Baptism
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| Studio album by Lenny Kravitz | ||||
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Publication |
May 18, 2004 |
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admission |
2003-2004 |
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| Label (s) | Virgin Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
14th |
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running time |
54:00 |
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Baptism is Lenny Kravitz's seventh studio album .
To the formation
Kravitz originally wanted to record a 1970s-style funk album. The planned title was The Funk Album . However, in the end he decided to use the acoustic guitar to write songs for the album, although some pieces in this style had already been completed . The trigger was a visit to New York City . This gave him the feeling, for example when riding a motorcycle through the city, that he had had 15 years before the creation of Let Love Rule . The plan for the radio-influenced album was only implemented with Black and White America . At Baptism, rapper Jay-Z worked on the song Storm . The album was recorded at the Edison Studios Hotel in Miami , Florida .
success
The album reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 , number two in the German charts, number four in Austria and number three in Switzerland. Laut.de wrote: " Baptism , Kravitzen's baptism is a pleasant, if not surprising, affair."
Track list
- Minister of Rock 'n Roll ( Lenny Kravitz , Craig Ross ) - 3:34
- I Don't Want to Be a Star (Lenny Kravitz) - 4:25
- Lady (Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross) - 4:15
- Calling All Angels (Lenny Kravitz) - 5:12
- California (Lenny Kravitz) - 2:36
- Sistamamalover (Lenny Kravitz) - 4:29
- Where Are We Runnin '? (Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross) - 2:41
- Baptized ( Terry Britten , Gerry DeVeaux , Lenny Kravitz) - 4:48
- Flash (Lenny Kravitz) - 4:12
- What Did I Do with My Life? (Lenny Kravitz) - 4:04
- Storm (featuring Jay-Z ) (Lenny Kravitz, Shawn Carter ) - 3:58
- The Other Side (Lenny Kravitz) - 4:50
- Destiny (Lenny Kravitz, Lionel Richie ) - 4:55
- Uncharted Terrain (Lenny Kravitz) (Japan bonus track)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lenny Kravitz Official Biography - Updated in 2004 ( Memento from September 6, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Alexander Cordas: "Baptism" by Lenny Kravitz - album review. In: laut.de. May 2004, accessed November 27, 2018 .