Let Love Rule | ||||
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Released | September 6, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
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Length | 55:27 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Lenny Kravitz | |||
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Singles from Let Love Rule | ||||
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Let Love Rule is the debut studio album of American rock musician Lenny Kravitz,released on September 6,1989,by Virgin Records. Then-wife Lisa Bonet wrote the lyrics to "Fear" and co-wrote the lyrics on the song "Rosemary";other than that the album is virtually a one-man Kravitz show,as he wrote and produced all the songs and played nearly all the instruments. [2]
Let Love Rule reached number 61 on the Billboard 200,while it peaked at number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. The album is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [3] The video for the lead single "Let Love Rule" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
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NME | 8/10 [9] |
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The Village Voice | B− [13] |
The Globe and Mail concluded that Kravitz is "still a little raw and the lyrics ... are forgettable,but there are enough good ideas here—even if a few of them were borrowed wholesale from the Beatles—to make Let Love Rule a satisfying debut." [14]
All tracks written by Lenny Kravitz,except "Fear" lyrics by Lisa Bonet,and "Rosemary" lyrics by Kravitz and Bonet.
CD bonus tracks
American version
All tracks written by Lenny Kravitz,except where noted.
Disc 2 (Let Love Rule Live)
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes from the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. [16]
Musicians
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Let Love Rule Live
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [24] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP) [25] | Gold | 100,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI) [26] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [27] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [29] | Gold | 760,000 [30] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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