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I Build This Garden for Us

"I Build This Garden for Us" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in 1990 by Virgin Records as the second single from his debut album, Let Love Rule (1989).[1][2]

"I Build This Garden for Us"
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album Let Love Rule
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1990
Recorded1989
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length
  • 6:16 (album version)
  • 4:40 (single version)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Lenny Kravitz
Producer(s)Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"Let Love Rule"
(1989) 		"I Build This Garden for Us"
(1990) 		"Mr. Cab Driver"
(1990)

Critical reception

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In a review on 3 February 1990, Simon Reynolds of Melody Maker named the musician a "hi-fibre, organic version of Prince" and summarized on a single, "Well made, but not what you could call 'music'".[3] John Mackie from The Vancouver Sun declared it a "standout" from Let Love Rule, noting that the song "sounds like it was teleported in from the golden era of psychedelia".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "I Build This Garden for Us" – 6:16 (Kravitz)
  2. "Flower Child" – 2:56 (Kravitz)
  3. "Fear" – 5:25 (Kravitz, Lisa Bonet)

Members

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  • Lenny Kravitz – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Jean McClain – backing vocals
  • Yolanda Pittman – backing vocals
  • Tisha Campbell – backing vocals
  • Nancy Ives – cello
  • Henry Hirsch – bass, organ, electric piano (Rhodes piano)
  • Eric Delente – violin

Charts

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Chart performance for "I Build This Garden for Us"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 83
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 51
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 83
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] 25

References

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  1. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – I Build This Garden For Us". Discogs. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Lenny Kravitz: I Build This Garden for Us". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Simon (3 February 1990). "Review: Lenny Kravitz – "I Build This Garden for Us" (Virgin America)". Melody Maker. London: IPC Limited. p. 38. ISSN 0025-9012. Retrieved 4 January 2023 – via Flickr.
  4. ^ Mackie, John (20 January 1990). "Surprise, surprise - there's more to Kravitz than looks". The Vancouver Sun.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 158.
  6. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – I Build This Garden for Us" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
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