5 (Lenny Kravitz album)

Studio album by Lenny Kravitz

Released

May 12, 1998 (US)

Recorded

1997–98

Genre

Length

66:26 (standard edition)
75:39 (new edition)

Label

Virgin

Producer

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz chronology

Circus
(1995)

5
(1998)

Greatest Hits
(2000)

Singles from 5

"If You Can't Say No"
Released: April 21, 1998
"Thinking of You"
Released: July 6, 1998
"I Belong to You"
Released: September 22, 1998
"Fly Away"
Released: December 29, 1998
"American Woman"
Released: June 29, 1999
"Black Velveteen"
Released: November 16, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	C link
Robert Christgau	C link
Rolling Stone	link

5 is the fifth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on May 12, 1998 by Virgin Records. The album featured hits such as "Fly Away" and "I Belong to You", which helped Kravitz to expand his success in Europe. The album won two Grammy Awards.

5 was re-issued in 1999, including Lenny Kravitz's latest single from the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, "American Woman", plus a bonus track called "Without You"—initially a B-side to the lead single, "If You Can't Say No".

5 reached number 28 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. As of March 2008, 5 has sold 3 million units in the US and over 6 million units worldwide, becoming Kravitz's highest-selling studio album. Initially, the album received mediocre reviews by some critics and its rise to commercial success was quite slow until it gained significant success towards the end of 1998 and throughout 1999. The album received multi-platinum certifications in many countries, producing a string of worldwide hits and becoming one of the most successful albums of 1999. Despite paling in comparison in US chart position with Kravitz's other albums, it managed to have a remarkably long chart-life, charting for nearly three years straight on the Billboard 200, two of which were spent in the top 100.

The album gained Kravitz multiple awards nominations and gave him his first two Grammy Awards in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category for the hits "Fly Away" and "American Woman".

Album information

In the production of the album, Kravitz worked with digital technology such as synthesizers and tape loops providing the album with a more modern sound. The album contained more of his '70s-inspired songs, funk and soul, mixed with his rock style.

Track listing

Original edition (1998)

Track	Title	Songwriter(s)	Production credits	Time
1.	"Live"	Lenny Kravitz Craig Ross	Lenny Kravitz	5:12
2.	"Supersoulfighter"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:58
3.	"I Belong to You"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:17
4.	"Black Velveteen"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:48
5.	"If You Can't Say No"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	5:17
6.	"Thinking of You"	Lenny Kravitz Lysa Trenier	Lenny Kravitz	6:24
7.	"Take Time"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:31
8.	"Fly Away"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:41
9.	"It's Your Life"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	5:02
10.	"Straight Cold Player"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:19
11.	"Little Girl's Eyes"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	7:44
12.	"You're My Flavor"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:48
13.	"Can We Find a Reason?"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	6:24

New edition (1999)

Track	Title	Songwriter(s)	Production credits	Time
1.	"Live"	Lenny Kravitz Craig Ross	Lenny Kravitz	5:12
2.	"Supersoulfighter"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:58
3.	"I Belong to You"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:17
4.	"Black Velveteen"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:48
5.	"If You Can't Say No"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	5:17
6.	"Thinking of You"	Lenny Kravitz Lysa Trenier	Lenny Kravitz	6:24
7.	"Take Time"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:31
8.	"Fly Away"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:41
9.	"It's Your Life"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	5:02
10.	"Straight Cold Player" (Instrumental)	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:19
11.	"Little Girl's Eyes"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	7:44
12.	"You're My Flavor"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:48
13.	"Can We Find a Reason?"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	6:24
14.	"American Woman"	Bachman Cummings Kale Peterson	Lenny Kravitz	4:21
15.	"Without You"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:47

Singles

"If You Can't Say No" number 48 UK
"I Belong to You" number 71 US, number 75 UK
"Thinking of You"
"Fly Away" number one UK, number 12 US
"American Woman" number 49 US
"Black Velveteen"

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[2]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[3]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[4]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[5]	Gold	50,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[7]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Lenny Kravitz – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, programming
Craig Ross – guitar, slide guitar, keyboards
Terry Manning – toy piano on "I Belong to You"
Cindy Blackman - drums on "Straight Cold Player"^[8]
Jack Daley – bass
Michael Hunter – trumpet
Harold Todd – saxophone
George Laks – keyboards
Alix Alvarez – keyboards

Album credits

Engineered by Terry Manning except "American Woman".
Recorded by Tom "T-Bone" Edmonds.
Mixed by Terry Manning and Lenny Kravitz.
Pro Tools operation by Matthew Knobel.
Programming by Lenny Kravitz, Terry Manning, Mark Browne, Matthew Knobel and Eric Rehl.
Horn arrangements by Lenny Kravitz, Michael Hunter and Harold Todd.
Art direction and design by Len Peltier.
Photography by Mark Seliger.

Recorded at Ghetto Lounge Studios and Compass Point Studios.

References

↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – 5". Music Canada.
↑ "French album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – 5" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lenny Kravitz; '5')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
↑ "Polish album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – >> 5" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
↑ "British album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – 5". British Phonographic Industry. Enter 5 in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "American album certifications – Lenny Kravitz – 5". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
↑ Nala and the team (December 2005). "Reportage: Cindy Blackman". La Toile des Batteurs. Retrieved September 27, 2014.

Lenny Kravitz

Studio albums	Let Love Rule (1989) Mama Said (1991) Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993) Circus (1995) 5 (1998) Lenny (2001) Baptism (2004) It Is Time for a Love Revolution (2008) Black and White America (2011) Strut (2014)

Compilations	Greatest Hits

Video albums	Video Retrospective Greatest Hits: Limited Tour Edition (2004) It Is Time for a Love Revolution: Deluxe Edition (2008)

Related articles	Discography Videography Roxie Roker Sy Kravitz Zoë Kravitz Al Roker Lisa Bonet

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Lenny Kravitz singles discography

Let Love Rule	"Let Love Rule" (1989) "I Build This Garden for Us" (1990) "Freedom Train" (1990) "Does Anybody Out There Even Care" (1990) "Mr. Cab Driver" (1990) "Be" (1990)

Mama Said	"Always on the Run" (featuring Slash) (1991) "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) "Fields of Joy" (1991) "Stand by My Woman" (1991) "What the Fuck Are We Saying" (1991) "Stop Draggin' Around" (1991) "What Goes Around Comes Around"

Are You Gonna Go My Way	"Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993) "Believe" (1993) "Heaven Help" (1993) "Is There Any Love in Your Heart" (1993) "Heaven Help" / "Spinning Around Over You" (1994)

Circus	"Rock and Roll Is Dead" (1995) "Circus" (1995) "Can't Get You Off My Mind" (1996) "The Resurrection" (1996)

5	"If You Can't Say No" (1998) "Thinking of You" (1998) "I Belong to You" (1998) "Fly Away" (1998) "American Woman" (1999) "Black Velveteen" (2000)

Greatest Hits	"Again" (1999) "Black Velveteen" (2000)

Lenny	"Dig In" (2001) "Stillness of Heart" (2002) "Believe in Me" (2002) "If I Could Fall in Love" (2002) "Yesterday Is Gone" (2002)

Baptism	"Where Are We Runnin'?" (2004) "California" (2004) "Storm" (featuring Jay-Z) (2004) "Calling All Angels" (2004) "Lady" (2005)

It Is Time for a Love Revolution	"Bring It On" (2007) "I'll Be Waiting" (2008) "Love Love Love" (2008) "Dancin' Til Dawn" (2008)

Black and White America	"Come On Get It" (2011) "Stand" (2011) "Rock Star City Life" (2011) "Push" (2011)

Strut	"The Chamber" (2014) "Sex" (2014) "New York City" (2014) "Strut" (2015) "The Pleasure And The Pain" (2015)

Soundtracks	"Spinning Around Over You" (1994) "American Woman" (1999) "Show Me Your Soul" (featuring P. Diddy, Pharrell Williams, Loon) (2004)

Other singles	"Deuce" (featuring Stevie Wonder) (1994) "We Want Peace" (2003) "Breathe" (2006) "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" (featuring Michael Jackson) (2010) "Superlove" (vs. Avicii) (2012)

Promotional singles	"The Soul of Lenny Kravitz" (1999) "Super Soul Fighter" (1999)

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