- Mama Said (album)
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Mama Said Studio album by Lenny Kravitz Released April 2, 1991 Recorded 1990-1991 Genre Funk rock, hard rock, psychedelic soul Length 52:38 Label Virgin Producer Lenny Kravitz Lenny Kravitz chronology Let Love Rule
(1989)Mama Said
(1991)Are You Gonna Go My Way
(1993)Singles from Mama Said - "Always on the Run (feat. Slash)"
Released: April 8, 1991 - "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
Released: June 6, 1991 - "Fields of Joy"
Released: July 16, 1991 - "Stand By My Woman"
Released: August 13, 1991 - "What the Fuck Are We Saying"
Released: September 28, 1991 - "Stop Draggin' Around"
Released: December 27, 1991 - "What Goes Around Comes Around"
Released: January 29, 1992
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Mama Said is the second studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in April 1991 by Virgin Records. Then Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash co-wrote and played on the song "Always On The Run." He also played on the song "Fields of Joy." The song "All I Ever Wanted" was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon.
Mama Said became Kravitz's first U.S. Top 40 album, reaching #39 on the Billboard 200, and going on to sell 1.88 million copies in the US (as of November, 2002). Although the album has sold enough copies to be certified double platinum, the RIAA still has it listed as platinum. In the UK, the album was a big success, reaching #8 on the UK Album Chart. The album sold over 3 million copies worldwide and established Kravitz's popularity into the worldwide market two years after his debut album Let Love Rule.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Lenny Kravitz; except where indicated
- "Fields of Joy" – 4:03 (Kamen, Fredricks, arr. Neslund, Kravitz)
- "Always on the Run" (featuring Slash) – 3:57 (Kravitz, Slash)
- "Stand by My Woman" – 4:16 (Kravitz, Hirsch, Pasch, Krizan)
- "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" – 3:55
- "More Than Anything In This World" – 3:43
- "What Goes Around Comes Around" – 4:40
- "The Difference Is Why" – 4:48
- "Stop Draggin' Around" – 2:37
- "Flowers for Zoë" – 2:45
- "Fields of Joy (Reprise)" – 3:57 (Kamen, Fredricks, arr. Kravitz)
- "All I Ever Wanted" – 4:04 (Kravitz, Sean Ono Lennon)
- "When the Morning Turns to Night" – 2:58
- "What the Fuck Are We Saying?" – 5:13
- "Butterfly" – 1:50
Personnel
- Slash - guitar solos for tracks 1 and 2
- Karl Denson - saxophone for tracks 2,3,6 and 13
- Butch Tomas - saxophone for track 2
- Henry Hirsch - bass1
- Phenix Horns - horns on track 4
- Engineering by David Domanich and Henry Hirsch
- Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound Studios
- Mixed by Henry Hirsch at Waterfront Studios.
- Art Direction by Melanie Nissen
- Artwork Design by Tom Bouman
- Photography by James Colderaro
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 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 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 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:- 1991 albums
- Lenny Kravitz albums
- Virgin Records albums
- Albums produced by Lenny Kravitz
- Albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
- "Always on the Run (feat. Slash)"
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