Circus (Lenny Kravitz album)

Circus
Studio album by
Lenny Kravitz
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
Genre
Length51:04
LabelVirgin
ProducerLenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz chronology
Are You Gonna Go My Way
(1993) 		Circus
(1995) 		5
(1998)
Singles from Circus
  1. "Rock and Roll Is Dead"
    Released: August 28, 1995[3]
  2. "Circus"
    Released: December 11, 1995[4]
  3. "Can't Get You Off My Mind"
    Released: February 19, 1996[5]
  4. "The Resurrection"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Cash Box(favorable)[6]
Robert Christgau(dud)[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[9]
NME7/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Circus is the fourth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1995 by Virgin Records. It reached number 10 on the US Billboard 200 and number five on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Kravitz's first top 10 album in the US and second in the UK.

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  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 26, 1995. p. 43.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. December 11, 1995. p. 35.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 17, 1996. p. 31.
  6. ^ Baltin, Steve (1995-09-23). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Lenny Kravitz". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ Browne, David (1995-09-15). "Music Review: 'Circus' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  10. ^ Moody, Paul (1995-09-09). "Long Play". NME. p. 50. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  11. ^ Kemp, Mark (1995-09-21). "Lenny Kravitz: Circus : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2012-05-07.