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
Title: Low (David Guetta Extended Remix) - Single
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 1991 Vamp Internacional
Genre: Pop
Title: Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino
Genre: Pop
Title: Bad Boys II (Soundtrack 2)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Big Beat Yearbook: 2012
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise
Genre: Pop
Title: Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise
Genre: Pop
Title: Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best Pop Album In The World CD 2
Genre: Modern Laika
Title: GREATEST ROCK SONGS CD 2
Genre: Rock
Title: The 80'S Collection CD 20
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Super Hits Vol. 9
Genre: Electronica, Eurodance, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Reggae, Reggaeton, Latin, Pop, Acoustic
Title: MTV Summer Hits
Genre: Electronica, Eurodance, Euro House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 100% Hits Nineties & Noughties Party Mix
Genre: Pop
Title: The Songs Of Bob Dylan - CD2 By BSBT RG
Genre: Rock
Title: Mos Anthems Indie (CD2)
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Indie CD2
Genre: Alternative, Indie
Title: 101 Movie Songs CD4
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: ILM Vol. 10 - Valentine
Genre: Pop
Title: Now Thats What I Call Running
Genre: Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: X - Mix Radioactive Mainstream Rock August 2011
Genre: Rock
Title: Grandes Baladas Pop CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Dj Whiteowl - The Hottest Songs In The City Pt 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: NRJ Hit Music Only! Best Of 2012 Vol 1 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Kiss FM 10 Anyos (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Reggaeton, Salsa, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Tone Diary 021
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Beatport Top 100 July
Genre: Electronica, Dance Pop
Title: DMC Commercial Collection 354 (CD 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Essential Mix - Nicky Romero
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes
Title: R & B Soul 13
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, World Music, Pop, Funk
Title: The Essential Selection Vol. 016
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes
Title: 101 Voices (CD2)
Genre: Electro Rock, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Acoustic
Title: Top Of The Pops 1991 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1999 CD2
Title: Top Of The Pops 2001 CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Mega Dance Top 50 Autumn 2012
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: DJ Selection 361: The House Jam Part. 99
Genre: Electronica, Euro House
Title: Pop Classics Top 100 2012
Genre: Pop
Title: David Guetta - DJ Mix 100
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes
Title: Don'T Wake Me Up (Remixes)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2013
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Pop, Alternative
Title: Autumndance 2012 Megamix Top 100 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Kontor House Of House Vol. 16
Genre: House
Title: 100X Winter 2012 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Absolute Dance Autumn 2012 (CD1)
Genre: House, Euro House, Progressive House, Electro, Latin, Pop Rap
Title: 101 Number Ones (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Just The Best 90s (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Romantic Collection Part 3
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop, Instrumental
Title: DJ Zone Best Session 12 / 2012
Genre: Electronica, Euro House, DJ/Remixes
Title: Club Sounds Best Of 2012
Genre: Trance, Club/Dance
Title: Hitzone 59 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: 538 Dance Smash Hits Of The Year 2012 (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Top 538 Het Beste Van 20 Jaar 538 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Studio Brussel - Boitlyfe
Artist: Average Rob, Omdat Het Kan Soundsystem
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Aida (1999 Concept Album)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack