Strut (album)

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For other albums called Strut, see Strut (disambiguation).
Strut
File:Strut, cover by Lenny Kravitz.jpg
Studio album by Lenny Kravitz
Released September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
Recorded 2013-2014
Genre Rock
Length 53:22
Label Roxie Records, Kobalt
Producer Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
Black and White America
(2011)Black and White America2011		 Strut
(2014)
Singles from Strut
  1. "The Chamber"
    Released: June 23, 2014
  2. "Sex"
    Released: August 6, 2014
  3. "New York City"
    Released: October 21, 2014
  4. "The Pleasure and the Pain"
    Released: June 26, 2015

Strut is the tenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger Lenny Kravitz. It was released on September 23, 2014 and was the first release on Kravitz's own Roxie Records, with distribution by Kobalt Label Services.

Critical reception

Strut was ranked #35 on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2014 list: the song "New York City" was described as "the best tune Mick Jagger didn't get around to writing in his Studio 54 days".[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 71/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[3]
NOW 3/5 stars[4]
JazzSoul.pl Positive[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Lenny Kravitz, except "Ooo Baby Baby" written by Smokey Robinson and Warren "Pete" Moore. 

No. Title Music Length
1. "Sex"   Kravitz, Craig Ross 3:55
2. "The Chamber"   Kravitz, Ross 4:57
3. "Dirty White Boots"   Kravitz, Ross 3:58
4. "New York City"   Kravitz, Ross 6:23
5. "The Pleasure and the Pain"   Kravitz 5:09
6. "Strut"   Kravitz 3:10
7. "Frankenstein"   Kravitz 4:35
8. "She's a Beast"   Kravitz 4:43
9. "I'm a Believer"   Kravitz, Ross 3:17
10. "Happy Birthday"   Kravitz 4:57
11. "I Never Want to Let You Down"   Kravitz 4:38
12. "Ooo Baby Baby"   Robinson, Moore 3:40
Target Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Lift Me Out of My Head"   5:15
14. "It Won't Feel the Same"   4:21
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Sweet Gitchey Rose"   4:48
14. "Can't Stop Thinkin' 'bout You"   3:43

Personnel

  • Lenny Kravitz - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, Mellotron, bass, drums, chimes, hand claps, Arp string ensemble, wine glasses, mini-moog
  • Craig Ross - acoustic and electric guitars, handclaps
  • James "D. Train" Williams - background vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle - background vocals
  • Tawatha Agee - background vocals
  • Dave Baron - synthesizer programming
  • Harold Todd - saxophone
  • Ludovic Louis - trumpet
  • Darret Adkins - cello
  • David Bowlin - violin
  • Kenji Bunch - viola
  • Mali Hunter - handclaps
  • Woody Harrelson - handclaps
  • Kenyea Johnson - handclaps
  • Mia Ross - handclaps
  • Rodney Burns - handclaps
  • Mathieu Bitton - handclaps
  • Ryan Price - handclaps
  • Tom Kartsotis- handclaps
  • Tom Edmonds - recording engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain - handclaps, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Italy (FIMI)[26] Gold 20,000[27]
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 100,000[27]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201/lenny-kravitz-strut-20141201
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  3. ↑ AllMusic review, September 23, 2014
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  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in German). Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in French). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Lenny Kravitz. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz: Strut" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lenny Kravitz. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Madonna in the field Filtra. Select 2015 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "bpi" defined multiple times with different content
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