Greatest Hits (Lenny Kravitz album)

Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by Lenny Kravitz

Released

October 24, 2000 (U.S.)

Length

62:25 (main edition)
68:43 (limited tour edition)

Label

Virgin

Producer

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz chronology

5
(1998)

Greatest Hits
(2000)

Lenny
(2001)

Singles from Greatest Hits

"Again"
Released: September 14, 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on October 24, 2000. The album featured 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. Ironically, "Again" propelled the compilation to commercial success greater than any of his studio efforts.

Kravitz reported in an interview for VivaMusic.com^[4] 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. As of March 2008, Greatest Hits has sold 4.5 million units in the U.S, approximately 21 million in worldwide sales, the biggest-selling album in Lenny's career to date. The album is amongst the top-selling albums of the decade.

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

Promotion

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

Track listing

Original edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Are You Gonna Go My Way"	Lenny Kravitz Craig Ross	Are You Gonna Go My Way	3:30
2.	"Fly Away"	Kravitz	5	3:41
3.	"Rock and Roll Is Dead"	Kravitz	Circus	3:22
4.	"Again"	Kravitz	Previously unreleased	3:49
5.	"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"	Kravitz	Mama Said	3:55
6.	"Can't Get You Off My Mind"	Kravitz	Circus	4:33
7.	"Mr. Cab Driver"	Kravitz	Let Love Rule	3:49
8.	"American Woman"	B. Cummings M.J. Kale G. Peterson R. Bachman	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me / 5 (Re-release)	4:21
9.	"Stand By My Woman"	Kravitz Henry Hirsch S. Pasch A. Krizan	Mama Said	4:16
10.	"Always on the Run"	Kravitz Saul Hudson	Mama Said	3:57
11.	"Heaven Help"	Gerry DeVeaux Terry Britten	Are You Gonna Go My Way	3:10
12.	"I Belong to You"	Kravitz	5	4:17
13.	"Believe"	Kravitz Hirsch	Are You Gonna Go My Way	4:50
14.	"Let Love Rule"	Kravitz	Let Love Rule	5:42
15.	"Black Velveteen"	Kravitz	5	4:48

Japanese edition

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

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 latest albums, Lenny and Baptism respectively.

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Are You Gonna Go My Way"	Kravitz Ross	Are You Gonna Go My Way	3:30
2.	"Fly Away"	Kravitz	5	3:41
3.	"Rock and Roll Is Dead"	Kravitz	Circus	3:22
4.	"Again"	Kravitz	Previously unreleased	3:45
5.	"Dig In"	Kravitz	Lenny	3:43
6.	"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"	Kravitz	Mama Said	3:55
7.	"Can't Get You Off My Mind"	Kravitz	Circus	4:33
8.	"Mr. Cab Driver"	Kravitz	Let Love Rule	3:49
9.	"American Woman"	B. Cummings M.J. Kale G. Peterson R. Bachman	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me / 5 (Re-release)	4:21
10.	"Where Are We Runnin'?"	Kravitz	Baptism	2:40
11.	"Stand By My Woman"	Kravitz Hirsch S. Pasch A. Krizan	Mama Said	4:16
12.	"Always on the Run"	Kravitz Hudson	Mama Said	3:57
13.	"Heaven Help"	DeVeaux Britten	Are You Gonna Go My Way	3:10
14.	"Is There Any Love in Your Heart?"	Kravitz Ross	Are You Gonna Go My Way	3:40
15.	"I Belong to You"	Kravitz	5	4:17
16.	"Believe"	Kravitz Hirsch	Are You Gonna Go My Way	4:50
17.	"Let Love Rule"	Kravitz	Let Love Rule	5:42
18.	"Black Velveteen"	Kravitz	5	4:48

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)		3:45
5.	"Dig In"	Lenny	Samuel Bayer	3:55
6.	"Where Are We Runnin'?"	Baptism	Philip Andelman Lenny Kravitz	4:33

Personnel

Lenny Kravitz – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, production
Richard Locker
Barry Finclair
Elena Barere
Lamar Alsop
Richard Sortomme
Jean Ingraham
Eugene Moye
Regis Iandiorio
Julien Barber

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[6]	Platinum	50,000^*
Belgium (BEA)^[7]	3× Platinum	150,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[8]	4× Platinum	400,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)^[9]	Gold	25,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[10]	Gold	20,587^[10]
France (SNEP)^[11]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[12]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)^[13]	Gold	50,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[14]	3× Platinum	45,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[15]	Platinum	50,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)^[16]	Platinum	100,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[17]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[18]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[19]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[21]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
Uruguay (CUD)^[22]	Platinum	6,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[23]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r503138
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↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Lenny Kravitz". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
↑ "Lenny Kravitz Grammy Awards!". Lenny-Kravitz.com. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
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↑ "French album certifications – Lenny Kravits – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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↑ "Certificazione Album fisici e digitali settimana 43 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Lenny Kravits – Greatest Hits" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
↑ "Polish album certifications – Lenny Kravits – Greatest Hits" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
↑ "Spanish album certifications – Lenny Kravits – Greatest Hits" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
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↑ "American album certifications – Lenny Kravits – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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Lenny Kravitz

Studio albums	Let Love Rule (1989) Mama Said (1991) Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993) Circus (1995) 5 (1998) Lenny (2001) Baptism (2004) It Is Time for a Love Revolution (2008) Black and White America (2011) Strut (2014)

Compilations	Greatest Hits

Video albums	Video Retrospective Greatest Hits: Limited Tour Edition (2004) It Is Time for a Love Revolution: Deluxe Edition (2008)

Related articles	Discography Videography Roxie Roker Sy Kravitz Zoë Kravitz Al Roker Lisa Bonet

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Lenny Kravitz singles discography

Let Love Rule	"Let Love Rule" (1989) "I Build This Garden for Us" (1990) "Freedom Train" (1990) "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" (1990) "Mr. Cab Driver" (1990) "Be" (1990)

Mama Said	"Always on the Run" (featuring Slash) (1991) "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) "Fields of Joy" (1991) "Stand by My Woman" (1991) "What the Fuck Are We Saying" (1991) "Stop Draggin' Around" (1991) "What Goes Around Comes Around"

Are You Gonna Go My Way	"Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993) "Believe" (1993) "Heaven Help" (1993) "Is There Any Love in Your Heart" (1993) "Heaven Help" / "Spinning Around Over You" (1994)

Circus	"Rock and Roll Is Dead" (1995) "Circus" (1995) "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (1996) "The Resurrection" (1996)

5	"If You Can't Say No" (1998) "Thinking of You" (1998) "I Belong to You" (1998) "Fly Away" (1998) "American Woman" (1999) "Black Velveteen" (2000)

Greatest Hits	"Again" (1999) "Black Velveteen" (2000)

Lenny	"Dig In" (2001) "Stillness of Heart" (2002) "Believe in Me" (2002) "If I Could Fall in Love" (2002) "Yesterday Is Gone" (2002)

Baptism	"Where Are We Runnin'?" (2004) "California" (2004) "Storm" (featuring Jay-Z) (2004) "Calling All Angels" (2004) "Lady" (2005)

It Is Time for a Love Revolution	"Bring It On" (2007) "I'll Be Waiting" (2008) "Love Love Love" (2008) "Dancin' Til Dawn" (2008)

Black and White America	"Come On Get It" (2011) "Stand" (2011) "Rock Star City Life" (2011) "Push" (2011)

Strut	"The Chamber" (2014) "Sex" (2014) "New York City" (2014) "Strut" (2015) "The Pleasure And The Pain" (2015)

Soundtracks	"Spinning Around Over You" (1994) "American Woman" (1999) "Show Me Your Soul" (featuring P. Diddy, Pharrell Williams, Loon) (2004)

Other singles	"Deuce" (featuring Stevie Wonder) (1994) "We Want Peace" (2003) "Breathe" (2006) "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" (featuring Michael Jackson) (2010) "Superlove" (vs. Avicii) (2012)

Promotional singles	"The Soul of Lenny Kravitz" (1999) "Super Soul Fighter" (1999)

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