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| Funk-rock classic written, produced & performed entirely by Kravitz. Sitting On Top Of The World, title song, Mr. Cab Driver, I Build This Garden For Us, etc. |
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| 1 Sittin' on Top of the World |
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| 2 Let Love Rule |
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| 3 Freedom Train |
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| 4 My Precious Love |
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| 5 I Build This Garden for Us |
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| 6 Fear |
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| 7 Does Anybody Out There Even Care |
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| 8 Mr. Cab Driver |
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| 9 Rosemary |
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| 10 Be |
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| 11 Blues for Sister Someone |
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| 12 Empty Hands |
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| 13 Flower Child |
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Album Review
In many ways, Lenny Kravitz's "Let Love Rule" is a thoroughly impressive debut. Like Prince, he plays nearly every instrument on the record, yet makes it sound organic and alive. Musically, it's a startlingly accurate replication of late-'60s psychedelia, crossed with a Princely groove and a heavy John Lennon fixation. Kravitz has no desire to move forward, he only wants to recreate classic rock, and as a result, "Let Love Rule" is an enormous, guilty pleasure. His songcraft may be derivative, but it's catchy -- the title track has a lean groove and a colorful chorus, "Sittin' On Top Of The World" and "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" have strong hooks, and while the stately psychedelia of "I Build This Garden for Us" can sound like a parody, it is quite effective. Kravitz stumbles when he gets preachy (the awkward "Mr. Cab Driver") or flowery ("Flower Child"), but that doesn't diminish the pleasures of "Let Love Rule". ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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• Biography
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