Circus (Lenny Kravitz album)

Circus is the fourth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1995 by Virgin Records. It reached #10 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Album Chart, becoming Kravitz's first top 10 album in the US and second in the UK. , Circus has sold 534,000 units in the U.S.

Album information

The album deals with different topics, such as rock star lifestyles on "Rock and Roll Is Dead" and religion on "God Is Love" and "The Resurrection". Kravitz is quoted as saying that the making of the album was a very tedious process. He was unhappy with the music business at the time. Also, his mother's illness was weighing on his mind.

Track listing

1. "Rock and Roll Is Dead" (Kravitz) – 3:23
2. "Circus" (DeVeaux, Britten) – 4:48
3. "Beyond the 7th Sky" (Ross, Kravitz) – 4:54
4. "Tunnel Vision" (Kravitz) – 4:19
5. "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (Kravitz) – 4:34
6. "Magdalene" (Kravitz) – 3:48
7. "God Is Love" (Kravitz, Hirsch) – 4:26
8. "Thin Ice" (Ross, Kravitz) – 5:33
9. "Don't Go and Put a Bullet in Your Head" (Kravitz) – 4:22
10. "In My Life Today" (Ross, Kravitz) – 6:29
11. "The Resurrection" (Ross, Kravitz) – 4:28

Trivia

• In response to Lenny's song "Rock and Roll Is Dead", Prince (then known as 'The Artist') released "Rock & Roll Is Alive (And It Lives in Minneapolis)" as a B-side to the......
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