Circus (album)

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Circus
Studio album by Lenny Kravitz
Released	September 12, 1995
Recorded	1994-1995
Genre	Rock
Length	51:04
Label	Virgin America
Producer	Lenny Kravitz
Professional reviews
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Lenny Kravitz chronology
Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993) Circus (1995) 5 (1998)

For the album by The Eraserheads, see Circus.

Circus is the fourth album by Lenny Kravitz which was released in 1995. It reached #10 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Album Chart. As of March 2008, Circus has sold 534,000 units in the U.S.

[edit] 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".

The musical style was similar to the Are You Gonna Go My Way album. Kravitz is still playing 70's rock inspired music, but on this album he focuses on slow-rock songs.

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]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (Kravitz) – 3:23
2. "Circus" (DeVeaux, Britten) – 4:48
3. "Beyond the 7th Sky" (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, Kirsch) – 4:26
8. "Thin Ice" (Ross, Kravitz) – 5:33
9. "Don't Go And Put A Bullet In Your Head" (Kravitz) – 4:22
10. "In My Life Today" (Ross, Kravitz) – 6:29
11. "The Resurrection" (Ross, Kravitz) – 4:28

[edit] Trivia

• In response to Lenny's song 'Rock and Roll is Dead', Prince (then known as 'The Artist') released Rock & Roll is Alive (and it lives in Minneapolis) as a b-side to the "Gold" single.

[edit] Credits

• 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.

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