AlbumE · 1991
Mama Said
Mama Said is a 1991 rock album by Lenny Kravitz. It runs 14 tracks across 53 minutes on BMG. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.7/5 from 5 ratings.
#3 in Best albums of 1991 · #35 in Best rock albums
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- 8 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 53 min
- Runtime
- 123 bpm
- Tempo
- E major
- Key
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5 ratings · avg 4.7
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- Record Collector4/5
- Select4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4
- Rolling Stone3/5
- Entertainment WeeklyC−
- NME5/10
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Mama Said album cover

The Mama Said cover was designed by Tom Bouman, photographed by James Calderaro, and art-directed by Melanie Nissen.
- Design
- Tom Bouman
- Photography
- James Calderaro
- Art direction
- Melanie Nissen
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14 tracks · 53 min
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Mama Said is the second studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in April 1991 by Virgin Records. Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash co-wrote and played on the song "Always on the Run." He also played on the song "Fields of Joy." The song "All I Ever Wanted" was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon. Mama Said became Kravitz's first U.S. Top 40 album, reaching #39 on the Billboard 200, and going on to sell 1.88 million copies in the US (as of November, 2002). Although the album has sold enough copies to be certified double platinum, the RIAA still has it listed as platinum. In the UK, the album was a big success, reaching #8 on the UK Album Chart. The album sold over 3 million copies worldwide and established Kravitz's popularity into the worldwide market two years after his debut album Let Love Rule.
In brief
- Is Mama Said good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Mama Said 4.7/5 from 5 ratings.
- When was Mama Said released?
- Mama Said was released in 1991 on BMG.
- How many tracks are on Mama Said?
- Mama Said has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 53 minutes.
- What genre is Mama Said?
- Mama Said is catalogued under Rock, Soft Rock, Soul.
- What BPM is Mama Said?
- Mama Said runs at a median tempo of 123 BPM across its tracks, most often in E major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Mama Said?
- Listeners of Mama Said also rate Nevermind by Nirvana, Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Purple Rain by Prince.





