Strut (album)

Strut is the tenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger Lenny Kravitz. It was released on September 23, 2014 and was the first release on Kravitz's own Roxie Records, with distribution by Kobalt Label Services.

Critical reception

Strut was ranked #35 on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2014 list: the song "New York City" was described as "the best tune Mick Jagger didn't get around to writing in his Studio 54 days".^[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
NOW	^[4]
JazzSoul.pl	Positive^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Lenny Kravitz, except "Ooo Baby Baby" written by Smokey Robinson and Warren "Pete" Moore.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Sex"	Kravitz, Craig Ross	3:55
2.	"The Chamber"	Kravitz, Ross	4:57
3.	"Dirty White Boots"	Kravitz, Ross	3:58
4.	"New York City"	Kravitz, Ross	6:23
5.	"The Pleasure and the Pain"	Kravitz	5:09
6.	"Strut"	Kravitz	3:10
7.	"Frankenstein"	Kravitz	4:35
8.	"She's a Beast"	Kravitz	4:43
9.	"I'm a Believer"	Kravitz, Ross	3:17
10.	"Happy Birthday"	Kravitz	4:57
11.	"I Never Want to Let You Down"	Kravitz	4:38
12.	"Ooo Baby Baby"	Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore	3:40

Target Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Lift Me Out of My Head"	5:15
14.	"It Won't Feel the Same"	4:21

iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Sweet Gitchey Rose"	4:48
14.	"Can't Stop Thinkin' 'bout You"	3:43

Personnel

Lenny Kravitz – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, Mellotron, bass, drums, chimes, hand claps, Arp string ensemble, wine glasses, mini-moog
Craig Ross – acoustic and electric guitars, handclaps
James "D. Train" Williams – background vocals
Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
Tawatha Agee – background vocals
Dave Baron – synthesizer programming
Harold Todd – saxophone
Ludovic Louis – trumpet
Darret Adkins – cello
David Bowlin – violin
Kenji Bunch – viola
Mali Hunter – handclaps
Woody Harrelson – handclaps
Kenyea Johnson – handclaps
Mia Ross – handclaps
Rodney Burns – handclaps
Mathieu Bitton – handclaps
Ryan Price – handclaps
Tom Kartsotis – handclaps
Tom Edmonds – recording engineer
Bob Clearmountain – handclaps, mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	31
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9]	5
scope="row"	Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[10]	20
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[11]	13
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[12]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13]	6
French Albums (SNEP)^[14]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	2
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[16]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[17]	9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[18]	26
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[19]	4
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[20]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	2
scope="row"	UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	21
scope="row"	US Billboard 200^[23]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Italian Albums Chart^[24]	70
Polish Albums Chart^[25]	29

References

↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201/lenny-kravitz-strut-20141201
↑ "Strut - Lenny Kravitz". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
↑ AllMusic review, September 23, 2014
↑ Leconte, Julia. "Lenny Kravitz - Strut (Sony)". NOW. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
↑ Królak, Sergiusz (December 26, 2014). "Recenzja: Lenny Kravitz „Strut"". JazzSoul.pl (in Polish). Retrieved December 31, 2014.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in German). Hung Medien.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in French). Hung Medien.
↑ "Lenny Kravitz – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Lenny Kravitz. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
↑ "Danishcharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
↑ "Lenny Kravitz: Strut" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
↑ "Italiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
↑ "Lenny Kravitz | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 23 December 2014.
↑ "Lenny Kravitz – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lenny Kravitz. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
↑ "FIMI - Classifiche Annuali 2014 "TOP OF THE MUSIC" FIMI-GfK: un anno di musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "Jakie płyty Polacy kupowali najchętniej w 2014 roku – roczne podsumowanie listy OLiS" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

External links

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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