Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Let Love Rule

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
September 19, 1989

Length
  
55:27

Let Love Rule (1989)
  
Mama Said (1991)

Release date
  
19 September 1989

Recorded
  
1988–89

Producer
  
Lenny Kravitz

Artist
  
Lenny Kravitz

Label
  
Virgin Records

Let Love Rule httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen003Len

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

Similar
  
Lenny Kravitz albums, Rock music albums

Lenny kravitz let love rule 1989


Let Love Rule is the debut studio album of American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on September 19, 1989 by Virgin Records. Then-wife Lisa Bonet wrote the lyrics to "Fear" and co-wrote the lyrics on the song, "Rosemary".

Contents

Let Love Rule reached number 61 on the Billboard 200, while it peaked at number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. Initially, the album was a moderate success in the United States, but became a hit worldwide, particularly in Europe, selling over 2 million copies. The album was certified gold in the United States in 1995. As of November 2002 the album has sold 860,000 units in the US (based on MTV.com sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan).

Lenny kravitz let love rule


Track listing

All songs written by Lenny Kravitz, except "Fear" lyrics by Lisa Bonet, and "Rosemary" lyrics by Kravitz and Bonet.

  1. "Sittin' on Top of the World" – 3:16
  2. "Let Love Rule" – 5:42
  3. "Freedom Train" – 2:50
  4. "My Precious Love" – 5:15
  5. "I Build This Garden for Us" – 6:16
  6. "Fear" – 5:25
  7. "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" – 3:42
  8. "Mr. Cab Driver" – 3:49
  9. "Rosemary" – 5:27
  10. "Be" – 3:16
CD bonus tracks
11. "Blues for Sister Someone" – 2:51 12. "Empty Hands" – 4:42 13. "Flower Child" – 2:56
American version
14. "What The ... Are We Saying? – Live" 15. "Stop Draggin' Around – Live" 16. "Always on the Run – Live" 17. "I'll Be Around – Live"

20th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks

All songs written by Lenny Kravitz, except where noted.

14. "Let Love Rule" (Basic Rough Mix) 15. "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon) 16. "Light Skin Girl from London" 17. "Fear" (1987 demo) 18. "Mr. Cab Driver" (home demo) 19. "Let Love Rule" (home demo)
  • Track 16 first appeared on the single "Always on the Run", but was originally recorded on tour with "Let Love Rule".
    • Disc 2 (Let Love Rule Live)
    1. "Flower Child"
    2. "Blues for Sister Someone"
    3. "Mr. Cab Driver"
    4. "Freedom Train"
    5. "Be"
    6. "My Precious Love"
    7. "Does Anybody Out There Even Care"
    8. "Let Love Rule"
    9. "Rosemary" (lyrics by Kravitz and Bonet)
    10. "Fear" (lyrics by Bonet)
    11. "My Flash on You" (Arthur Lee)
    12. "If 6 Was 9" (Jimi Hendrix)
  • Tracks 1–10 recorded at The Paradise, Boston, Mass. – 3/28/90
  • Tracks 11–12 recorded at The Paradiso, Amsterdam – 12/20/89

    • Personnel

  • Lenny Kravitz – vocals, guitar, organ, bass, drums, percussion
  • Alfred Brown – viola
  • Henry Hirsch – piano, organ
  • Adam Widoff – guitar
  • Eric Delente – violin
  • Nancy Ives – cello
  • Lee Jaffe – harmonica
  • Steve Remote – recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • David Domanich – recording engineer
  • Henry Hirsch – recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Tom "Bone" Edmonds – mixing engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering engineer

    • Awards

    The video for the lead single "Let Love Rule" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.

    Songs

    1Sittin’ on Top of the World3:16
    2Let Love Rule5:43
    3Freedom Train2:51

    References

    Let Love Rule Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA