Sobre el álbum
El segundo álbum del artista, Mama Said, de 1991, es una obra más introspectiva y melancólica que su debut. En este trabajo, Lenny Kravitz canaliza el dolor de su divorcio de Lisa Bonet, creando un álbum que explora las profundidades del soul, el funk y el rock con una nueva vulnerabilidad.
De esta manera, el sonido del disco es una exquisita mezcla de estilos. Por un lado, encontramos baladas de soul desgarradoras como la inolvidable "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over", con sus suntuosos arreglos de cuerda y su falsete a lo Curtis Mayfield. Por otro lado, el álbum también tiene potentes temas de rock como "Always on the Run", que cuenta con la colaboración estelar de su amigo Slash de Guns N' Roses a la guitarra.
Por esta razón, el álbum fue un gran éxito de crítica y público. Demostró la increíble evolución de Kravitz como compositor y letrista, capaz de transformar su dolor personal en arte universal. Ciertamente, el disco es uno de sus trabajos más completos y emocionalmente resonantes.
En resumen, "Mama Said" es una obra maestra del retro-soul y el rock. Es un álbum que no solo consolidó a Lenny Kravitz como una de las grandes estrellas del rock, sino que también demostró su increíble profundidad como artista. Por consiguiente, es una pieza fundamental de su discografía.
Listado de Canciones
- Fields Of Joy4:03
Letra
Let's wander slowly through the fields Slowly slowly through the fields I touch the leaves that touch the sky Just you and I through fields of joy All trouble slowly fades away Slowly slowly fades away I hold your hand inside my hand Across the land through fields of joy The sound of music that we hear The blend of colors in the air All cities, mountains disappear from view All truth and beauty near to me and you With you through the fields With you through the fields With you through the fields The fields of joy Let's wander slowly through the fields Slowly slowly through the fields I know our love will never die Just you and I Through fields of joy Through fields of joy - Always On The Run3:57
Letra
My mama said That your life is a gift And my mama said There's much weight you will lift And my mama said Leave those bad boys alone And my mama said Be home before the dawn And my mama said You can be rich or poor But my mama said You can be big or small But I'm always on the run, Always on the run, But I'm always on the run. My mama said That it's good to be fruitful But my mama said Don't take more than a mouthful And my mama said That it's good to be natural And my mama said That it's good to be factual But I'm always on the run, Always on the run, But I'm always on the run. My mama said Baby don't ride that crazy horse And my mama said You must push with much force And my mama said Go get all that you're after And my mama said That love's all that matters But I'm always on the run, Always on the run, But I'm always on the run ( on the run ) But I'm always on the run, Always on the run, But I'm always on the run. Hmm, what say mama, you want it Hmm, right now, got to hold on, yeah !. - Stand By My Woman4:16
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] - It Ain't Over Till It's Over3:55
Vídeo
- More Than Anything In This World3:43
Letra
More than anything in this world I just want you to be my woman More than anything in this world I wanna be your man I'd walk through fire Stand in the rain I'll go to hell and back On a plane I'd scale the mountains Swim the seas I beg for mercy Down on my knees More than anything in this world I just want you to be my woman More than anything in this world I wanna be your man, hey I caused you sorrow I've caused you pain But love is all we will have to gain I searched the whole world, Oh I And I want you to be my baby, hey hey. More than anything in this world I just want you to be my woman More than anything in this world I wanna be your man, hey More than anything in this world I just want you to be my woman More than anything in this world I wanna be your man, hey More than anything in this world More than anything in this world I want you, hey hey More than anything in this world I wanna be your man, hoo More than anything in this world I wanna be your man, yeah Anything anything, anything, anything - What Goes Around Comes Around4:40
Letra
My pockets were full now my money's gone My friends come around and now they're gone Things come and they come and then they go And where they go nobody knows It's gonna come around What goes around comes around It's gonna come around What goes around comes around My cup over runneth with fullness and grace Yet people push bullshit in my face The future can't hold what your money can't buy My brother keep striving your child relies It's gonna come around What goes around comes around It's gonna come around What goes around comes around This world keeps on spinning does the future know ? We're destined to screw ourselves one blow We've ruined what's pure down from nature below You'd better look back it'll all be gone It's gonna come around What goes around comes around It's gonna come around What goes around comes around So children please listen this world is yours This message is too deep to ignore Your forefathers said but they did not do The things that would show that they cared for you It's gonna come around What goes around comes around It's gonna come around What goes around comes around Comes around comes around comes around [X3] Comes around yeah Gonna take you higher I'm gonna take you higher [X2] Yeah yeah yeah yeah I'm gonna take you higher Gonna take higher Yeah yeah yeah Gonna take you higher higher Higher higher higher higher Gonna take you higher Gonna take you higher, yeah Gonna take you higher Higher high higher - The Difference Is Why4:48
Letra
I'm just a human I never said I was God And each day I wonder where you are How could our lives once be so together Now we're apart I know we can make it But where do we start ? Sometimes the scales get unbalanced Don't you know the reason why ? The difference is why, the difference is why You say you can't trust me Have you tried ? You say you don't love me That's a lie There are so many so many rainbows That we were to climb But baby baby why can't we survive ? We've got to get our heads untangled And free our state of mind The difference is why, Hey yeah, hou!, the difference is why Sometimes the scales get unbalanced Don't you know the reason why ? The difference is why Yeah ! , the difference is why Does this have to mean goodbye ? - Stop Draggin' Around2:37
- Flowers For Zoe2:45
Letra
Flowers for Zoe Love for Zoe Angels and rainbows All kinds of things you can call your own Garden for Zoe And oceans for Zoe Jungle gym playgrounds All kinds of things for you to explore Flowers for Zoe Love for Zoe Angels and rainbows All kinds of things you can call your own Yeah yeah yeah God is for Zoe And heaven's for Zoe Oh can you believe That everything is waiting to unfold ? You can call your own You can call your own You can call your own - Fields Of Joy (Reprise)3:57
- All I Ever Wanted4:04
Letra
Baby can't keep on running All I want you to do is to feel with me yeah We both are hurting And It's gonna take a little time To heal all the wounds and save our family All I ever wanted, all I ever needed All I ever wanted was love Remember kissing in the moonlight ? How we held each other all night All I ever wanted was love Darling darling darling Don't you want to feel good inside ? It seems I've forgotten how it feels to be Look up to the stars And ask the heavens To show you the truth So that you can be free, you know All I ever wanted, all I ever needed All I ever wanted was love Remember kissing in the moonlight ? How we held each other all night All I ever wanted was love Tell me what's the answer ? It's gotten so cloudy I just can't see, oh But you got your life and I got mine Are we even ? When I know I want you And baby you want me, ooohhh ahoh All I ever wanted, all I ever needed All I ever wanted was love Remember kissing in the moonlight ? How we held each other all night All I ever wanted was love Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah All I ever wanted, all I ever needed All I ever wanted was love Remember kissing in the moonlight ? How we held each other all night All I ever wanted was love yeah yeah yeah. Wanted, needed, all I ever wanted was love - When The Morning Turns To Night2:58
Letra
Little girl with heroin so blue You've got to find the future in you Your scepters and needles will put you away Forever and a day Your future will haunt you before you get there Imagine a planet with no air All mute no light no sun only night As far away as neverland As the sky comes tumbling down to the head And the valleys are all filled up with dirt As many people as there are sands in the sea Will die the morning after Yeah So little girl with heroin so blue I guess our future is all up to you Through the battle sequence you must fight 'Til the morning turns to night So imagine our world with no air Just follow the son, He'll take you where The night and the seas are all full of light 'Til the morning turns to night 'Til the morning, yeah, turns to night - What The...Are We Saying5:10
- Butterfly1:45
Letra
You are the most beautiful thing I've ever seen You shine just like sunlight rays On a winter snow I just had to tell you so Your eyes sparkle as the stars Like the moon they glow Your smile could light the world on fire Or did you know ? Your mind's full of everything That I want to know I just had to let you know I just had to tell you so You're my butterfly Fly high Fly fly fly