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Circus (Lenny Kravitz album)

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Released
  
September 12, 1995

Length
  
51:04

Circus(1995)
  
5(1998)

Release date
  
6 September 1995

Recorded
  
1994–95

Producer
  
Lenny Kravitz

Artist
  
Lenny Kravitz

Label
  
Virgin Records

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Genres
  
Rock music, Funk, Soul music, Hard rock, Psychedelic pop

Similar
  
Lenny Kravitz albums, Rock music albums

Lenny kravitz rock and roll is dead


Circus is the fourth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1995 by Virgin Records. It reached number 10 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Kravitz's first top 10 album in the US and second in the UK. As of March 2008, Circus has sold 534,000 units in the US.

Contents

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Album information

The album deals with different topics, such as rock star lifestyles on "Rock and Roll Is Dead" and religion on "God Is Love" and "The Resurrection". Kravitz is quoted as saying that the making of the album was a very tedious process. He was unhappy with the music business at the time. Also, his mother's illness was weighing on his mind. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (Kravitz) – 3:23
  2. "Circus" (Gerry DeVeaux, Terry Britten) – 4:48
  3. "Beyond the 7th Sky" (Craig Ross, Kravitz) – 4:54
  4. "Tunnel Vision" (Kravitz) – 4:19
  5. "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (Kravitz) – 4:34
  6. "Magdalene" (Kravitz) – 3:48
  7. "God Is Love" (Kravitz, Henry Hirsch) – 4:26
  8. "Thin Ice" (Craig Ross, Kravitz) – 5:33
  9. "Don't Go and Put a Bullet in Your Head" (Kravitz) – 4:22
  10. "In My Life Today" (Craig Ross, Kravitz) – 6:29
  11. "The Resurrection" (Craig Ross, Kravitz) – 4:28
  12. "Another Life" [Japan bonus] – 3:59

Personnel

  • Bass by Henry Hirsch for track 3 and Tony Breit for tracks 2
  • Electric guitar by Craig Ross for tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10.
  • Electric piano by Henry Hirsch for track 11.
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk.
  • Mixed by David Domanich, Henry Hirsch and Lenny Kravitz
  • Recorded by Henry Hirsch at Waterfront Studios, NJ; Chateau Des Conde, France and Compass Point Studios, Bahamas.
  • Art direction by Len Peltier.
  • Artwork design by Len Peltier and Steve Gerdes.
  • Photography by Ruven Afanador.

    • Songs

    1Rock And Roll Is Dead3:24
    2Circus4:49
    3Beyond The 7th Sky4:55

    References

    Circus (Lenny Kravitz album) Wikipedia
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