Let Love Rule

Let Love Rule
Studio album by Lenny Kravitz
Released September 19, 1989
Recorded 1988–89
Genre
Length 55:27
Label Virgin
Producer Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
Let Love Rule
(1989)		 Mama Said
(1991)Mama Said1991
Alternative cover

Digipak cover
Singles from Let Love Rule
  1. "Let Love Rule"
    Released: July 23, 1989
  2. "I Build This Garden for Us"
    Released: January 18, 1990
  3. "Mr. Cab Driver"
    Released: June 29, 1990
  4. "Be"
    Released: August 13, 1990
  5. "Does Anybody Out There Even Care"
    Released: February 6, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
American Songwriter[2]
Chicago Sun-Times[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
The Village VoiceB−[10]
Kravitz performing the song at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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".

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). The album is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[11]

Track listing

All tracks 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

  1. "Blues for Sister Someone" – 2:51
  2. "Empty Hands" – 4:42
  3. "Flower Child" – 2:56

American version

  1. "What The ... Are We Saying? – Live"
  2. "Stop Draggin' Around – Live"
  3. "Always on the Run – Live"
  4. "I'll Be Around – Live"

20th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks

All tracks written by Lenny Kravitz, except where noted.

  1. "Let Love Rule" (Basic Rough Mix)
  2. "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon)
  3. "Light Skin Girl from London"
  4. "Fear" (1987 demo)
  5. "Mr. Cab Driver" (home demo)
  6. "Let Love Rule" (home demo)

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)

Personnel

Awards

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

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Let Love Rule – Lenny Kravitz". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Schlansky, Evan (July 1, 2009). "Lenny Kravitz > Let Love Rule: Deluxe Edition". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ McLeese, Don (September 11, 1989). "Lenny Kravitz, 'Let Love Rule' (Virgin)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 13, 2016. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg (September 28, 1989). "Lenny Kravitz: Let Love Rule (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  6. ↑ Willman, Chris (October 29, 1989). "The Record Industry's Big Push". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ Snow, Mat (December 1989). "Lenny Kravitz: Let Love Rule". Q (39).
  8. ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony (September 7, 1989). "Lenny Kravitz: Let Love Rule". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Appleford, Steve (2004). "Lenny Kravitz". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 470. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 13, 1990). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  12. ↑ Let Love Rule (liner notes). Lenny Kravitz. Virgin. 2010.
  13. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Lenny-Kravitz-Let-Love-Rule-20th-Anniversary-Deluxe-Edition/release/3513050
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