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词条 Strut (album)
释义

  1. Background

  2. Critical reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Charts

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts 

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Strut
| type = studio
| artist = Lenny Kravitz
| cover = Strut, cover by Lenny Kravitz.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|9|23}}
| recorded = 2013–2014
| venue =
| studio = Gregory Town Sound[1]
| genre = Rock
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=22}}
| label = Roxie Records, Kobalt
| producer = Lenny Kravitz
| prev_title = Black and White America
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Raise Vibration
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Strut
| type = studio
| single1 = The Chamber
| single1date = June 24, 2014
| single2 = Sex
| single2date = August 6, 2014
| single3 = New York City
| single3date = October 21, 2014
| single4 = Dirty White Boots
| single4date = November 11, 2014
| single5 = The Pleasure and the Pain
| single5date = 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. The record also produced five singles released both in 2014 and 2015.

Background

This album is his first one released by his own label Roxie Records—named after his mother, actress Roxie Roker. In an interview for Huffington Post Kravitz explained that the name Strut is "...about being proud and confident about who you are. Whatever you are. Because we’re all different. We’re all freaks of some sort. That whole thing about being "normal," I don’t even know what that is. We’re all different. That’s the beauty of life. It’s about embracing who you are, and walking tall and proud".[2] He also mentioned that "the music itself is about love and relationships", "grit and glamour, all together", and "a lot of sensuality".[3]

Kravitz wrote all the songs on the album, except for "Ooo Baby Baby" written by Smokey Robinson and Warren "Pete" Moore, and played various instruments as well. He decided to cover "Ooo Baby Baby" while filming Catching Fire where he played character Cinna, the stylist to Jennifer Lawrence’s heroine. He heard it in a makeup trailer, and the song pleased him so much that he soon decided to include it as twelfth title for the new album.[2] The lead single, "The Chamber", was released on June 24, 2014. The video is set in Paris, a city where Kravitz has been living on and off for the past nine years. In 2011, he was even awarded the France’s highest cultural honour—Order of Arts and Letters.[2]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on five reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4]

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".[5]

Shane Gilchrist of Otago Daily Times stated "All his technical ability aside, Kravitz lingers a little too long in a comfortable late-night lounge, swaggering around a framework of riff-rock, reconstituted funk and dirty soul. In short, Strut offers no significant U-turns (unlike previous album Black and White America) nor does it stumble".[6] Lisa Nash of Cryptic Rock mentioned "His albums are like a bag of pick and mix: full of variety, sweet to taste, and will make listeners remember their childhood with fondness. The tracks are generally radio and club friendly and will make people want to dance. The guitar riffs will please the Rock fans, while the Soul fans will love Kravitz’s distinctive voice. Strut is a very solid piece of work and, while not as strong as 2011’s Black and White America, will still please Kravitz’s dedicated followers".[7]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote "Kravitz deploys all his considerable sonic skills on songs that are purposefully trashy and unapologetically fun and the result is pure pleasure".[8] A reviewer of Funkatopia said "The new album Strut from Lenny Kravitz seems like a culmination of raw rock and funk thrown into a blender... His talent and delivery are intense, but there’s something here that seems like we’re looking at a puzzle that had some pieces left out. Maybe it’s one of those albums that insist on multiple listens to truly embrace what’s happening and maybe those awkward feelings are the subconscious identifying great songs".[9]{{Album ratings
| MC = 71/100[10]
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[11]
| rev2 = Cryptic Rock
| rev2score={{rating|4|5}}[7]
| rev3 = Now
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5|full=Red N.png|empty=Blank N.PNG|rating=N}}[12]
| rev4 = The Music
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}[13]
| rev5 = The New Zealand Herald
| rev5score={{rating|3|5}}[14]
| rev6 = Otago Daily Times
| rev6score={{rating|2.5|5}}[15]
| rev7=Pop Magazine
| rev7score={{rating|4|5}}[16]
| rev8 = PopMatters
| rev8score = 7/10[17]
| rev9 = Renowned for Sound
| rev9score = {{rating|3|5}}[18]
}}

Track listing

{{track listing
| all_lyrics = Lenny Kravitz, except "Ooo Baby Baby" written by Smokey Robinson and Warren "Pete" Moore
| title1 = Sex
| music1 = Kravitz, Craig Ross
| length1 = 3:55
| title2 = The Chamber
| music2 = Kravitz, Ross
| length2 = 4:57
| title3 = Dirty White Boots
| music3 = Kravitz, Ross
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = New York City
| music4 = Kravitz, Ross
| length4 = 6:23
| title5 = The Pleasure and the Pain
| music5 = Kravitz
| length5 = 5:09
| title6 = Strut
| music6 = Kravitz
| length6 = 3:10
| title7 = Frankenstein
| music7 = Kravitz
| length7 = 4:35
| title8 = She's a Beast
| music8 = Kravitz
| length8 = 4:43
| title9 = I'm a Believer
| music9 = Kravitz, Ross
| length9 = 3:17
| title10 = Happy Birthday
| music10 = Kravitz
| length10 = 4:57
| title11 = I Never Want to Let You Down
| music11 = Kravitz
| length11 = 4:38
| title12 = Ooo Baby Baby
| music12 = Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore
| length12 = 3:40
}}{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| headline = Target Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
| title13 = Lift Me Out of My Head
| length13 = 5:15
| title14 = It Won't Feel the Same
| length14 = 4:21
}}{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| headline = iTunes Bonus Tracks
| title13 = Sweet Gitchey Rose
| length13 = 4:48
| title14 = Can't Stop Thinkin' 'bout You
| length14 = 3:43
}}

Personnel

  • Lenny Kravitz – lead and background 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

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2014)Peak
position
BillboardCanada|20|artist=Lenny Kravitz|album=Strut|accessdate=23 December 2014
UK|21|artist=Lenny Kravitz|album=Strut|accessdate=23 December 2014
Billboard200|19|artist=Lenny Kravitz|album=Strut|accessdate=23 December 2014
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Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Rank
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]73
Dutch Albums Chart[21]100
French Albums Chart[22]65
German Albums Chart[23]83
Italian Albums Chart[24]70
Polish Albums Chart[25] 29
Swiss Albums Chart[26] 26
Chart (2015)Rank
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27]115
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28]65
French Albums Chart[29]193
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References

1. ^{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Lenny Kravitz: Strut |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strut-mw0002696487 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=12 July 2018}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Brennan |title=Lenny Kravitz On His New Album ‘Strut’ And His Dream Of Working With Prince |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/05/lenny-kravitz-strut-interview_n_5774208.html |website=Huffington Post |accessdate=18 March 2019 |date=December 6, 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Lenny Kravitz struts back with new album |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/music/news/2014/09/23/lenny-kravitz-50-struts-back-with-new-album/ |website=Toronto Star |accessdate=18 March 2019 |date=23 September 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Strut - Lenny Kravitz|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/strut/lenny-kravitz|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=October 17, 2014}}
5. ^https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201/lenny-kravitz-strut-20141201
6. ^{{cite web |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Shane |title=CD Reviews: Lenny Kravitz |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/music/cd-reviews-lenny-kravitz |website=Otago Daily Times |accessdate=12 July 2018 |date=27 October 2014}}
7. ^1 {{cite web |last1=Nash |first1=Lisa |title=LENNY KRAVITZ – STRUT (ALBUM REVIEW) |website=Cryptic Rock|url=https://crypticrock.com/lenny-kravitz-strut-album-review/ |accessdate=12 July 2018 |date=12 January 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Lenny Kravitz: Strut |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strut-mw0002696487 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=12 July 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web |title=Review: Lenny Kravitz – Strut |url=http://funkatopia.com/funk-music-reviews/review-lenny-kravitz-strut/ |website=Funkatopia |accessdate=12 July 2018 |date=September 23, 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Strut - Lenny Kravitz|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/strut/lenny-kravitz|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=October 17, 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Lenny Kravitz: Strut |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strut-mw0002696487 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=12 July 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|last1=Leconte|first1=Julia|title=Lenny Kravitz - Strut (Sony)|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=199858 |work=NOW |accessdate=October 17, 2014}}
13. ^{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Cameron |title=Lenny Kravitz - Strut |url=http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2014/09/15/lenny-kravitz-strut-cameron-cooper/ |website=The Music |accessdate=27 June 2018 |date=15 September 2014}}
14. ^{{cite web |title=Album review: Lenny Kravitz, Strut |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11343576 |website=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=12 July 2018 |date=17 October 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Shane |title=CD Reviews: Lenny Kravitz |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/music/cd-reviews-lenny-kravitz |website=Otago Daily Times |accessdate=12 July 2018 |date=27 October 2014}}
16. ^{{cite web |last1=Neale |first1=Sophie |title=Review: Lenny Kravitz – Strut |url=http://pop-mag.com/2014-09-23/review-lenny-kravitz-strut/ |website=Pop Magazine |accessdate=25 December 2018 |date=23 September 2014}}
17. ^{{cite web |last1=McGuire |first1=Colin |title=Lenny Kravitz: Strut |url=https://www.popmatters.com/187189-lenny-kravitz-strut-2495600389.html |website=PopMatters |publisher=popmatters.com |accessdate=7 June 2018 |date=3 November 2014}}
18. ^{{cite web |last1=Floyd |first1=Marcus |title=ALBUM REVIEW: LENNY KRAVITZ – STRUT |url=http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-lenny-kravitz-strut/ |website=Renowned for Sound |accessdate=27 June 2018 |date=September 22, 2014}}
19. ^[https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a "Jaaroverzichten 2014: Albums"] (in Dutch). Ultratop Flanders. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
20. ^[https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a "Rapports Annuels 2014: Albums"] (in French). Ultratop Wallonia. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
21. ^[https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2014&cat=a "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2014"] (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
22. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20180812145738/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-annuel/top-album-megafusion-annuel/?ye=2014 "Top Albums annuel (physique + téléchargement + streaming)"] (in French). SNEP Musique. 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
23. ^[https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2014 "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts"] (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/5233|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=Italian|accessdate=14 January 2015|title=FIMI - Classifiche Annuali 2014 "TOP OF THE MUSIC" FIMI-GfK: un anno di musica italiana}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1151|title=Jakie płyty Polacy kupowali najchętniej w 2014 roku – roczne podsumowanie listy OLiS|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|language=Polish|accessdate=January 19, 2015}}
26. ^"Swiss Year-End Charts 2014" (in German). Swiss Charts Portal. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
27. ^[https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a "Jaaroverzichten 2015: Albums"] (in Dutch). Ultratop Flanders. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
28. ^[https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a "Rapports Annuels 2015: Albums"] (in French). Ultratop Wallonia. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
29. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150133/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-annuel/top-album-megafusion-annuel/?ye=2015 "Top Albums annuel (physique + téléchargement + streaming)"] (in French). SNEP Musique. 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

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