Strut (album)

For other albums called Strut, see Strut (disambiguation).
Strut
Studio album by Lenny Kravitz
Released September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
Recorded 2013–2014
Genre Rock
Length 53:22
Label Roxie Records, Kobalt
Producer Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
Black and White America
(2011)		 Strut
(2014)
Singles from Strut
  1. "The Chamber"
    Released: June 23, 2014
  2. "Sex"
    Released: August 6, 2014
  3. "New York City"
    Released: October 21, 2014
  4. "Dirty White Boots"
    Released: November 11, 2014
  5. "The Pleasure and the Pain"
    Released: June 26, 2015

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
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
NOW[4]
JazzSoul.plPositive[5]

Track listing

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

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sex"  Kravitz, Craig Ross3:55
2."The Chamber"  Kravitz, Ross4:57
3."Dirty White Boots"  Kravitz, Ross3:58
4."New York City"  Kravitz, Ross6:23
5."The Pleasure and the Pain"  Kravitz5:09
6."Strut"  Kravitz3:10
7."Frankenstein"  Kravitz4:35
8."She's a Beast"  Kravitz4:43
9."I'm a Believer"  Kravitz, Ross3:17
10."Happy Birthday"  Kravitz4:57
11."I Never Want to Let You Down"  Kravitz4:38
12."Ooo Baby Baby"  Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore3:40
Target Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Lift Me Out of My Head"  5:15
14."It Won't Feel the Same"  4:21
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Sweet Gitchey Rose"  4:48
14."Can't Stop Thinkin' 'bout You"  3:43

Personnel

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

  1. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201/lenny-kravitz-strut-20141201
  2. ↑ "Strut - Lenny Kravitz". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ AllMusic review, September 23, 2014
  4. ↑ Leconte, Julia. "Lenny Kravitz - Strut (Sony)". NOW. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Królak, Sergiusz (December 26, 2014). "Recenzja: Lenny Kravitz „Strut"". JazzSoul.pl (in Polish). Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in German). Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in French). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Lenny Kravitz. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lenny Kravitz – Strut" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz: Strut" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lenny Kravitz – Strut". Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lenny Kravitz. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "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.
  25. ↑ "Jakie płyty Polacy kupowali najchętniej w 2014 roku – roczne podsumowanie listy OLiS" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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