Let Love Rule

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Let Love Rule
Studio album by Lenny Kravitz
Released	September 19, 1989
Recorded	1988-1989
Genre	Rock
Length	55:27
Label	Virgin
Producer	Lenny Kravitz
Professional reviews
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Lenny Kravitz chronology
Let Love Rule (1989) Mama Said (1991)

Let Love Rule is the name of Lenny Kravitz's debut album. It was released on Virgin Records in September of 1989. Then-wife Lisa Bonet wrote the lyrics to "Fear" and co-wrote the lyrics on the song, "Rosemary".

Let Love Rule reached #61 on the Billboard 200, eventually going gold in the U.S., while it peaked at #56 on the UK Album Chart. As of November, 2002 the album has sold 860,000 units in the US.(based on mtv.com sales numbers from Nielsen soundscan)

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sittin' On Top of the World" – 3:16 (Kravitz)
2. "Let Love Rule" – 5:42 (Kravitz)
3. "Freedom Train" – 2:50 (Kravitz)
4. "My Precious Love" – 5:15 (Kravitz)
5. "I Built This Garden For Us" – 6:16 (Kravitz)
6. "Fear" – 5:25 (Kravitz, Bonet)
7. "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" – 3:42 (Kravitz)
8. "Mr. Cab Driver" – 3:49 (Kravitz)
9. "Rosemary" – 5:27 (Kravitz, Bonet)
10. "Be" – 3:16 (Kravitz)
11. "Blues for Sister Someone" – 2:51 (Kravitz) (not on vinyl edition)
12. "Empty Hands" – 4:42 (Kravitz) (not on vinyl edition)
13. "Flower Child" – 2:56 (Kravitz) (not on vinyl edition)

Total time – 44:58 (vinyl edition) / 55:27 (CD)