
Lenny Kravitz and the Love Song
Lenny Kravitz, US rock singer-songwriter, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2014. There's also another round of the legendary music quiz PopMaster.
Lenny Kravitz, American rock singer-songwriter, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2014. It came at the time he released his tenth studio album 'Strut' which produced five singles released in both 2014 and 2015. Lenny 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 'The Hunger Games: 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 the twelfth title for the new album. The lead single, "The Chamber", was released on June 24, 2014. The video is set in Paris, a city where Lenny 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.
Lenny won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and setting the record for most consecutive wins in one category by a male. He has been nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards, and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. He was also ranked at No. 93 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". His next two chosen tracks come from Shuggie Otis and Earth, Wind & Fire...
Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of the legendary music quiz PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk
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Simply Red
Ain't That a Lot of Love
- (CD Single).
- East West Records.
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The Killers
My Own Soul's Warning
- Imploding The Mirage.
- Island Records.
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Madonna
Hung Up
- (CD Single).
- Warner Bros.
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Wham!
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
- Columbia.
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Record of the Week
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Kylie Minogue
Say Something
- DISCO.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
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Sheena Easton
Modern Girl
- More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
- Disky.
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The Corrs
Old Town
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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Barry White
You See The Trouble With Me
- Barry White - The Collection.
- Mercury.
- 2.
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Joel Corry & MNEK
Head & Heart
- (CD Single).
- Perfect Havoc.
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ABC
Viva Love
- (CD Single).
- Virgin.
- 001.
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REO Speedwagon
Keep On Loving You
- Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
- Columbia.
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Will Ferrell & My Marianne
Husavik (My ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½town)
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- Arista.
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Sheryl Crow
All I Wanna Do
- The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
- Polygram Tv.
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Fleetwood Mac
Sara
- Tusk (Deluxe Edition).
- Warner Bros.
- 005.
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Charlie Puth
Girlfriend
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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Peter Gabriel
Sledgehammer
- Now 1986 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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RAYE
Natalie Don't
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Dire Straits
Twisting By The Pool
- Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
- Vertigo.
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Ava Max
Who's Laughing Now
- Heaven & Hell.
- Atlantic.
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Album of the Week
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Taylor Swift
cardigan
- folklore.
- TS/Republic.
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Tears for Fears
Shout
- Songs From The Big Chair: Deluxe Edition.
- Mercury.
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Keith Urban
Superman
- The Speed Of Now Pt. 1.
- Capitol Nashville.
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Cher
We All Sleep Alone
- (CD Single).
- Epic.
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Tracks of My Years
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Shining Star
- The Best Of.
- CBS.
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Shuggie Otis
Strawberry Letter 23
- Shuggie Otis: Inspiration Information.
- V2.
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Jamie Cullum
Don't Give Up On Me
- (CD Single).
- Island.
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Jo Jo Gunne
Run Run Run
- The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
- Warner Music TV.
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Tears Of A Clown
- Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
- Motown.
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- Wed 12 Aug 2020 09:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2