It Is Time for a Love Revolution
It Is Time for a Love Revolution is the eighth studio album by American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger Lenny Kravitz, released on February 5, 2008.[9]
It includes 14 original tracks, written, composed, arranged, performed and produced by Kravitz. The album received Kravitz's best reviews in years, with Rolling Stone awarding it three stars out of a possible five and suggesting that "As a blast back to the past, this is the best album Lenny Kravitz has ever made." [1]
Kravitz has planned to tour with the album's material for two years after the release, starting with a performance of two new songs on Times Square New Year's Eve show, hosted by Carson Daly.
It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling about 73,000 copies in its first week[10] and becoming Kravitz's first US Top 5 album since 2000's Greatest Hits. To date, the album has sold approximately 1.1 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
- "Love Revolution" (Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross) – 3:14
- "Bring It On" (Kravitz) – 3:35
- "Good Morning" (Kravitz, Tony LeMans) – 4:17
- "Love Love Love" (Kravitz, Ross) – 3:21
- "If You Want It" (Kravitz, Ross) – 5:08
- "I'll Be Waiting" (Kravitz, Ross) – 4:19
- "Will You Marry Me" (Kravitz, Ross) - 3:44
- "I Love the Rain" (Kravitz) – 4:44
- "A Long and Sad Goodbye" (Kravitz, Ross) – 5:58
- "Dancin' Til Dawn" (Kravitz, Ross) – 5:09
- "This Moment Is All There Is" (Kravitz) – 5:07
- "A New Door" (Kravitz) – 4:39
- "Back in Vietnam" (Kravitz) – 3:45
- "I Want to Go Home" (Kravitz) – 5:06
Deluxe edition bonus DVD
- "It Is Time for a Love Revolution Intro" (Interview)
- "Let Love Rule" (5.1 Surround Video) (originally on Let Love Rule)
- "Mr. Cab Driver" (originally on Let Love Rule)
- "I'll Be Waiting" (Interview)
- "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" (originally on Mama Said)
- "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (originally on Are You Gonna Go My Way)
- "If You Want It" (Interview)
- "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (5.1 Surround Video) (originally on Circus)
- "A Long and Sad Goodbye" (Interview)
- "Fly Away" (originally on 5)
- "Lady" (originally on Baptism)
- "Love Revolution" (Interview)
- "Where Are We Runnin'?" (originally on Baptism)
Personnel
- Lenny Kravitz - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, piano, electric piano, harpsichord, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, congas, cowbells, tambourine, hand claps, sound effects
- Anoushka Shankar - sitar
- Craig Ross - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hand claps
- Liuh-Wen Ting - viola
- Tony Breit - bass guitar
Commercial appearance
Chart performance
| Chart |
Peak
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| Australian ARIA Chart [13] |
47 |
| Austrian Albums Chart [13] |
4 |
| Belgian Albums Chart [14] |
5 |
| Canadian Albums Chart |
5 |
| Danish Albums Chart [13] |
17 |
| Dutch Albums Chart [13] |
2 |
| Finnish Albums Chart [13] |
9 |
| French Albums Chart [13] |
5 |
| German Albums Chart [14] |
3 |
| Greek Albums Chart[15] |
14 |
| Italian Albums Chart [13] |
3 |
| Japanese Albums Chart [13] |
10 |
| Mexican Albums Chart [13] |
43 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Chart [13] |
30 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart [13] |
28 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart [13] |
11 |
| Spanish Promusicae Chart |
6 |
| Swedish Albums Chart [13] |
17 |
| Swiss Albums Chart [13] |
1 |
| UK Albums Chart [14] |
42 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 [16] |
4 |
Certifications
Year-end charts
References
- ^ "It Is Time for a Love Revolution - Lenny Kravitz". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1270974.
- ^ "Leny Kravitz: It Is Time For A Love Revolution". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/lenny-kravitz,7262/.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i87c4dcd1982d089b57a308dbf5aefd6e
- ^ "It Is Time for a Love Revolution Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20175239,00.html.
- ^ "CD: Lenny Kravitz, It Is For a Love Revolution". The Guardian. http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews/story/0,,2250119,00.html.
- ^ "Reviews". Lost at Sea. http://www.lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=156751217947b065c13f594.
- ^ "Lenny Kravitz". Now. http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=161640.
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/080213/33/21xzp.html|title=Lenny Kravitz It Is Time For A Love Revolution Album Review|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music}}
- ^ Matthews, Allie. (October 9, 2007) A Love Revolution is coming your way Aced Magazine. Accessed October 27, 2007.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Digital Sales Propel Johnson To Second No. 1", Billboard.com, February 13, 2008.
- ^ http://www.oth-music.com/episode509.html
- ^ http://www.aofundo.org/tag/cd-beleza-pura/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "International performance". Hitparade.ch. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lenny+Kravitz&titel=It+Is+Time+For+A+Love+Revolution&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b c "Chart performance". A-charts.us. http://acharts.us/album/33524. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ Greek Albums Chart
- ^ Lenny Kravitz Artist Chart Position at Billboard
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('It Is Time for a Love Revolution')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=It+Is+Time+for+a+Love+Revolution&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked.
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/albumjahrescharts2008
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Is There Any Love in the World · Maximum Kravitz ·
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"The Soul of Lenny Kravitz" (1999) · "Super Soul Fighter" (1999)
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Universal Love (1993-1994) · Circus (1996) · The Freedom Tour (1998) · Lenny (2002-2003) · Baptism (2005) · Electric Church (2006) · Get On The Bus Mini-Tour (2008) · Love Revolution (2008-2009)
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