Are You Gonna Go My Way

For the song, see Are You Gonna Go My Way (song).

Are You Gonna Go My Way
Studio album by
Lenny Kravitz
ReleasedMarch 9, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
StudioWaterfront Recording Studios
Genre
Length46:14
LabelVirgin
ProducerLenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
Mama Said
(1991) 		Are You Gonna Go My Way
(1993) 		Circus
(1995)
Singles from Are You Gonna Go My Way
  1. "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
    Released: February 8, 1993
  2. "Believe"
    Released: May 10, 1993
  3. "Heaven Help"
    Released: August 16, 1993
  4. "Is There Any Love in Your Heart"
    Released: November 22, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
American Songwriter[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Robert Christgau(dud)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Music Week[7]
PopMatters5/10[8]
Record Collector[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Select3/5[12]

Are You Gonna Go My Way is the third studio album by American singer Lenny Kravitz, released on March 9, 1993, by Virgin Records. It was recorded at Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey, by Henry Hirsch. It became Kravitz's first top 20 album on the United States Billboard 200, and his first number one album in both Australia and the United Kingdom, achieving worldwide success that helped to establish his popularity as a performer.[13]

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Browne, David (March 19, 1993). "Are You Gonna Go My Way". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Luecking, Eric (October 3, 2013). "Lenny Kravitz: Are You Gonna Go My Way (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Kampert, Patrick (March 18, 1993). "Lenny Kravitz: Are You Gonna Go My Way (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Lenny Kravitz". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (April 18, 1993). "Lenny Kravitz 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' Virgin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Jones, Alan (March 6, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 20. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Highter, Eric (November 21, 2013). "Lenny Kravitz: Are You Gonna Go My Way (Deluxe Edition)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Staunton, Terry (December 2013). "Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way?". Record Collector. No. 421. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. ^ Poulson-Bryant, Scott (April 29, 1993). "Lenny Kravitz: Are You Gonna Go My Way". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  11. ^ Appleford, Steve (2004). "Lenny Kravitz". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 470. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Collis, Clark (April 1993). "Lenny Kravitz: Are You Gonna Go My Way". Select. No. 34. p. 76.
  13. ^ Joseph, Mark (March 9, 2018). "Lenny Kravitz Breaks Through With 'Are You Gonna Go My Way'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved September 9, 2018.