- Circus (Lenny Kravitz album)
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Circus 
Studio album by Lenny Kravitz Released September 12, 1995 Recorded 1994-1995 Genre Hard rock, funk rock, folk rock, Christian rock Length 51:04 Label VRA Producer Lenny Kravitz Lenny Kravitz chronology Are You Gonna Go My Way
(1993)Circus
(1995)5
(1998)Singles from Circus - "Rock and Roll Is Dead"
Released: September 26, 1995 - "Circus"
Released: 1995 - "Can't Get You Off My Mind"
Released: 1996 - "The Resurrection"
Released: 1996
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[1]Rolling Stone Circus is the fourth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1995 by Virgin Records. It reached #10 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Album Chart, becoming Kravitz's first top 10 album in the US and second in the UK. As of March 2008[update], Circus has sold 534,000 units in the U.S.
Contents
Album information
The album deals with different topics, such as rock star lifestyles on "Rock and Roll Is Dead" and religion on "God Is Love" and "The Resurrection". Kravitz is quoted as saying that the making of the album was a very tedious process. He was unhappy with the music business at the time. Also, his mother's illness was weighing on his mind. [1]
Track listing
- "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (Kravitz) – 3:23
- "Circus" (DeVeaux, Britten) – 4:48
- "Beyond the 7th Sky" (Ross, Kravitz) – 4:54
- "Tunnel Vision" (Kravitz) – 4:19
- "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (Kravitz) – 4:34
- "Magdalene" (Kravitz) – 3:48
- "God Is Love" (Kravitz, Hirsch) – 4:26
- "Thin Ice" (Ross, Kravitz) – 5:33
- "Don't Go and Put a Bullet in Your Head" (Kravitz) – 4:22
- "In My Life Today" (Ross, Kravitz) – 6:29
- "The Resurrection" (Ross, Kravitz) – 4:28
- "Another Life" [Japan bonus] - 3:59
Trivia
- In response to Lenny's song "Rock and Roll Is Dead", Prince (then known as 'The Artist') released "Rock & Roll Is Alive (And It Lives in Minneapolis)" as a B-side to the Gold single.
Personnel
- Bass by Henry Hirsch for track 3 and Tony Breit for tracks 2
- Electric Guitar by Craig Ross for tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10.
- Electric Piano by Henry Hirsch for track 11.
- Mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk.
- Mixed by David Domanich, Henry Hirsch and Lenny Kravitz
- Recorded by Henry Hirsch at Waterfront Studios, NJ; Chateau Des Conde, France and Compass Point Studios, Bahamas.
- Art Direction by Len Peltier.
- Artwork Design by Len Peltier and Steve Gerdes.
- Photography by Ruven Afanador.
References
Studio albums Let Love Rule (1989) · Mama Said (1991) · Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993) · Circus (1995) · 5 (1998) · Lenny (2001) · Baptism (2004) · It Is Time for a Love Revolution (2008) · Black and White America (2011)Compilations Extended plays Is There Any Love in the World · Maximum Kravitz ·Video albums Video Retrospective · Lenny Kravitz: Alive From Planet Earth · Greatest Hits: Limited Tour Edition (2004) · Lenny LIVE (2002) · "Where Are We Runnin'? (2004) · It Is Time For A Love Revolution: Deluxe Edition (2008) ·Promos "The Soul of Lenny Kravitz" (1999) · "Super Soul Fighter" (1999)Tours 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)Filmography The Rugrats Movie (1998) · Precious (2009)Related articles Discography · Videography · Virgin Records America · Roxie Roker · Sy Kravitz · Zoë Kravitz · Al Roker · Lisa BonetLet Love Rule "Let Love Rule" (1989) · "I Build This Garden for Us" (1990) · "Freedom Train" (1990) · "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" (1990) · "Mr. Cab Driver" (1990) · "Be" (1990)Mama Said "Always on the Run" (featuring Slash) (1991) · "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" (1991) · "Fields of Joy" (1991) · "Stand by My Woman" (1991) · "What the Fuck Are We Saying" (1991) · "Stop Draggin' Around" (1991) · "What Goes Around Comes Around"Are You Gonna Go My Way "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993) · "Believe" (1993) · "Heaven Help" (1993) · "Is There Any Love in Your Heart" (1993) · "Heaven Help" / "Spinning Around Over You" (1994)Circus "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (1995) · "Circus" (1995) · "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (1996) · "The Resurrection" (1996)5 "If You Can't Say No" (1998) · "Thinking of You" (1998) · "I Belong to You" (1998) · "Fly Away" (1999) · "American Woman" (1999) · "Black Velveteen" (2000)Greatest Hits "Again" (1999) · "Black Velveteen" (2000)Lenny "Dig In" (2001) · "Stillness of Heart" (2002) · "Believe in Me" (2002) · "If I Could Fall in Love" (2002) · "Yesterday Is Gone" (2002)Baptism "Where Are We Runnin'?" (2004) · "California" (2004) · "Storm" (featuring Jay-Z) (2004) · "Calling All Angels" (2005) · "Lady" (2005)It Is Time for a Love Revolution "Bring It On" (2007) · "I'll Be Waiting" (2008) · "Love Love Love" (2008) · "Dancin' Til Dawn" (2008)Black and White America "Come On Get It" (2011) · "Stand" (2011)Soundtracks "Spinning Around Over You" (1994) · "American Woman" (1999) · "Show Me Your Soul" (featuring P. Diddy, Pharell Williams, Loon) (2004)Other singles "Deuce" (featuring Stevie Wonder) (1994) · "We Want Peace" (2003) · "Breathe" (2006) · "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" (featuring Michael Jackson) (2010)Promotional singles "The Soul of Lenny Kravitz" (1999) · "Super Soul Fighter" (1999)Categories:- 1995 albums
- Lenny Kravitz albums
- Virgin Records albums
- Albums produced by Lenny Kravitz
- Albums certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
- "Rock and Roll Is Dead"
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