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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Lenny Kravitz |
| Record Label: |
Virgin Records (USA) |
| Contributing Artist: |
Slash |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
Soul |
| Release Date: |
April 02, 1991 |
| Album Duration: |
52m:38s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Fields of Joy 2. Always on the Run 3. Stand by My Woman 4. It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over (German) 5. More Than Anything in This World 6. What Goes Around Comes Around 7. Difference Is Why 8. Stop Draggin' Around 9. Flowers For Zoe 10. Fields of Joy (Reprise) 11. All I Ever Wanted 12. When the Morning Turns to Night 13. What the...Are We Saying? 14. Butterfly |
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Personnel: Lenny Kravitz (vocals, guitar, organ, bass, drums); Slash, Adam Widoff (guitar); Nancy Ives (cello); Karl Denson, Butch Tomas (saxophone); Mike Hunter (trumpet); Sean Ono Lennon (piano); Henry Hirsch (keyboards, bass); Lebron Scott (bass); Zoro (drums). On MAMA SAID, Lenny Kravitz builds on the edgy soul-rock of his debut, streamlining his sound in both songcraft and production. The opener, "Fields of Joy," moves from ethereal verses that evoke a bucolic summer's day to power-chord-heavy refrains and screaming guitar solos. The Stax/Volt-esque soul of "Stand By My Woman," the bossa nova groove of "What Goes Around Comes Around" (which finds Kravitz mining a clear Curtis Mayfield influence), and the heavily phased rocker "Stop Draggin' Around" are all finely honed tributes to classic '60s and '70s sounds. That Kravitz is an unabashed fan of the old school is what, ultimately, makes his music so enjoyable, and he manages to synthesize his influences with style and economy. MAMA SAID's two stando... |
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