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Thread started 04/19/12 7:26pm

controversy99

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Is Lenny Kravitz on Billy Jack Bitch?

I just read on housequake.com's facebook page that Lenny Kravitz sings on the chorus of Billy Jack Bitch. Is this true?

And if it is true, I wonder why it wasn't advertised and promoted at the time.
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Reply #1 posted 04/19/12 10:15pm

Dren5

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I've never heard anything like that and I've been a fan for a long time.

I call 'bullshit' on that.

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Reply #2 posted 04/20/12 1:04am

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I don't belive Lenny is on the studio version, maybe live?

(Let those with hard facts answer)..

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Reply #3 posted 04/20/12 1:15am

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Nah.

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Reply #4 posted 04/20/12 1:37am

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Just had a listen, and it's a good call. He could definitely be in there, uncredited.

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Reply #5 posted 04/20/12 3:25am

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I do believe I read a quote from Prince once saying that Lenny was on one of his tracks uncredited....

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Reply #6 posted 04/20/12 3:34am

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and this has been discussed before, but i think you nailed it it's billy jack bitch

http://prince.org/msg/7/41795

it was nme where that quote came from by the looks

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Reply #7 posted 04/20/12 8:17am

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Apparently true. He's on the chorus chant, (not saying lyrics) of the studio cut.

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Reply #8 posted 04/20/12 8:34am

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No, it's about CJ.

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Reply #9 posted 04/20/12 8:44am

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Given the trouble Prince was having with WB at the time, and the politics and complications of contracts and permission.... it's no surprise he didn't credit Lenny. Prince was "getting free" whilst Lenny was, as P put it, "still on the plantation".

But we did hear for years that Lenny played uncredited on a Prince track that was relesed. This news solves the mystery I guess.

controversy99 said:

I just read on housequake.com's facebook page that Lenny Kravitz sings on the chorus of Billy Jack Bitch. Is this true? And if it is true, I wonder why it wasn't advertised and promoted at the time.

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Reply #10 posted 04/20/12 12:27pm

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I never knew that. I did read on the org (a few years ago) that Lenny played drums (uncredited) on one of P's tunes back in the 90's.

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Reply #11 posted 04/20/12 4:24pm

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ufoclub said:

Apparently true. He's on the chorus chant, (not saying lyrics) of the studio cut.



That's what I read in the comments on housequake. I listened a couple of times, and it's clear there are people other than Prince on the track, but I can't exactly pick out Lenny Kravitz. Apparently Kravitz confirmed this in an interview with a French magazine, but I haven't found it.
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Reply #12 posted 04/20/12 6:14pm

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Just listened to it - can be him yes

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Reply #13 posted 04/21/12 6:17am

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If you visit Princevault:


http://www.princevault.co...Jack_Bitch


you'll see it references a source for the information (although the link doesn't work)


In Musiq magazine, issue #15, Lenny Kravitz states that he appeared on the recording.

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Reply #14 posted 04/21/12 7:13am

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langebleu said:

If you visit Princevault:



http://www.princevault.co...Jack_Bitch



you'll see it references a source for the information (although the link doesn't work)



In Musiq magazine, issue #15, Lenny Kravitz states that he appeared on the recording.


Thanks!

I checked the revision history, and it looks like princevault just added that info this week. The interview they site is from 2008, so I wonder why housequake and princevault are just reporting this now.

Anyway, it's cool that this info is out there. Thanks again for the link. biggrin biggrin I suppose I could've checked there first. wink
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Reply #15 posted 04/21/12 8:46am

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If memory serves, Lenny is on Calhoun Square.

Memory may not be serving though, cuz, I can't remember where I read that...

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Reply #16 posted 04/21/12 8:59am

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controversy99 said:

So I wonder why housequake and princevault are just reporting this now.


It's simply because it was only picked up on in this last week, even though the source was always around.

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