Greatest Hits is a greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by American

United States

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 rock musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

 Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

, released on October 24, 2000 (see 2000 in music

2000 in music

See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....

). The album featured an unreleased track for promotion called "Again

Again (Lenny Kravitz song)

"Again" is a single by rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on his 2000 Greatest Hits album. The song is a mid-tempo rock ballad song and won Kravitz a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 2001, a feat he had already achieved twice consecutively, with "Fly Away" and "American Woman"...

" which became a huge hit, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, following a very successful string of hits from the album 5

5 (Lenny Kravitz album)

5 is the fifth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on May 12, 1998 by Virgin Records America.The album contained hits such as "Fly Away," and "I Belong to You", which helped Kravitz to expand his success in Europe...

.

Kravitz reported in an interview for VivaMusic.com that the selection of the songs were led by his record company, Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

, which only chose the songs that were successful on the charts. The tracks were sequenced by Kravitz's engineer, Henry Hirsch.

The album reached #2 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 and #12 on the UK Album Chart. As of March 2008, Greatest Hits has sold 4.5 million units in the U.S, approximately 10.5 million in worldwide sales, the biggest selling album in Lenny's career to date. The album is amongst the top-selling albums of the decade.

This album has been released with the Copy Control

Copy Control

Copy Control was the generic name of a copy prevention system, used from 2001 until 2006 on several digital audio disc releases by EMI Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment in several regions...

 protection system in some regions.

Original edition

#	Title	Original album	Writer(s)	Production credits	Time
1.	"Are You Gonna Go My Way Are You Gonna Go My Way (song) "Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first single to be released by Lenny Kravitz from the album of the same name. It was released in March 1993. It was written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross... "	Are You Gonna Go My Way Are You Gonna Go My Way Are You Gonna Go My Way is the third studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on March 9, 1993 by Virgin Records America. It was recorded at Waterfront Recording Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey...	Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross Craig Ross Craig David Ross is an American guitarist best known for performing and recording with Lenny Kravitz.-Biography:Ross was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Craig Ross picked up the guitar at age 8, following a path that he hasn't deviated from since...	Lenny Kravitz	3:30
2.	"Fly Away Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz song) "Fly Away" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, the fourth single from his 1998 album 5.-Chart performance:"Fly Away" is one of Kravitz's most successful songs to date. The song was a hit in both the United Kingdom and United States... "	5 5 (Lenny Kravitz album) 5 is the fifth studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on May 12, 1998 by Virgin Records America.The album contained hits such as "Fly Away," and "I Belong to You", which helped Kravitz to expand his success in Europe...	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:41
3.	"Rock and Roll Is Dead Rock and Roll Is Dead "Rock and Roll Is Dead" is the first single released from the 1995 Lenny Kravitz album Circus.-Song information:"Rock and Roll Is Dead" is an uptempo rock song.... "	Circus	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:22
4.	"Again Again (Lenny Kravitz song) "Again" is a single by rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on his 2000 Greatest Hits album. The song is a mid-tempo rock ballad song and won Kravitz a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 2001, a feat he had already achieved twice consecutively, with "Fly Away" and "American Woman"... "	Previously unreleased	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:45
5.	"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over It Ain't Over 'til It's Over "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, Mama Said . Released as the album's second single in May 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, and Earth, Wind & Fire... "	Mama Said	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:55
6.	"Can't Get You Off My Mind"	Circus	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:33
7.	"Mr. Cab Driver Mr. Cab Driver "Mr. Cab Driver" is the third single released from Lenny Kravitz debut album, Let Love Rule. It was released in 1990. The song is featured as downloadable content on the video game Rock Band-Song information:... "	Let Love Rule Let Love Rule Let Love Rule is the debut album of American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on September 19, 1989 by Virgin Records America. Then-wife Lisa Bonet wrote the lyrics to "Fear" and co-wrote the lyrics on the song, "Rosemary"....	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:49
8.	"American Woman American Woman (song) "American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, first released in January 1970 on the album of the same name and later in March as a single, which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been covered by many rock artists, including Lenny Kravitz, Krokus, and The Butthole... "	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, released in 1999, is the second film in the Austin Powers series that began with 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and continued with Austin Powers in Goldmember. The film was directed by Jay Roach, co-written by Mike Myers and screenwriter... (Original Soundtrack) / 5 (Re-release)	B. Cummings, M.J. Kale, G. Peterson, R. Bachman The Guess Who The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land"...	Lenny Kravitz	4:21
9.	"Stand By My Woman"	Mama Said	Lenny Kravitz, Henry Hirsch, S. Pasch, A. Krizan	Lenny Kravitz	4:16
10.	"Always on the Run Always on the Run "Always on the Run" is the first single released from Mama Said by Lenny Kravitz. It features a notable collaboration by former Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash... "	Mama Said	Lenny Kravitz, Slash Slash (musician) Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...	Lenny Kravitz	3:57
11.	"Heaven Help Heaven Help "Heaven Help" is a single taken from American rock musician Lenny Kravitz' 1993 album Are You Gonna Go My Way. The song made an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #92. In the United Kingdom, it became his second Top 20 hit from Are You Gonna Go My Way, peaking at #20... "	Are You Gonna Go My Way	Gerry DeVeaux, Terry Britten	Lenny Kravitz	3:10
12.	"I Belong to You I Belong to You (Lenny Kravitz song) "I Belong to You" is the third single by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz from his 1998 album 5. It was released on September 22, 1998 by Virgin Records America... "	5	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:17
13.	"Believe"	Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz, Henry Hirsch	Lenny Kravitz	4:50
14.	"Let Love Rule Let Love Rule (song) "Let Love Rule" is the 1989 debut single by Lenny Kravitz and appeared on his debut album Let Love Rule . The song charted at #23 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and #5 on the US Modern Rock charts... "	Let Love Rule	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	5:42
15.	"Black Velveteen Black Velveteen "Black Velveteen" is the sixth and last single to be released from the 5 album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz. It was released on November 16, 1999... "	5	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:48

Japanese edition

The Japan release has the song "Is There Any Love In Your Heart" appended as track 12. The tracks otherwise remained the same.

Greatest Hits: Limited Tour Edition

On November 8, 2005, the album was re-released due to Kravitz's 2005 Tour, including the songs "Dig In

Dig In

"Dig In" is the lead-single by Lenny Kravitz from his sixth studio album, Lenny. It was released in October 2001. It was used in promos by the National Basketball Association for the 2002 NBA Playoffs, as well as the ending theme for the film Returner....

" and "Where Are We Runnin'?

Where Are We Runnin'?

"Where Are We Runnin'?" is the lead single by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz from his 2004 album Baptism, released on May 10, 2004. The lyrics were written by Kravitz, and the music also by Kravitz in collaboration with Craig Ross....

", from his latest albums, Lenny

Lenny (album)

Lenny is the sixth album and seventh recording by Lenny Kravitz, released in October 2001 through Virgin Records America. It reached #12 on the Billboard 200 and #55 on the UK Album Chart...

and Baptism

Baptism (Lenny Kravitz album)

Baptism is the seventh studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on May 17, 2004, by Virgin Records America. It reached #14 on the Billboard 200 and #74 on the UK Albums Chart...

respectively.

CD

#	Title	Original album	Writer(s)	Production credits	Time
1.	"Are You Gonna Go My Way"	Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross	Lenny Kravitz	3:30
2.	"Fly Away"	5	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:41
3.	"Rock and Roll Is Dead"	Circus	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:22
4.	"Again"	Previously unreleased	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:45
5.	"Dig In Dig In "Dig In" is the lead-single by Lenny Kravitz from his sixth studio album, Lenny. It was released in October 2001. It was used in promos by the National Basketball Association for the 2002 NBA Playoffs, as well as the ending theme for the film Returner.... "	Lenny Lenny (album) Lenny is the sixth album and seventh recording by Lenny Kravitz, released in October 2001 through Virgin Records America. It reached #12 on the Billboard 200 and #55 on the UK Album Chart...	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:43
6.	"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"	Mama Said	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:55
7.	"Can't Get You Off My Mind"	Circus	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:33
8.	"Mr. Cab Driver"	Let Love Rule	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	3:49
9.	"American Woman"	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Original Soundtrack) / 5 (Re-release)	B. Cummings, M.J. Kale, G. Peterson, R. Bachman	Lenny Kravitz	4:21
10	"Where Are We Runnin'? Where Are We Runnin'? "Where Are We Runnin'?" is the lead single by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz from his 2004 album Baptism, released on May 10, 2004. The lyrics were written by Kravitz, and the music also by Kravitz in collaboration with Craig Ross....	Baptism Baptism (Lenny Kravitz album) Baptism is the seventh studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on May 17, 2004, by Virgin Records America. It reached #14 on the Billboard 200 and #74 on the UK Albums Chart...	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	2:40
11.	"Stand By My Woman"	Mama Said	Lenny Kravitz, Henry Hirsch, S. Pasch, A. Krizan	Lenny Kravitz	4:16
12.	"Always on the Run"	Mama Said	Lenny Kravitz, Slash	Lenny Kravitz	3:57
13.	"Heaven Help"	Are You Gonna Go My Way	Gerry DeVeaux, Terry Britten	Lenny Kravitz	3:10
14.	"Is There Any Love in Your Heart?"	Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross	Lenny Kravitz	3:40
15.	"I Belong to You"	5	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:17
16.	"Believe"	Are You Gonna Go My Way	Lenny Kravitz, Henry Hirsch	Lenny Kravitz	4:50
17.	"Let Love Rule"	Let Love Rule	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	5:42
18.	"Black Velveteen"	5	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	4:48

DVD

#	Title	Original album	Director	Time
1.	"Always on the Run"	Mama Said	Jesse Dylan Jesse Dylan Jesse Dylan is an American film director, and the founder, CEO and creative director of the media production company Wondros.-Personal Life:...	3:30
2.	"Are You Gonna Go My Way"	Are You Gonna Go My Way	Mark Romanek Mark Romanek Mark Romanek is an American filmmaker, whose directing work includes feature films, music videos and commercials.He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed 2002 film One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams...	3:41
3.	"Fly Away"	5	Paul Hunter Paul Hunter Paul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his good looks and flamboyant style....	3:22
4.	"American Woman"	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Original Soundtrack) / 5 (Re-release)		3:45
5.	"Dig In"	Lenny	Samuel Bayer Samuel Bayer Samuel David Bayer is an American commercial, music video and film director, and cinematographer.-Early life:Bayer was born in Syracuse, New York...	3:55
6.	"Where Are We Runnin'?"	Baptism	Philip Andelman, Lenny Kravitz	4:33

Promotion

"Again" was released as the promotional single for this compilation, along with a music video. The single reached number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, becoming Kravitz's highest-charting song since 1991 "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over".

Personnel

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

- vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, sitar, bass, drums

Richard Locker

Barry Finclair

Elena Barere

Lamar Alsop

Richard Sortomme

Jean Ingraham

Eugene Moye

Regis Iandiorio

Julien Barber