Mama Said (album)

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[5]
Record Collector[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Select4/5[9]

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.[10]

Track listing

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

  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) – 4:16
  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 Zoë" – 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

Personnel

  • Engineering by David Domanich and Henry Hirsch
  • Art direction by Melanie Nissen
  • Artwork design by Tom Bouman
  • Photography by James Colderaro

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[12] 2× Platinum 200,000^
France (SNEP)[14] none 339,600 [13]*
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[16] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[17] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,880,000[20]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mama Said – Lenny Kravitz". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (April 4, 1991). "Lenny Kravitz: Mama Said (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Lenny Kravitz: Mama Said". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Farber, Jim (April 12, 1991). "Mama Said". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Staunton, Terry (August 2012). "Lenny Kravitz – Mama Said: 21st Anniversary Deluxe Edition". Record Collector (404). Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Gardner, Elysa (April 18, 1991). "Lenny Kravitz: Mama Said". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Appleford, Steve (2004). "Lenny Kravitz". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 470. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ Kirsch, Michele (May 1991). "No Hippy Schtick". Select (11): 74.
  10. ^ "Official Lenny Kravitz page for the expanded version". Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Mama said" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Mama said". Music Canada.
  13. ^ http://infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=1050
  14. ^ "French album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Are you gonna go my way" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lenny kravitz; 'Mama said')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  16. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Lenny kravitz – Mama said" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Mama said in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1991 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  17. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011.
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Mama said')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Mama said". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Mama said in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ Basham, David (August 27, 2001). "Calling All Chart Freaks: Michael, Lenny, Bush Under The Microscope". Mtv. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – Mama said". Recording Industry Association of America.
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