January 2002: second Lenny single, Craig Ross, a plea for calm
Stillness Of Heart opens on clean-ish electric guitars and a measured drum pattern, then Lenny Kravitz leans into the chorus as if the chorus is asking for quiet rather than applause. The lyric is blunt: too much noise, too much heat, a need to start again. Co-written with guitarist Craig Ross and produced by Kravitz, it sits toward the middle of Lenny, the October 2001 Virgin album that followed the Greatest Hits surge of Again. Co-written with guitarist Craig Ross and produced by Kravitz, it sits toward the middle of Lenny, the October 2001 Virgin album that followed the Greatest Hits surge of Again. The single reached shops on 14 January 2002.
The single reached shops on 14 January 2002. In the video and on radio it played as the calmer sibling to louder rock cuts on the same album: unhurried and melodic, built for late-night rotation. Ross’s guitar stays supportive rather than showy; the vocal stacks thicken the chorus without drowning the plea. Clean-ish electric guitars and a measured drum pattern open; Kravitz leans into the chorus as if the vocal is asking for quiet, not for applause. The lyric is blunt: too much noise, too much heat, a need to start again.
The plain lyric is what holds up on a replay. After the Greatest Hits run, Kravitz asks for quiet instead of another victory shout. The 2001 band is here, without the louder stadium tracks from the same era. In the video and on radio it played as the calmer sibling to louder rock cuts on the same album: melodic, built for late-night rotation. Ross’s guitar stays supportive rather than showy; the vocal stacks thicken the chorus without drowning the plea. That plainness is why the single still gets played. The Greatest Hits run is behind this single. He asks for quiet, not another shout.
The blunt lyric is the reason it still gets replayed. The Greatest Hits moment is behind him. Here he asks for quiet, not another victory shout. Ross’s partnership again anchors the writing.
All that I want is stillness of heart / So I can start to find my way / Out of the dark and into your heart.
(Lenny Kravitz & Craig Ross, lyrics from Stillness Of Heart)
In the Lenny campaign, Stillness Of Heart remains the soft single that proved the album was not only about volume. Ross’s partnership again anchors the writing. In the Lenny campaign, Stillness Of Heart remains the quieter single that proved the album was not only about volume. You get the 2001 lineup here, minus the louder stadium songs of that period. The lyric asks for less noise. The record answers with a quieter arrangement. The clean guitar is the first thing you hear.
The lyric names the noise. The arrangement stays quieter than the rock tracks.
Jules M. | 11 October 2026
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Cool. Now I want the deep cuts around Stillness Of Heart too.
Nadia | 12 October 2026
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Simple song, big feeling. Stillness Of Heart still does that. Also the comments section on old forums was wild about this. More of this please.
Priya | 13 October 2026
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Cool. Now I want the deep cuts around Stillness Of Heart too. Sharing this in the group chat. Expect chaos.
Louise | 14 October 2026
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Radio killed Stillness Of Heart for me for years. Came back last month. Instant regret for waiting.
Rosa | 15 October 2026
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I argued with my brother about Stillness Of Heart for years. This is my exhibit A. I told my coworker and they shrugged. Their loss.
Olivier | 15 October 2026
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I came for Lenny Kravitz, stayed for how clean this write-up is. Stillness Of Heart hits different after reading. Also the comments section on old forums was wild about this.
Lina | 15 October 2026
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The production notes here made me replay Stillness Of Heart twice. Nice catch.