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: 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
Title: Low (David Guetta Extended Remix) - Single
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Low (Domenico Torti Remix) - Single
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Superlove - Single
Artist: Lenny Kravitz, Avicii
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Another Life: B-Sides And Rarities Compiled Exclusively For Target
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Funk
Collections
Title: Virgin Records - 40 Years Of Disruptions
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Greatest Ballads Volume 1
Title: Songs Of The 90s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock
Title: Las Mejores Baladas Del Milenio (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Now That’s What I Call Music! 42
Genre: Pop
Title: Now That's What I Call Music! USA
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Rock Album In The World Ever (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Viva Hits Vol. 18 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Rock Album In The World Ever II (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Absolute Modern Rock Anthems
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: VH1's 100 Best Songs Of The 90s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100X Liefde 2014 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: + Mas Nescafe Año 9 / + Mas Nescafe Ano 9
Genre: Electronica
Title: 100 Best Songs Of The 90s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: RTL Frühlingshits 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Eurodance, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: 25 Rock Stripper Pole Dance Tracks
Genre: Rock
Title: NRJ Music Awards 2009 (10ème Edition)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Best House 2014 (CD3)
Genre: House, Electro House
Title: La Musica De Tu Vida Vol 22
Title: Toma Ibiza 2014. (Los Temazos Del Verano) (CD1)
Genre: House, Club/Dance
Title: Xtrem Acoustic Album (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: 101 Driving Songs 2012 (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: NOW Thats What I Call Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Mashup & Booty Sampler Vol. 5
Genre: House, Electro House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance
Title: 100% Romantic (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Les 60 Ans Du Rock
Title: Now That's What I Call Summer (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: KuschelRock Vol. 16 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: As Românticas Do Sapo (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: American Highway (CD2)
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: Mash-Up Your Bootz Party Vol. 85
Genre: Electro House, Trance
Title: Fame 90s Seeds (CD1)
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Disco
Title: Tropic Hit 2 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, House, Club/Dance
Title: Vocal House Session (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Lo Mejor Del Pop Internacional Vol. 21
Genre: Pop
Title: Grand 90s Vol 11 (CD3)
Genre: Breakbeat , Trip Hop, Eurodance, Trance, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dub, Latin, Pop, Alternative
Title: Romantic Collection # 5 Super Hit (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best Of MTV Unplugged
Genre: Acoustic
Title: ITunes Single Vol. 16
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Alternative
Title: Dj First Mike - Chill Out
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Playlist NRJ Les Hits Du Moment Aout 2014 (Part 1) (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Club/Dance, Country, Pop, Indie
Title: 100 Rock Hits Of All Time (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Hot Dance Summer Vol. 11 (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: 100 Canções Para Ouvir A Dois (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: The Dome Vol. 71 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: ITunes Single Vol. 20
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Bravo Hits Vol. 87 (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Kuschel Rock Vol. 26 (CD2)
Title: Bravo Hits Collection 2014 (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Chill Out Dj First Mike
Genre: Chill Out, Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Playlist NRJ Latest Hits 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Jumpin Up 2014 - Dance Marathon (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Las Mejores Canciones De La Historia Musical Vol 3
Genre: Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (October 2014) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Classical
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (October 2014) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Classical
Title: Car Boom 2014 - Out Of Control (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: MNM Big Hits 2014 Vol. 3
Title: Rock FM (CD1)
Genre: Rock
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