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''Are You Gonna Go My Way'' is the third studio album by American singer
Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...
, released on March 9, 1993, by
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. It was recorded at Waterfront Studios,
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, New Jersey, by Henry Hirsch. It became Kravitz's first top 20 album on the United States ''Billboard'' 200, and his first number one album in both Australia and the United Kingdom, achieving worldwide success that helped to establish his popularity as a performer.


Album information

The album had a good reception by fans and music critics and it is still considered one of Kravitz's best works. Musically, it contained songs inspired by
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artists such as
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. Additional guitars were contributed by
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.The Official Web Site of Guitarist Craig Ross


Singles

" Are You Gonna Go My Way" was released as the lead single. The song peaked at number one on the
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, and also peaked at number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart, becoming his first number one single in both countries, while it peaked at number 2 on the
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. It was only released for airplay in the US and therefore did not chart on the Hot 100, but was a worldwide hit, peaking at number 4 in both the
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and France. The song is not only considered to be one of Kravitz's greatest hits as an artist, but also as one of the biggest anthems of the 1990s. Appears in the video games '' Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec'' (in a GT Remix) and ''
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''. "
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" was the second single from the album. It is a rock
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that speaks of faith and freedom. The song was another major success from the album, peaking at number 60 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 15 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, number 10 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks, number 30 on the UK, and number 8 in
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song. It originally entered at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 but later peaked at number 80, being charted as a double
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single along with "Spinning Around Over You". The double A-side format also peaked at number 92 on the
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, while in the United Kingdom, it became Kravitz's second top 20 single from the album, reaching number 20. " Is There Any Love in Your Heart" was released as the final single from the album. It peaked at number 19 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number 52 in the UK, and number 32 in Australia. "Spinning Around Over You" charted as a double A-side single along with "
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", peaking at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 37 on the Hot Mainstream Rock tracks chart. The single was originally featured on the soundtrack to the film ''
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'' and was featured on the album as a bonus track, thus being the final single from the album.


Chart performance

''Are You Gonna Go My Way'' has been very successful not only in the United States, but also worldwide, particularly in the major markets of Europe and South America. It reached number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number one on the
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and the Australian Albums Chart. As of March 2008, the album has sold 2.2 million units in the US. The title track has been considered one of Kravitz's signature songs and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. It was also voted in at number 28 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1993, an Australian music poll run by the radio station
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Track listing


Original edition

# " Are You Gonna Go My Way" (
Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...
,
Craig Ross Craig David Ross is an American guitarist best known for performing and recording with Lenny Kravitz. Early life Craig Ross was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He has two daughters named Mia and Devon with his first wife Anna. Sinc ...
) – 3:31 # "
Believe Believe may refer to: *Belief, a psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true, with or without proof for such proposition *Faith, a belief in something which has not been proven Arts, entertainment, and me ...
" (Kravitz, Henry Hirsch) – 4:50 # "Come on and Love Me" (Kravitz) – 3:52 # "
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" (
Gerry DeVeaux Gerry DeVeaux is a Bahamian songwriter/producer and Creative Director. DeVeaux was a contributing editor for style magazine Tatler. He was style consultant for MTV Networks co-hosting shows like MTV Style and contributing to shows like ''Who Wor ...
,
Terry Britten Terence Ernest Britten (born July 1947) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others. Britten (along w ...
) – 3:10 # "Just Be a Woman" (Kravitz) – 3:50 # " Is There Any Love in Your Heart" (Kravitz, Ross) – 3:39 # "Black Girl" (Kravitz) – 3:42 # "My Love" (Kravitz, Ross) – 3:50 # "Sugar" (Kravitz) – 4:00 # "Sister" (Kravitz) – 7:02 # "Eleutheria" (Kravitz) – 4:48


Vinyl edition bonus CD track listing

# "Ascension" (Kravitz, Hirsch) – 3:45 # "Brother" (Kravitz) – 4:16 # "Good Lovin'" (DeVeaux, Britten) – 3:34 # "Someone Like You" (Kravitz, Ross, Hirsch) – 4:14 # "All My Life" (Kravitz) – 6:24 # "Spinning Around Over U" (Kravitz, Ross) – 3:35 # "For the First Time" (Kravitz) – 3:38 # "Lonely Rainbows" (Kravitz, Hirsch) – 2:26


20th anniversary edition bonus tracks

Disc one Bonus Tracks (The B-Sides) #
  • "Spinning Around Over You" (Kravitz, Ross) – 3:35 # "Ascension" (Kravitz, Hirsch) – 3:44 # "All My Life" (Kravitz) – 6:25 # "Brother" (Kravitz) – 4:18 # "Someone Like You" (Kravitz, Ross, Hirsch) – 4:15 # "For the First Time" (Kravitz) – 3:41 # "B-Side Blues" (Kravitz) – 3:32 Disc two
    The Acoustic Versions # "Believe" (acoustic version) (Kravitz, Hirsch) – 4:07 # "Sister" (acoustic version) (Kravitz) – 6:07 # "Heaven Help" (acoustic version) (DeVeaux, Britten) – 3:58 Work in Progress: Demos & Outtakes #
  • "Work Like the Devil" (Kravitz) – 4:46 # "Feeling Alright" (instrumental) (Kravitz) – 3:49 # "Getting Out (Will You Marry Me)" (Kravitz, Ross) – 4:16 # "Good Lovin'" (Kravitz) – 3:34 # "Blood/Papa (A Long and Sad Goodbye)" (instrumental) (Ross, Hirsch) – 10:59 # "Early Morning Blues" (instrumental) (Kravitz) – 4:33 The Vanessa Paradis Demos #
  • "I May Not Be a Star (Light Piece for Vanessa)" (Kravitz) – 4:43 # "Travelogue (Your Love Has Got a Handle On My Mind)" – 4:21 # "Lonely Rainbows" (Kravitz, Hirsch) – 2:26 Bonus Interview #
  • "BBC Interview with Mick Wilkojc" – 15:28


    Personnel

    Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians *
    Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...
    – lead and background vocals, electric guitar (tracks 3, 7, 9, 11), electric guitar solo (tracks 7, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 5, 10), bass (tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 11), drums (tracks 1–3, 5–11), Mellotron (track 5), chimes and orchestral arrangement (track 2), string arrangement (tracks 5, 9, 10), horn arrangement (tracks 9, 10) *
    Craig Ross Craig David Ross is an American guitarist best known for performing and recording with Lenny Kravitz. Early life Craig Ross was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He has two daughters named Mia and Devon with his first wife Anna. Sinc ...
    – electric guitar (tracks 1–3, 6–11), acoustic guitar (track 2) * Henry Hirsch – bass (tracks 4, 10), piano and ARP string ensemble (track 4), Wurlitzer organ and orchestral arrangement (track 2) * Tony Breit – bass (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8) * Dave Domanich – drums and electric guitar (track 4) * Michael Hunter – French horn (track 2), flugelhorn (tracks 9, 10) * Michael "Ibo" Cooper – Hammond B-3 organ and clavinet (track 11) * Eric Delente – violin (track 2) * Soye Kim – violin (tracks 2, 9, 10) * Robert Lawrence – violin (track 2) * Sarah Adams – viola (track 2) * Liuh-Wen Ting – viola (track 2) * Allen Whear – cello (track 2) * Frank Murphy – cello (track 2) * Carolyn Davies Fryer – double bass (track 2) *
    Gerry DeVeaux Gerry DeVeaux is a Bahamian songwriter/producer and Creative Director. DeVeaux was a contributing editor for style magazine Tatler. He was style consultant for MTV Networks co-hosting shows like MTV Style and contributing to shows like ''Who Wor ...
    – background vocals (track 4) *
    Angie Stone Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ...
    – background vocals (track 4) Production * Produced by Lenny Kravitz * Engineered and mixed by Henry Hirsch * Assistant engineer – Greg Di Gesu * Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound Studios * Art direction by Len Peltier * Design by Jean Krikorian and Len Peltier * Cover photography by
    Jean-Baptiste Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France on 21 July 1949) is a French fashion photographer and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna, David Bowie, Sting, Björk, Don Henley, Neneh Cherry, Axel Bauer and Les Ri ...


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    Sources


    Are You Gonna Go My Way on cduniverse.com
    {{Authority control 1993 albums Lenny Kravitz albums Virgin Records albums Albums produced by Lenny Kravitz