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It Is Time for a Love Revolution (2008)

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Rolling Stone called it the best album Lenny Kravitz has ever made, yet its Metacritic average was only 57 out of 100.

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It Is Time for a Love Revolution: eighth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz
Released February 5, 2008
Four singles released in 2007 and 2008
Final album for Virgin Records
14 original tracks, written, composed, arranged, performed, and produced by Kravitz

Recorded between 2006 and 2007
Comes four years after Baptism, Kravitz's previous successful album
Kravitz toured with the album's material for two years after release
The tour opened with two new songs on the Times Square New Year's Eve show hosted by Carson Daly

Born May 26, 1964 in New York City; American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
Debut album Let Love Rule (1989) blends rock, funk, reggae, hard rock, soul, and R&B.
Hit singles include "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) and "Again" (2000), both top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
Won four consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance from 1999 to 2002, a category record.
Has sold over 40 million albums worldwide.
Acted in Precious (2009) and the first two Hunger Games films (2012–13).
Founded the creative studio Kravitz Design Inc.

Raised partly in New York and partly in Los Angeles; began playing drums at age three.
Introduced to rock music in Los Angeles, listening to the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Jimi Hendrix.

Rolling Stone gave the album three stars out of five and called it the best album Lenny Kravitz has ever made
The article describes this as Kravitz's best reviews in years
Metacritic: average score of 57 based on 17 reviews, which it labels mixed or average
The A.V. Club: Michaelangelo Matos wrote that from its title on down the album is spiritually interchangeable with his 1989 debut Let Love Rule
AllMusic: Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it a glorious feast of retro-rock pleasures, possibly empty calories
The Guardian: Betty Clarke said the album is bogged down by spirituality, guitar solos and soppy ballads, but the comeback should win Kravitz a few hearts
Entertainment Weekly: Leah Greenblatt said the songs stay guitar-heavy, psychedelic-swirly and flower-powered even after his hair was shorn
IGN: Chad Grinshaw called it a half-hearted return to Kravitz's bluesy-rock roots
Daily Express: a reviewer called it a fiery return to form
Record Collector: Terry Staunton wrote that it is painfully similar to his other albums and nowhere near as good as the records he listens to