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Greatest Hits (Lenny Kravitz album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Lenny Kravitz
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
Recorded1988–2000
Length
  • 62:25 (main edition)
  • 68:43 (limited tour edition)
LabelVirgin
ProducerLenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
5
(1998) 		Greatest Hits
(2000) 		Lenny
(2001)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Again"
    Released: September 22, 2000[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
laut.de[5]
Robert Christgau(dud)[6]

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on October 24, 2000.

Background

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The album features an unreleased track for promotion called "Again" which became a hit, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, following a very successful string of hits from the album 5. "Again" propelled the compilation to commercial success greater than any of his studio efforts.

Kravitz reported in an interview for VivaMusic.com[7] that the selection of the songs were led by his record company, Virgin Records, which only chose the songs that were successful on the charts. The tracks were sequenced by Kravitz's engineer, Henry Hirsch.

The album reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 and number 12 on the UK Albums Chart.[8][9]

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Promotion

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"Again" was released as the promotional single for this compilation, along with a music video. The single reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Kravitz's highest-charting song since "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over".[10]

Reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented "Lenny Kravitz's greatest gift is that he's a master synthesist, pulling together different sounds and styles from eras past to create a sound that isn't necessarily blazingly original, but fresh due to his craft and sheer mastery of the studio. Since he was an unabashed classicist, his records often suffered the brunt of nasty criticism, but they were often very good, particularly early in his career before he indulged in the mannerisms of guitar-blasting stadium rock... After all, it doesn't just have all the main songs, it also illustrates that he indeed is a master synthesist."[2]

Track listing

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Original edition

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Are You Gonna Go My Way"
Are You Gonna Go My Way3:30
2."Fly Away"Kravitz53:41
3."Rock and Roll Is Dead"KravitzCircus3:22
4."Again"KravitzPreviously unreleased3:49
5."It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"KravitzMama Said3:55
6."Can't Get You Off My Mind"KravitzCircus4:33
7."Mr. Cab Driver"KravitzLet Love Rule3:49
8."American Woman"
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me / 5 (Re-release)4:21
9."Stand by My Woman"
Mama Said4:16
10."Always on the Run"
Mama Said3:57
11."Heaven Help"
  • Gerry DeVeaux
  • Terry Britten
Are You Gonna Go My Way3:10
12."I Belong to You"Kravitz54:17
13."Believe"
  • Kravitz
  • Hirsch
Are You Gonna Go My Way4:50
14."Let Love Rule"KravitzLet Love Rule5:42
15."Black Velveteen"Kravitz54:48

Japanese edition

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The Japan release has the song "Is There Any Love in Your Heart" appended as track 12. The tracks otherwise remained the same.

Greatest Hits: Limited Tour Edition

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On November 8, 2005, the album was re-released due to Kravitz's 2005 tour, including the songs "Dig In" and "Where Are We Runnin'?", from his then-latest albums, Lenny and Baptism respectively.

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Are You Gonna Go My Way"
  • Kravitz
  • Ross
Are You Gonna Go My Way3:30
2."Fly Away"Kravitz53:41
3."Rock and Roll Is Dead"KravitzCircus3:22
4."Again"KravitzPreviously unreleased3:45
5."Dig In"KravitzLenny3:43
6."It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"KravitzMama Said3:55
7."Can't Get You Off My Mind"KravitzCircus4:33
8."Mr. Cab Driver"KravitzLet Love Rule3:49
9."Heaven Help"
  • DeVeaux
  • Britten
Are You Gonna Go My Way3:10
10."American Woman"
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me / 5 (Re-release)4:21
11."Where Are We Runnin'?"KravitzBaptism2:40
12."Stand By My Woman"
Mama Said4:16
13."Always on the Run"
  • Kravitz
  • Hudson
Mama Said3:57
14."I Belong to You"Kravitz54:17
15."Believe"
  • Kravitz
  • Hirsch
Are You Gonna Go My Way4:50
16."Let Love Rule"KravitzLet Love Rule5:42
17."Black Velveteen"Kravitz54:48

DVD

# Title Original album Director Time
1. "Always on the Run" Mama Said Jesse Dylan 3:30
2. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Are You Gonna Go My Way Mark Romanek 3:41
3. "Fly Away" 5 Paul Hunter 3:22
4. "American Woman" Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Original Soundtrack) / 5 (Re-release) Paul Hunter 3:45
5. "Dig In" Lenny Samuel Bayer 3:55
6. "Where Are We Runnin'?" Baptism
4:33

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[58] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[59] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[60] Platinum 50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[61] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Brazil — 248,000[62]
Canada (Music Canada)[63] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[64] Gold 25,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[65] Gold 20,587[65]
France (SNEP)[66] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[67] 2× Platinum 600,000^
Italy (FIMI)[68]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[69] Platinum 200,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[70] Gold 75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[71] Platinum 80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[72] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[73] Platinum 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[74] Platinum 70,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[75] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[76] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[77] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[78] 2× Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[80] 3× Platinum 3,900,000[79]
Uruguay (CUD)[81] Platinum 6,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[82] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*
Worldwide — 10,000,000[83]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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