Let Love Rule



Let Love Rule is the debut studio album of American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on September 19, 1989 by Virgin Records. Then-wife Lisa Bonet wrote the lyrics to "Fear" and co-wrote the lyrics on the song, "Rosemary".

Let Love Rule reached number 61 on the Billboard 200, while it peaked at number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. Initially, the album was a moderate success in the United States, but became a hit worldwide, particularly in Europe, selling over 2 million copies. The album was certified gold in the United States in 1995. As of November 2002 the album has sold 860,000 units in the US (based on MTV.com sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan). The album is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing
All tracks written by Lenny Kravitz, except "Fear" lyrics by Lisa Bonet, and "Rosemary" lyrics by Kravitz and Bonet.


 * 1) "Sittin' on Top of the World" – 3:16
 * 2) "Let Love Rule" – 5:42
 * 3) "Freedom Train" – 2:50
 * 4) "My Precious Love" – 5:15
 * 5) "I Build This Garden for Us" – 6:16
 * 6) "Fear" – 5:25
 * 7) "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" – 3:42
 * 8) "Mr. Cab Driver" – 3:49
 * 9) "Rosemary" – 5:27
 * 10) "Be" – 3:16

CD bonus tracks
 * 1) "Blues for Sister Someone" – 2:51
 * 2) "Empty Hands" – 4:42
 * 3) "Flower Child" – 2:56

American version
 * 1) "What The ... Are We Saying? – Live"
 * 2) "Stop Draggin' Around – Live"
 * 3) "Always on the Run – Live"
 * 4) "I'll Be Around – Live"

20th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
All tracks written by Lenny Kravitz, except where noted.
 * 1) "Let Love Rule" (Basic Rough Mix)
 * 2) "Cold Turkey" (John Lennon)
 * 3) "Light Skin Girl from London"
 * 4) "Fear" (1987 demo)
 * 5) "Mr. Cab Driver" (home demo)
 * 6) "Let Love Rule" (home demo)


 * Track 16 first appeared on the single "Always on the Run", but was originally recorded on tour with "Let Love Rule".

Disc 2 (Let Love Rule Live)
 * 1) "Flower Child"
 * 2) "Blues for Sister Someone"
 * 3) "Mr. Cab Driver"
 * 4) "Freedom Train"
 * 5) "Be"
 * 6) "My Precious Love"
 * 7) "Does Anybody Out There Even Care"
 * 8) "Let Love Rule"
 * 9) "Rosemary" (lyrics by Kravitz and Bonet)
 * 10) "Fear" (lyrics by Bonet)
 * 11) "My Flash on You" (Arthur Lee)
 * 12) "If 6 Was 9" (Jimi Hendrix)


 * Tracks 1–10 recorded at The Paradise, Boston, Mass. – 3/28/90
 * Tracks 11–12 recorded at The Paradiso, Amsterdam – 12/20/89

Personnel

 * Lenny Kravitz – lead and backing vocals, guitar, organ, bass, drums, percussion
 * Alfred Brown – viola
 * Henry Hirsch – piano, organ
 * Adam Widoff – guitar
 * Eric Delente – violin
 * Nancy Ives – cello
 * Lee Jaffe – harmonica
 * Steve Remote – recording engineer, mixing engineer
 * David Domanich – recording engineer
 * Henry Hirsch – recording engineer, mixing engineer
 * Tom "Bone" Edmonds – mixing engineer
 * Greg Calbi – mastering engineer

Awards
The video for the lead single "Let Love Rule" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.