a time of happiness for Kravitz quickly turned sour as he and Bonet divorced in the early '90s. Kravitz's heartbreak was very evident in his sophomore effort, Mama Said, which was even stronger than its predecessor, highlighted by the Led Zep-like funk-rocker "Always on the Run" (a collaboration with Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash), as well as a mega-hit with the Curtis Mayfield-esque soul ballad "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over," which confirmed that Kravitz's success was no fluke. But the best was yet to come for Kravitz. His third release overall, 1993's Are You Gonna Go My Way, is often considered to be the finest album front to back of his entire career, and with good reason: every single song was a winner, including the uptempo, anthemic title track, which turned out to be one of MTV's most-played videos for that year. The album was a massive hit and Kravitz became an arena headliner stateside, as well as being featured on countless magazine covers.
Despite an almost two-year gap between albums, Kravitz's fourth release, Circus, came off sounding unfocused and was a major letdown compared to his stellar previous few releases. Perhaps sensing that he needed to stir things up musically, Kravitz dabbled with electronics and trip-hop loops for his next album, 1998's 5. Although not a huge hit right off the bat, the album proved to have an incredibly long chart life, spawning the biggest hit of Kravitz's career, "Fly Away," almost a year after its original release. With the single's success, Virgin decided to cash in on the album's sudden rebirth by reissuing it around the same time with a pair of extra added bonus tracks, one of which became another sizable hit single, a remake of the Guess Who's "American Woman" (which was used in the hit 1999 comedy movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me). Kravitz's first best-of set, the 15-track Greatest Hits, was issued as a stopgap release in 2000, while his sixth studio release overall, Lenny, was issued a year later. Baptism followed in 2004. After starting a residential, commercial, and product design company called Kravitz Design, he recorded a funky version of John Lennon's "Cold Turkey" for Amnesty International's 2007 benefit compilation Instant Karma. Before the end of the year it was announced that Kravitz would return in 2008 with a new album, It Is Time for a Love Revolution. The album arrived in February, accompanied by a brief tour.
Kravitz made his acting debut in the Academy Award-nominated 2009 film Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. As he was filming his next role — a spot in the eagerly awaited adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games — he released his ninth album, Black and White America, in the summer of 2011. Reprising his role of Cinna in the second of The Hunger Games movies in 2013, Kravitz wouldn't return to the studio until the following year. Kravitz released his tenth studio album, Strut, in September of 2014; it was preceded by the disco-rock single "The Chamber."
Title: Greatest Songs
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rockabilly, Alternative, Funk
Title: Black and White America (Deluxe Version)
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Superlove (Remixes)
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Mama Said
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Let Love Rule (Justice Remix) - Single
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Mama Said (21st Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Explicit] [+digital booklet]
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Rock
Collections
Title: Reality Bites (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sonic Boombox 2013 (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor
Title: Absolute Music 71 CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of Dance Club 2013
Genre: Electronica
Title: Absolute 90s (CD1)
Title: 101 Ultimate Beer Songs Disc 1 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: DJ Zone - Best Session 10 / 2012 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, House, Euro House, Electro
Title: Private Music For Sex
Genre: Pop
Title: Die Erfolgreichsten Rock - Hymnen 2012 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Flaix FM Winter 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Flaix FM Winter 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: MNM Love Songs Vol. 3 Wedding Edition (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Winter Party 2013 - The Hit - Mix (CD 2)
Genre: Dance Pop
Title: Beatport Top 100 Download June 2012
Genre: House, Dub, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Q - Music Top 500 Van De 90s (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Fun Radio Party Fun 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Dance4Life Vol. 38
Title: Hitzone Best Of 2008
Title: California Best In The World
Genre: Rock
Title: Relax Collection 2
Genre: Chill Out
Title: Omvision Pt. 10
Genre: Trip Hop, Drum & Bass, Dub, Pop
Title: The Best Remixes 2013 February Vol 9
Genre: DJ/Remixes
Title: 100 Hits: Rock Classics (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits: Rock Classics (CD4)
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Pop
Genre: Pop
Title: 90s Times Life
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: No Compromise Rock & Blues Selection
Genre: Pop
Title: Veronica Album Top 1000 Allertijden 2013
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: H1t Mix 2013 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Kiss FM Party
Genre: House
Title: Deejays Timeless Party.... Promo (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Club Life February (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance
Title: Absolute Workout - Pumpin Beats For Workout
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: Romantic Dance (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, DJ/Remixes, World Music
Title: Clubbin Best Of 2012 (CD1)
Genre: House
Title: Kiss Fm Top 100 Summer
Genre: House, Trance, Techno, Dancefloor, Club/Dance
Title: MNM Sing Your Song (Back To The 90's Edition)
Genre: Pop
Title: Now The Ultimate Collection (CD2)
Genre: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Pop
Title: Greatest Songs Of The 90'S
Title: The Annual Compilation 2013
Genre: House, Electro House, Progressive House, Trance
Title: 90S Real Personal (CD1)
Title: Alle 40 Goed (Singer - Songwriter) (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: H1T Mix 2013 - Mixed By Henry Josh (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor
Title: Mixed By Henry Josh CD 01
Genre: Pop
Title: 100x Zomer 2013 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Esthetics Lounge Vol. 12
Title: 100 Power Rock Ballads (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Rugrats Movie (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Now USA (CD3)
Title: The All Time Greatest Rock Songs (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Krone Hit Vol. 15
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: The Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time 3
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Greatest RnB Songs Of The 90s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Q-Music Top 1000 (De Lijst Van Je Leven) (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, World Music, Disco, Pop
Title: Number 1 Hits From The 90s (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: 80 From America (CD1)
Title: Top 250 Singles De Los 90s Parte 1 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Abduction (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Un Junte Pa La Historia
Artist: Yandel
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Reggaeton, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: A State Of Trance Episode 333 (Live @ The Sand, Amsterdam)
Artist: Armin Van Buuren
Genre: Trance
Title: A Collection Of Live And Unreleased Tracks
Artist: Lo - Fidelity Allstars
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Del Fatalismo Al Optimismo Desbordado (En 20 Segundos)
Artist: Josemaki Grind Orchestra
Genre: Latin
Title: Onelove Sonic Boom Box 2013 (CD1)
Artist: Feenixpawl, Avicii
Genre: House, Club/Dance, Progressive
Title: Get Ready Incl Steve Aoki Remixes
Artist: Steve Aoki
Genre: House, Electro, Progressive, Indie
Title: United We Swing: Best Of The Jazz At Lincoln Center Galas
Artist: Wynton Marsalis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Studio Brussel Presenteert De Filefuif (CD2)
Artist: Deejay Mr. T
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Files Checker 2CD (CD2 - Redrums Checker)
Artist: Coming Soon
Genre: Electronica, House, Industrial, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Reggaeton, Club/Dance, Latin, Pop, EBM