
On This Day, April 2, 1991 …
Lenny Kravitz released his sophomore album, Mama Said, the follow up to his 1989 debut, Let Love Rule.
Mama Said, which peaked at #39 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, featured the hit single “It Ain’t Over 'Til It’s Over,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it Kravitz’s first top-10 single, and the highest charting single of his career.
The album also featured the song “Always on the Run,” co-written by Guns ‘N Roses guitarist Slash, who also played on the tune. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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