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| name |
| name = Raise Vibration |
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| type |
| type = studio |
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| artist |
| artist = [[Lenny Kravitz]] |
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| cover |
| cover = Raise Vibration - LK album.jpg |
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| released |
| released = {{Start date|2018|9|7}} |
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| recorded |
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| studio |
| studio = Gregory Town Sound, [[Eleuthera]], [[Bahamas]] |
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| genre |
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] |
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| length |
| length = 64:35 |
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| label |
| label = Roxie, [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] |
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| producer |
| producer = Lenny Kravitz |
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| prev_title |
| prev_title = [[Strut (album)|Strut]] |
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| prev_year |
| prev_year = 2014 |
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| next_title |
| next_title = [[Blue Electric Light]] |
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| next_year |
| next_year = 2024 |
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| misc |
| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = Raise Vibration |
| name = Raise Vibration |
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| type = studio |
| type = studio |
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| single1 = |
| single1 = It's Enough! |
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| single1date = May 11, 2018 |
| single1date = May 11, 2018 |
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| single2 = [[Low (Lenny Kravitz song)|Low]] |
| single2 = [[Low (Lenny Kravitz song)|Low]] |
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| single2date = May |
| single2date = May 25, 2018 |
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| single3 = |
| single3 = 5 More Days 'Til Summer |
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| single3date = July 24, 2018 |
| single3date = July 24, 2018 |
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| single4 = [[Johnny Cash (Lenny Kravitz song)|Johnny Cash]] |
| single4 = [[Johnny Cash (Lenny Kravitz song)|Johnny Cash]] |
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| single4date = March 1, 2019 |
| single4date = March 1, 2019 |
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| single5 = [[Here to Love]] |
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| single5date = November 21, 2019 |
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| single6 = Ride |
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| single6date = May 29, 2020 |
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| single7 = Raise Vibration |
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| single7date = June 25, 2021 |
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{{Music ratings |
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|MC = 62/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=RAISE VIBRATION by Lenny Kravitz |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/raise-vibration/lenny-kravitz |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=September 15, 2018}}</ref> |
|MC = 62/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=RAISE VIBRATION by Lenny Kravitz |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/raise-vibration/lenny-kravitz |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=September 15, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413032043/https://www.metacritic.com/music/raise-vibration/lenny-kravitz |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/raise-vibration-mw0003177260 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=September 11, 2018}}</ref> |
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/raise-vibration-mw0003177260 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=September 11, 2018 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608181436/https://www.allmusic.com/album/raise-vibration-mw0003177260 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' |
|rev2 = ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' |
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|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Wallace |first=Wyndham |title=Review: Lenny Kravitz – Raise Vibration |url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2018/11/review-lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration/ |website=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]] |accessdate=December 4, 2018}}</ref> |
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Wallace |first=Wyndham |title=Review: Lenny Kravitz – Raise Vibration |url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2018/11/review-lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration/ |website=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]] |date=6 November 2018 |accessdate=December 4, 2018 |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204195127/https://www.classicpopmag.com/2018/11/review-lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|rev3 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' |
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|rev3score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Floßmann |first1=Jacqueline |title=Review: Lenny Kravitz RAISE VIBRATION {{!}} Classic Rock |url=https://classicrock.net/review-lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration/ |website=[[Classic Rock Magazine]] |accessdate=20 August 2020 |language=de-DE |date=7 September 2018 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028105637/https://classicrock.net/review-lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|rev4 = ''[[Evening Standard]]'' |
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|rev4score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aubrey |first1=Elizabeth |title=Albums of the week: Paul McCartney, Lenny Kravitz and Paul Simon |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/albums-of-the-week-paul-mccartney-lenny-kravitz-and-paul-simon-a3930531.html |website=[[Evening Standard]] |access-date=25 October 2023 |language=en |date=7 September 2018}}</ref> |
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|rev5 = [[laut.de]] |
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|rev5score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kabelitz |first1=Sven |title=Im Herzen bleibt der New Yorker ein Blumenkind. |url=https://www.laut.de/Lenny-Kravitz/Alben/Raise-Vibration-110192 |publisher=[[laut.de]] |accessdate=3 July 2019 |language=de |date=7 September 2018 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703165634/https://www.laut.de/Lenny-Kravitz/Alben/Raise-Vibration-110192 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|rev6 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' |
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|rev6score={{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/111789-lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration.php#critics |publisher=Album of the Year |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> |
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|rev7 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' |
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|rev7score = 7.2/10<ref name="PM">{{cite web |last=Desler |first=Madison |title=Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration Review |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/09/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-review.html |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |accessdate=September 8, 2018 |date=September 7, 2018 |archive-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913052153/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/09/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' |
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|rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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|rev9score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |title=Review: Lenny Kravitz Lends His Voice to the Resistance on 'Raise Vibration' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-lenny-kravitz-lends-his-voice-to-the-resistance-on-raise-vibration-720021/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=September 8, 2018 |date=September 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122213055/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-lenny-kravitz-lends-his-voice-to-the-resistance-on-raise-vibration-720021/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|rev10 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' |
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⚫ | |rev10score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="SM">{{cite web|first=Zachary|last=Hoskins|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|title=Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration|date=September 10, 2018|accessdate=September 19, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225554/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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⚫ | '''''Raise Vibration''''' is the eleventh studio album by American rock musician [[Lenny Kravitz]]. It was released on Roxie Records via [[BMG Rights Management]] on September 7, 2018 <ref>{{cite web |last=Lifton |first=Dave |title=Lenny Kravitz is set to release his 11th studio album, Raise Vibration, on Sept. 7. |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-its-enough/ |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=11 May 2018 |accessdate=June 26, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164316/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-its-enough/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Thibault |first=Alexis |title=How come Lenny Kravitz is still so cool? |url=http://www.numero.com/en/music/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-i-belong-to-you-american-woman-black-and-white-america-strut |accessdate=June 26, 2018 |date=May 18, 2018 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801210649/http://www.numero.com/en/music/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-i-belong-to-you-american-woman-black-and-white-america-strut |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lenny Kravitz: Neues Album "Raise Vibration" erscheint im September |url=https://www.rollingstone.de/lenny-kravitz-neues-album-raise-vibration-erscheint-im-september-1499183/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=June 26, 2018 |language=German |date=May 14, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164035/https://www.rollingstone.de/lenny-kravitz-neues-album-raise-vibration-erscheint-im-september-1499183/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and produced seven singles. |
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⚫ | '''''Raise Vibration''''' is the eleventh studio album by American |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Kravitz explained that he struggled with serious [[writer’s block]] while trying to focus on this album.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kielty |first1=Martin |title=Listen to Lenny |
Kravitz explained that he struggled with serious [[writer’s block]] while trying to focus on this album.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kielty |first1=Martin |title=Listen to Lenny Kravitz's New Song '5 More Days 'Til Summer' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lenny-kravitz-5-more-days-till-summer/ |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=26 July 2018 |accessdate=14 March 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206071702/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/lenny-kravitz-5-more-days-till-summer/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lenny Kravitz Is Ready For Fun In The Sun On '5 More Days 'Til Summer' |url=http://www.soulbounce.com/2018/07/lenny-kravitz-5-more-days-til-summer/ |website=Soulbounce |accessdate=14 March 2019 |date=25 July 2018 |archive-date=28 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728052540/http://www.soulbounce.com/2018/07/lenny-kravitz-5-more-days-til-summer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Raise Vibration'' is a socially-conscious album, containing twelve compositions that address multiple issues plaguing the world. As on most of his other studio recordings, Kravitz plays most of the instruments himself, with longtime guitarist [[Craig Ross]] and keyboardist/orchestrator [[David Baron (composer)|David Baron]] being the only collaborators (other than string and horn players).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Browne |first=David |title=Lenny Kravitz Talks Overcoming Dry Spell for New Album 'Raise Vibration' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lenny-kravitz-talks-overcoming-dry-spell-for-new-album-raise-vibration-628705/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=July 17, 2018 |date=April 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717154242/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lenny-kravitz-talks-overcoming-dry-spell-for-new-album-raise-vibration-628705/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album has produced four singles. "It's Enough!" is a song against corporate greed, political corruption, and racism. The follow-up single "Low" explores the perils of his near-mythical sensuality with intonations alluding to his past intimate relationships.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kugel |first=Allison |title=Lenny Kravitz on race, god and spreading love through music |url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/entertainment/2018/06/06/lenny-kravitz-still-letting-love-rule/674977002/ |website=The Spectrum |accessdate=June 26, 2018 |date=June 6, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413032047/https://www.thespectrum.com/story/entertainment/2018/06/06/lenny-kravitz-still-letting-love-rule/674977002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song "Low" was released as a single and a video approximately six weeks before the album.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Lenny Kravitz Album, Raise Vibration, To Be Released in September |url=http://www.musictap.com/2018/05/14/new-lenny-kravitz-album-raise-vibration-to-be-released-in-september/ |website=Music Tap |accessdate=June 26, 2018 |date=May 14, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164054/http://www.musictap.com/2018/05/14/new-lenny-kravitz-album-raise-vibration-to-be-released-in-september/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It contains vocal extracts from [[Michael Jackson]]. |
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Song "5 More Days 'Til Summer" was released as the third single and is much more upbeat than "Low" and "It’s Enough!". The song "Johnny Cash", a mix of psychedelic country and western, was released as the fourth single to be a tribute to American legendary country singer [[Johnny Cash]], who died on September 12, 2003. Kravitz claims to have met Cash and his wife [[June Carter]] in 1995 when he was flatmates with [[Rick Rubin]] in Los Angeles, when he encountered Cash and his wife after being called that his mother had died.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hudak |first1=Joseph |title=Lenny Kravitz Sings About Johnny Cash, June Carter in New Song 'Johnny Cash' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lenny-kravitz-johnny-cash-new-song-raise-vibration-720456/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=20 August 2020 |date=7 September 2018 |archive-date=12 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812125135/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lenny-kravitz-johnny-cash-new-song-raise-vibration-720456/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He recalls the memory in the song, and pays respect to the legend. |
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The album was recorded in [[Eleuthera]] island, Bahamas, of which Kravitz is a long time resident—he has previously stated that many of his songs were written while staying there.<ref name="Times">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5549844/Lenny-Kravitz-interview.html |title=Lenny Kravitz interview | |
The album was recorded in [[Eleuthera]] island, Bahamas, of which Kravitz is a long time resident—he has previously stated that many of his songs were written while staying there.<ref name="Times">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5549844/Lenny-Kravitz-interview.html |title=Lenny Kravitz interview |work=[[The Times]] |date=16 June 2009 |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-date=9 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909132758/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5549844/Lenny-Kravitz-interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on six reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC" /> |
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on six reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC" /> |
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Madison Desler of ''[[Paste Magazine]]'' commented "So here we are at the end of this album, left with the question, after 30 years, where does he stand? Is Lenny Kravitz a low-key legend? Let’s say yes—French people love him, he’s been praised and pilloried in equal measure and he has some tried-and-true bangers. Is Lenny Kravitz still cool? Not sure. This album is sending mixed messages. Will the giant scarf always be a thing? Most definitely".<ref name="PM |
Madison Desler of ''[[Paste Magazine]]'' commented "So here we are at the end of this album, left with the question, after 30 years, where does he stand? Is Lenny Kravitz a low-key legend? Let’s say yes—French people love him, he’s been praised and pilloried in equal measure and he has some tried-and-true bangers. Is Lenny Kravitz still cool? Not sure. This album is sending mixed messages. Will the giant scarf always be a thing? Most definitely".<ref name="PM" /> |
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Kory Grow of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' stated "Lenny Kravitz gets angry in only the most Lenny Kravitz way possible: with a high-pitched “hoooo,” some funky bass and his typically über-passionate vocal delivery. Nearly every track on his 11th album, Raise Vibration – at least those that aren’t his signature love songs – seems like he intended it to be an anthem for resistance in the Trump era... Mostly, it’s Kravitz’s signature blend of rock and soul, love and social outrage, only this time with a little more bite".<ref name="RS" /> Zachary Hoskins of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' wrote "''Raise Vibration'''s more serious shortcoming is its lyrics, which stumble whenever they reach for grand proclamations on the state of the world".<ref name="SM" /> Mark Kennedy of ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' wrote "Still, Kravitz has given us enough meaty tunes to last us until he’s ready again to come ride to our rescue".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Mark |title=Rock swashbuckler Lenny Kravitz makes fine return with |
Kory Grow of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' stated "Lenny Kravitz gets angry in only the most Lenny Kravitz way possible: with a high-pitched “hoooo,” some funky bass and his typically über-passionate vocal delivery. Nearly every track on his 11th album, Raise Vibration – at least those that aren’t his signature love songs – seems like he intended it to be an anthem for resistance in the Trump era... Mostly, it’s Kravitz’s signature blend of rock and soul, love and social outrage, only this time with a little more bite".<ref name="RS" /> Zachary Hoskins of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' wrote "''Raise Vibration'''s more serious shortcoming is its lyrics, which stumble whenever they reach for grand proclamations on the state of the world".<ref name="SM" /> Mark Kennedy of ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' wrote "Still, Kravitz has given us enough meaty tunes to last us until he’s ready again to come ride to our rescue".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Mark |title=Rock swashbuckler Lenny Kravitz makes fine return with 'Raise Vibration' |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-album-review-music/ |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |accessdate=22 February 2019 |date=7 September 2018 |archive-date=22 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152426/https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/lenny-kravitz-raise-vibration-album-review-music/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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|all_writing = Lenny Kravitz, except 3 and 10 written by Lenny Kravitz and [[Craig Ross]]<ref>album sleeve notes</ref> |
|all_writing = Lenny Kravitz, except 3 and 10 written by Lenny Kravitz and [[Craig Ross]]<ref>album sleeve notes</ref> |
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|title1 = We Can Get It All Together |
|title1 = We Can Get It All Together |
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|title4 = Raise Vibration |
|title4 = Raise Vibration |
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|length4 = 5:27 |
|length4 = 5:27 |
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|title5 = Johnny Cash |
|title5 = [[Johnny Cash (Lenny Kravitz song)|Johnny Cash]] |
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|length5 = 6:18 |
|length5 = 6:18 |
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|title6 = Here to Love |
|title6 = [[Here to Love]] |
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|length6 = 4:42 |
|length6 = 4:42 |
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|title7 = |
|title7 = It's Enough! |
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|length7 = 7:55 |
|length7 = 7:55 |
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|title8 = |
|title8 = 5 More Days 'Til Summer |
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|length8 = 4:02 |
|length8 = 4:02 |
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|title9 = The Majesty of Love |
|title9 = The Majesty of Love |
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|length9 = 5:49 |
|length9 = 5:49 |
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|title10 = Gold Dust |
|title10 = Gold Dust |
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|length10 = 5:08 |
|length10 = 5:08 |
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|title11 = Ride |
|title11 = Ride |
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|total_length = 64:35 |
|total_length = 64:35 |
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| headline = Japanese edition bonus track<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wmg.jp/lenny-kravitz/discography/19720/|title=Lenny Kravitz / レニー・クラヴィッツ「Raise Vibration / レイズ・ヴァイブレーション」 {{!}} Warner Music Japan|work=ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン {{!}} Warner Music Japan|accessdate=September 22, 2020|language=ja-JP|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127202227/https://wmg.jp/lenny-kravitz/discography/19720/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| title13 = Low |
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| note13 = [[David Guetta]] Remix |
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| length13 = 3:30 |
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| total_length = 68:13 |
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==Personnel== |
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===Musicians=== |
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* [[Lenny Kravitz]] – vocals, composition, writing, arrangement |
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* [[Craig Ross]] – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, hand claps, moog |
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* [[Michael Jackson]] – posthumous vocals on "Low" |
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* Michael Andrews – additional vocals on "Raise Vibration" |
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* Michael Bellanger – additional vocals on "Raise Vibration" |
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* Sam Lopez – additional vocals on "Raise Vibration" |
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* Carmer Carter, Fred White, Jason Morales, John Fluker, Kennya Ramsey, Makeda Francisco, Nikko Lowe, Nikisha Grier-Daniel, Tiffany Smith, Tim Kepler, Valerie Pinkston, Will Wheaton – background vocals on "Here to Love" |
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* Alix Jones Bragg, Deanna Levitt, Ella Davis Bragg, Katelyn Cambridge, Kyra Courtemanche, Nicole Gamma, Petagay Hollinsed-Hartman – chorus vocals on "5 More Days 'Til Summer" |
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* Lenny Castro – cuica, congas |
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* Lisa Wong – looping |
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* Harold Todd – saxophone |
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* Michael Sherman – saxophone |
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* Ludovic Louis – trumpet |
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* David Baron – Mellotoron, Moog, piano, strings, synthesizer |
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* George Laks – keyboards |
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* [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] – hand claps on "Gold Dust" |
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===Technical=== |
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* Lenny Kravitz – production, arrangement, mixing |
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* Craig Ross – mixing engineering, recording engineering, drum programming |
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* David Baron – orchestration arrangement |
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* Bernie Grundman – mastering engineering |
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* Gavin Paddock – assistant engineering |
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* Jennifer Gros – assistant engineering |
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* Jeremy Nichols – assistant engineering |
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* Matthieu Lefevre – assistant engineering |
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===Artwork=== |
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* Mathieu Bitton – art direction, design, photography |
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==Charts== |
==Charts== |
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Raise Vibration | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 7, 2018 | |||
Studio | Gregory Town Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 64:35 | |||
Label | Roxie, BMG | |||
Producer | Lenny Kravitz | |||
Lenny Kravitz chronology | ||||
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Singles from Raise Vibration | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Classic Pop | [3] |
Classic Rock | 7/10[4] |
Evening Standard | [5] |
laut.de | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
Paste | 7.2/10[8] |
Q | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Slant Magazine | [10] |
Raise Vibration is the eleventh studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz. It was released on Roxie Records via BMG Rights Management on September 7, 2018 [11][12][13] and produced seven singles.
Background
[edit]Kravitz explained that he struggled with serious writer’s block while trying to focus on this album.[14][15] Raise Vibration is a socially-conscious album, containing twelve compositions that address multiple issues plaguing the world. As on most of his other studio recordings, Kravitz plays most of the instruments himself, with longtime guitarist Craig Ross and keyboardist/orchestrator David Baron being the only collaborators (other than string and horn players).[16] The album has produced four singles. "It's Enough!" is a song against corporate greed, political corruption, and racism. The follow-up single "Low" explores the perils of his near-mythical sensuality with intonations alluding to his past intimate relationships.[17] The song "Low" was released as a single and a video approximately six weeks before the album.[18] It contains vocal extracts from Michael Jackson.
Song "5 More Days 'Til Summer" was released as the third single and is much more upbeat than "Low" and "It’s Enough!". The song "Johnny Cash", a mix of psychedelic country and western, was released as the fourth single to be a tribute to American legendary country singer Johnny Cash, who died on September 12, 2003. Kravitz claims to have met Cash and his wife June Carter in 1995 when he was flatmates with Rick Rubin in Los Angeles, when he encountered Cash and his wife after being called that his mother had died.[19] He recalls the memory in the song, and pays respect to the legend.
The album was recorded in Eleuthera island, Bahamas, of which Kravitz is a long time resident—he has previously stated that many of his songs were written while staying there.[20]
Reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on six reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Madison Desler of Paste Magazine commented "So here we are at the end of this album, left with the question, after 30 years, where does he stand? Is Lenny Kravitz a low-key legend? Let’s say yes—French people love him, he’s been praised and pilloried in equal measure and he has some tried-and-true bangers. Is Lenny Kravitz still cool? Not sure. This album is sending mixed messages. Will the giant scarf always be a thing? Most definitely".[8]
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone stated "Lenny Kravitz gets angry in only the most Lenny Kravitz way possible: with a high-pitched “hoooo,” some funky bass and his typically über-passionate vocal delivery. Nearly every track on his 11th album, Raise Vibration – at least those that aren’t his signature love songs – seems like he intended it to be an anthem for resistance in the Trump era... Mostly, it’s Kravitz’s signature blend of rock and soul, love and social outrage, only this time with a little more bite".[9] Zachary Hoskins of Slant Magazine wrote "Raise Vibration's more serious shortcoming is its lyrics, which stumble whenever they reach for grand proclamations on the state of the world".[10] Mark Kennedy of Chicago Sun-Times wrote "Still, Kravitz has given us enough meaty tunes to last us until he’s ready again to come ride to our rescue".[21]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Lenny Kravitz, except 3 and 10 written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross[22]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We Can Get It All Together" | 4:40 |
2. | "Low" | 5:19 |
3. | "Who Really Are the Monsters?" | 5:19 |
4. | "Raise Vibration" | 5:27 |
5. | "Johnny Cash" | 6:18 |
6. | "Here to Love" | 4:42 |
7. | "It's Enough!" | 7:55 |
8. | "5 More Days 'Til Summer" | 4:02 |
9. | "The Majesty of Love" | 5:49 |
10. | "Gold Dust" | 5:08 |
11. | "Ride" | 5:58 |
12. | "I'll Always Be Inside Your Soul" | 3:58 |
Total length: | 64:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Low" (David Guetta Remix) | 3:30 |
Total length: | 68:13 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Lenny Kravitz – vocals, composition, writing, arrangement
- Craig Ross – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, hand claps, moog
- Michael Jackson – posthumous vocals on "Low"
- Michael Andrews – additional vocals on "Raise Vibration"
- Michael Bellanger – additional vocals on "Raise Vibration"
- Sam Lopez – additional vocals on "Raise Vibration"
- Carmer Carter, Fred White, Jason Morales, John Fluker, Kennya Ramsey, Makeda Francisco, Nikko Lowe, Nikisha Grier-Daniel, Tiffany Smith, Tim Kepler, Valerie Pinkston, Will Wheaton – background vocals on "Here to Love"
- Alix Jones Bragg, Deanna Levitt, Ella Davis Bragg, Katelyn Cambridge, Kyra Courtemanche, Nicole Gamma, Petagay Hollinsed-Hartman – chorus vocals on "5 More Days 'Til Summer"
- Lenny Castro – cuica, congas
- Lisa Wong – looping
- Harold Todd – saxophone
- Michael Sherman – saxophone
- Ludovic Louis – trumpet
- David Baron – Mellotoron, Moog, piano, strings, synthesizer
- George Laks – keyboards
- Miguel – hand claps on "Gold Dust"
Technical
[edit]- Lenny Kravitz – production, arrangement, mixing
- Craig Ross – mixing engineering, recording engineering, drum programming
- David Baron – orchestration arrangement
- Bernie Grundman – mastering engineering
- Gavin Paddock – assistant engineering
- Jennifer Gros – assistant engineering
- Jeremy Nichols – assistant engineering
- Matthieu Lefevre – assistant engineering
Artwork
[edit]- Mathieu Bitton – art direction, design, photography
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[46] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ a b Grow, Kory (September 7, 2018). "Review: Lenny Kravitz Lends His Voice to the Resistance on 'Raise Vibration'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ a b Hoskins, Zachary (September 10, 2018). "Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
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- ^ Kielty, Martin (26 July 2018). "Listen to Lenny Kravitz's New Song '5 More Days 'Til Summer'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Lenny Kravitz Is Ready For Fun In The Sun On '5 More Days 'Til Summer'". Soulbounce. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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- ^ album sleeve notes
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