Let Love Rule

Let Love Rule
Studio album by Lenny Kravitz
Released	September 19, 1989
Recorded	1988–89
Genre	Funk rock hard rock psychedelic soul
Length	55:27
Label	Virgin
Producer	Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
Let Love Rule (1989) Mama Said (1991)
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Singles from Let Love Rule
"Let Love Rule" Released: July 23, 1989 "I Build This Garden For Us" Released: January 18, 1990 "Mr. Cab Driver" Released: June 29, 1990 "Be" Released: August 13, 1990 "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" Released: February 6, 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B−[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Let Love Rule is the debut album of American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on September 19, 1989 by Virgin Records America. 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, while it peaked at #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).

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".^[4]

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^[5]

Awards

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

Sources

• Let Love Rule on cduniverse.com

External links

• Lenny Kravitz interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' July 2009

References