Kravitz plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, and sitar. He often plays these instruments on each recorded track, but frequently collaborates with other musicians as well when recording.
His 1989 debut album Let Love Rule was a moderate success. In 1991 he released his second album, Mama Said, which reached the top 40 of the Billboard album charts. In 1993, the album Are You Gonna Go My Way was released, reaching #12 on the Billboard 200 and Kravitz earned a Brit Award for best international male artist in 1994. He released the Circus album in 1995, which reached number 10 on the Billboard chart on the back of his past achievement. With 5 (1999), Kravitz embraced digital technology such as Pro Tools and samplers for the first time. He would win the first of his four consecutive Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 1999.
His cover version of The Guess Who's hit "American Woman" won him another Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2000. Kravitz released a Greatest Hits compilation in 2000. It proved to be his most successful album. The single "Again" would earn him his third consecutive Grammy for the Best Male Rock Vocal in the Grammy Awards of 2001. Kravitz released his sixth album Lenny in October 2001. He won his fourth consecutive Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 2002. Kravitz's seventh album Baptism was released in May 2004. His album, It Is Time For A Love Revolution was released in 2008. He has always edited his albums on Virgin Records America. The lead single from Kravitz’s ninth album, Black and White America, "Stand" was released on June 3, 2011. (Stand Songfacts).
He is the son of Ukrainian-Jewish American NBC television news producer Sy Kravitz, and Bahamian American actress Roxie Roker, best known as her character Helen Willis on the hit 1970s television sitcom The Jeffersons. Black and White America's title track is an autobiographical look back at his upbringing in New York. (Black and White America Songfacts).
Artist website: www.lennykravitz.com
Stand My My Woman
Lenny Kravitz Lyrics
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And there were times I wasn't even around
And there were times I made you cry
So many times I had to say goodbye
When you want to talk
I'm on the phone
But now baby I am here for you alone
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
There were times I didn't understand
And there were times I wouldn't hold your hand
But baby now I'm here for you
'Cause baby I am so in love with you
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
Stand by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
Without a home
The song "Stand By My Woman" by Lenny Kravitz is about the emotional journey of a man realizing and owning up to his mistakes in a relationship and deciding to take responsibility for his actions. The first verse highlights the times when he has failed to be there for his partner - when he wasn't kind, wasn't around, or even caused her to cry. He admits that there were many times he had to say goodbye, which implies that he had walked away from the relationship in the past. He then acknowledges that when she wanted to talk, he was on the phone, meaning he didn't prioritize her needs.
But now, the man has had a realization, and he wants to make it right. He sings that he is going to stand by his woman now, and he can't live his life alone without a home. This line suggests that without his partner, his life feels empty, and he needs her to belong somewhere. In the second verse, he admits that he didn't always understand her and sometimes refused to hold her hand. However, the chorus remains consistent - he is going to stand by her and be there for her in the future.
Line by Line Meaning
There were times I wasn't kind
I have not always been kind to my woman in the past.
And there were times I wasn't even around
I have not always been present and available for my woman in the past.
And there were times I made you cry
I have caused my woman pain and made her cry in the past.
So many times I had to say goodbye
There have been so many times when I had to leave my woman.
When you want to talk
At times when my woman wants to talk to me,
I'm on the phone
I have been busy on the phone.
But now baby I am here for you alone
But now, I am here for her and her only.
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
I am going to support and be there for my woman from now on.
Cause I can't live my life alone
I cannot imagine my life without my woman by my side.
Without a home
Without a home, a place of love and comfort, shared with my woman.
There were times I didn't understand
I have not always been able to comprehend my woman's perspective.
And there were times I wouldn't hold your hand
I have not always been affectionate and held my woman's hand when she needed it.
But baby now I'm here for you
But now, I am here for my woman.
Cause baby I am so in love with you
Because baby, I am deeply in love with my woman.
Stand by my woman now
I am committed to staying by my woman's side.
Cause I can't live my life alone
I cannot live without her by my side.
Without a home
Without a loving home shared with my woman.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: HIRSCH, HENRY J. / KRAVITZ, LENNY / PASCH, STEVEN / KRIZAN, ANTHONY
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"Stand By My Woman"
There were times I wasn't kind
And there were times I wasn't even around
And there were times I made you cry
So many times I had to say goodbye
When you want to talk
I'm on the phone
But now baby, yeah, I am here for you alone
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
There were times I didn't understand
And there were times I wouldn't hold your hand
But baby now I'm here for you
'Cause baby, yeah, I am so in love with you
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home, yeah
I'm gonna stand, stand, by my woman now
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home
Stand, yeah, by, yeah my woman now
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ...
I'm gonna stand by my woman now
'Cause I can't live my life alone
Without a home [X2]
@Midlanflyguy
I can't believe it's already been over 30 years since this album came out.
@mariezakos1205
Blows my mind also...
@abrujitoz
My age it's 30 😕🤔😅
@awachowicz314
Me too. I can't believe it.
@karineminviellejevaisessay2332
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@MZ-yz6wt
Such an iconic album with incredible songs
@markgrant2116
Both albums Let Love Rule and Mama Said are BY FAR Lenny's greatest accomplishments !
He's an absolute LEGEND !!!❤❤❤
@rodharris1962
Such an awesome album where every song is almost like its a different artist as they are all a different genre from each other. Such a versatile artist is Lenny
@AshleenWoods
I love this whole album so much! This song is fantastic!
@kangalic
MAMA SAID was such a fantastic record!!! So glad I got the vinyl now!!!