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Mama Said (album)

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Mama Said
Studio album by
Lenny Kravitz
Released April 2, 1991
Recorded 1990
Genre
Length 52 : 38
Label Virgin
Producer Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
Let Love Rule
(1989) 		Mama Said
(1991) 		Are You Gonna Go My Way
(1993)
Singles from Mama Said
  1. " Always on the Run "
    Released: March 18, 1991 [3]
  2. " It Ain't Over 'til It's Over "
    Released: June 3, 1991 [4]
  3. " Fields of Joy "
    Released: July 16, 1991
  4. " Stand by My Woman "
    Released: September 2, 1991
  5. " What the Fuck Are We Saying? "
    Released: September 1991
  6. "What Goes Around Comes Around"
    Released: January 1992
  7. "Stop Draggin' Around"
    Released: April 1992 (AUS & NZ)

Mama Said is the second studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz , released in April 1991 by Virgin Records . Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash co-wrote and played on the song " Always on the Run ". He also played on the song "Fields of Joy". The song "All I Ever Wanted" was co-written by Sean Lennon .

Although the album has sold enough copies to be certified double platinum, the RIAA still has it listed as platinum. In the UK, the album reached number 8 on the UK Albums Chart . In 2012, Virgin Records released an expanded, double-disc version of the album with a number of remixes and bonus tracks. [5]

Critical reception [ edit ]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Chicago Tribune [6]
Christgau's Consumer Guide (2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[7]
Entertainment Weekly C? [8]
NME 5/10 [9]
Q [10]
Record Collector [11]
Rolling Stone [12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [13]
Select 4/5 [14]

"Rather than synthesizing his influences in a way that allows him some personal expression," wrote Elysa Gardner of Rolling Stone , "Kravitz seemingly aims to acknowledge as many of them as he can in the course of an hour; the result is a rather disjointed album that lacks freshness and distinction. Kravitz continues to demonstrate a talent for crafting and arranging engaging songs; unfortunately, up to this point it has proven less a creative talent than a recreative one." [12] Similarly, Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot opined that "until Kravitz begins transforming his influences instead of just copying them, he'll remain a promising but minor artist." [6] Phil Sutcliffe was more positive in Q , finding that Kravitz, while "not so much influenced as tie-dyed to the bone by the late '60s", sounds "truly inspired". [10] The Village Voice ' s Robert Christgau commented, "don't think Hendrix ? Beatles , think Prince ? George Michael ", [15] later giving the album a " two-star honorable mention " grade. [7]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic , Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that Kravitz had downplayed "some of the joy that informed Let Love Rule " in favor of a "more polished and studied" sound on Mama Said , which he deemed "another thoroughly enjoyable guilty pleasure   ... it doesn't really matter that it's talking loud and saying nothing, because it sounds good while it's talking." [2] Writing for Record Collector , Terry Staunton found it "even more accomplished" than its predecessor: "Rarely had traditional guitar rock and sweet soul merged so confidently, so effortlessly: further proof that we were in the midst of a major talent." [11]

Track listing [ edit ]

All songs were written by Lenny Kravitz, except where noted.

Original edition [ edit ]

  1. " Fields of Joy " ( Michael Kamen , Hal Fredricks) ? 3:57
  2. " Always on the Run " (Kravitz, Slash ) ? 3:53
    • Featuring Slash
  3. " Stand by My Woman " (Kravitz, Henry Hirsch, Stephen Mark Pasch, Anthony Krizan ) ? 4:19
  4. " It Ain't Over 'til It's Over " ? 3:55
  5. "More Than Anything in This World" ? 3:43
  6. "What Goes Around Comes Around" ? 4:40
  7. "The Difference Is Why" ? 4:48
  8. "Stop Draggin' Around" ? 2:37
  9. "Flowers for Zoe" ? 2:45
  10. "Fields of Joy (Reprise)" (Kamen, Fredricks) ? 3:59
    • Arranged by Kravitz
  11. "All I Ever Wanted" (Kravitz, Sean Ono Lennon ) ? 4:04
  12. "When the Morning Turns to Night" ? 2:58
  13. " What the Fuck Are We Saying? " ? 5:13
  14. "Butterfly" ? 1:50

21st anniversary edition bonus tracks [ edit ]

Disc one
The Studio B-Sides [16]

  2. "Light Skin Girl from London" ? 2:42
  3. "I'll Be Around" ? 2:55
  4. "Always on the Run" (instrumental) (Kravitz, Slash) ? 3:54

The Unreleased 12"

  2. "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" (12" remix instrumental) ? 4:37
  3. "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" (12" extended/dub version) ? 8:08

Disc two
The Demos: Mama in Progress

  1. "Riding on the Wings of My Lord" (rough demo) ? 3:02
  2. "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" (home demo) ? 2:05
  3. "What the Fuck Are We Saying?" (home demo) ? 3:35
  4. "The Difference Is Why" (home demo) ? 3:55
  5. "Riding on the Wings of My Lord" (funky vocal) ? 3:41
  6. "Riding on the Wings of My Lord" (instrumental) ? 3:03
  7. "Framed, Lying Crying" (instrumental segue) ? 0:23
  8. "Stand by My Woman" (instrumental) (Kravitz, Hirsch, Pasch, Krizan) ? 4:20

Live in Rotterdam Nov. 15, 1991

  2. "Stop Draggin' Around" ? 3:06
  3. "Always on the Run" (Kravitz, Slash) ? 5:26
  4. "Fields of Joy" (Kamen, Fredricks) ? 4:19
  5. "Stand by My Woman" (Kravitz, Hirsch, Pasch, Krizan) ? 4:59
  6. "More Than Anything in This World" ? 8:16

The Live in Japan B-Sides

  2. "Always on the Run" (Kravitz, Slash) ? 5:20
  3. "Stop Draggin' Around" ? 3:06
  4. "What the Fuck Are We Saying?" ? 5:20

Personnel [ edit ]

  • Lenny Kravitz ? vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, electric sitar
  • Slash ? guitar solos on tracks 1 and 2
  • Henry Hirsch ? keyboards, bass
  • Karl Denson ? saxophone on tracks 2, 3, 6 and 13
  • Butch Thomas ? saxophone on track 2
  • Mike Hunter ? trumpet on track 2
  • Phenix Horns ? horns on track 4
  • Zoro ? drums on track 6
  • Lebron Scott ? bass on track 6
  • Adam Widoff ? guitar on track 6
  • David Domanich ? drums on track 8
  • Nancy Ives ? cello on track 9
  • Sean Ono Lennon ? piano on track 11

Production and design [ edit ]

  • Engineering by David Domanich and Henry Hirsch
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound Studios
  • 21st Anniversary Edition mastered by Evren Goknar at Capitol Mastering
  • Mixed by Henry Hirsch at Waterfront Studios
  • Art direction by Melanie Nissen
  • Artwork design by Tom Bouman
  • Photography by James Colderaro

Charts [ edit ]

Certifications and sales [ edit ]

Certifications and sales for Mama Said
Region Certification Certified units /sales
Argentina ( CAPIF ) [34] Gold 30,000 ^
Australia ( ARIA ) [35] Gold 35,000 ^
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [36] Gold 25,000 *
Canada ( Music Canada ) [37] Platinum 100,000 ^
France ( SNEP ) [38] Platinum 300,000 *
Germany ( BVMI ) [39] Gold 250,000 ^
Netherlands ( NVPI ) [40] Platinum 100,000 ^
Sweden ( GLF ) [41] Gold 50,000 ^
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [42] Gold 25,000 ^
United Kingdom ( BPI ) [43] Platinum 300,000 ^
United States ( RIAA ) [45] Platinum 1,880,000 [44]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References [ edit ]

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