Are You Gonna Go My Way is the third studio album by rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1993 by Virgin Records. It was recorded at Waterfront Recording Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Album Information

The album had a good reception by fans and music critics and it is still considered as one of Kravitz's best works.^[1]

Musically, it contained more of 70's inspired songs of artists such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Curtis Mayfield, Sly and Robbie, and Prince.^[2]

Additional guitars were contributed by Craig Ross.^[3]

The album cover features Kravitz facing a woman whose back is turned to the viewer. This has been rumored to be Vanessa Paradis, with whom Kravitz was involved with romantically and professionally at the time.

Covers of the title track

• At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Metallica performed it as part of medley for the closing act of the show.
• Melanie Brown aka Scary Spice performs the song as her solo piece on the The Return of the Spice Girls tour which took place in Dec 2007- Feb 2008
• Tom Jones and Robbie Williams together have have performed a cover

Charts

It reached #12 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the UK Album Chart and the Australian Albums Chart. As of March 2008, Are You Gonna Go My Way has sold 2.2 million units in the U.S. The title track has been considered one of Kravitz's signature songs and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. Also the title track was voted in at number 28 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1993, an Australian music poll run by the radio station Triple J.

Track listing

1. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Kravitz, Craig Ross) ? 3:31
2. "Believe" (Kravitz, Hirsch) ? 4:50
3. "Come On and Love Me" (Kravitz) ? 3:52
4. "Heaven Help" (DeVeaux, Britten) ? 3:10
5. "Just Be a Woman" (Kravitz) ? 3:50
6. "Is There Any Love in Your Heart?" (Kravitz, Ross) ? 3:39
7. "Black Girl" (Kravitz) ? 3:42
8. "My Love" (Kravitz, Ross) ? 3:50
9. "Sugar" (Kravitz) ? 4:00
10. "Sister" (Kravitz) ? 7:02
11. "Eleutheria" (Kravitz) ? 4:48

Chart positions

Credits

• Engineered and mixed by Henry Hirsch
• Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound Studios
• Art Direction by Len Peltier
• Design by Jean Krikorian and Len Peltier
• Cover photography by Jean-Baptiste Mondino

References

1. ↑ Rock On The Net: Lenny Kravitz
2. ↑ Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz (buy online, get all lyrics, infos, chords, guitar tabs, audio, mp3)
3. ↑ The Official Web Site of Guitarist Craig Ross