First Studio Album in Four Years From Lenny Kravitz - It Is Time For A Love Revolution - Debuts at Number 4 on Billboard Album Chart

First Studio Album in Four Years From Lenny Kravitz - It Is Time For A Love Revolution - Debuts at Number 4 on Billboard Album Chart

Lenny Kravitz Scores Highest Studio Album Chart Debut Of His Career

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- It Is Time For a Love Revolution, the latest studio album from best-selling singer, songwriter, and guitarist Lenny Kravitz, has debuted at No. 4 this week on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart, selling 73,000 copies in the U.S. since its release by Virgin Records on February 5th. The album also scored Kravitz several additional career highs, debuting No. 1 in Japan, Switzerland and Argentina, Top 5 in Canada, Germany, France, Austria, UAE, Holland, and Italy, and Top 10 in Belgium, Spain, and Hong Kong.

A thunderous rock 'n roll call-to-arms, It Is Time For A Love Revolution features a universal blend of soul, funk, and jazz grooves and the undeniable anthemic lyricism that's been Kravitz's trademark since the New York-born artist burst onto the rock scene with his 1989 debut Let Love Rule. Featuring 14 new songs, It Is Time For A Love Revolution once again finds the multi-instrumentalist writing, producing, arranging, and playing all the tracks on the album, as he has on every release throughout his career.

The success of It Is Time For A Love Revolution, Kravitz's eighth studio album and first since 2004's gold-certified Baptism, has undoubtedly been fueled by fan anticipation for what Rolling Stone has called "the best album Lenny Kravitz has ever made -- a visceral, expertly tailored blend of late-'60s and early-'70s classic rock. ... " It has already spawned two red-hot singles "Bring It On," which was featured in the NFL Superbowl Highlights video, as well as in the promo spots for the new season of Survivor, and "I'll Be Waiting," whose video has been added to VH1, VH1 Soul, Fuse, BET, and MTV Hits, and currently sits at No. 7 on Billboard's European airplay chart. A video for a third track, "Love Love Love," is currently available for viewing on Amazon.com. Last week, the four-time Grammy Award-winner appeared on Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, and The Late Show with David Letterman. Kravitz will also be profiled on an upcoming episode of CBS Sunday Morning.

In November, Kravitz performed "I'll Be Waiting" on the 2007 American Music Awards live broadcast, followed by a December 31st live performance during NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly. He recently completed the "Get On the Bus with the Love Revolution Tour," where contest winners got the opportunity to travel on a Kravitz-designed custom Love Revolution tour bus and become part of his entourage on the road, with full backstage access to the live concert events.

In March, Kravitz will kick off a worldwide tour behind It Is Time For A Love Revolution. Though illness forced the postponement of several recent European shows, Kravitz will return to Europe in late February to fulfill these commitments, including a show in Berlin on February 28th. The previously announced European tour dates that begin in May will continue as scheduled.

For more on Lenny Kravitz, please visit http://www.lennykravitz.com/.

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