If you discovered Lenny Kravitz’s “It Ain’t Over ’Til It’s Over” through its enormous 2026 revival, there’s an obvious next question:

What else sounds like this?

The answer isn’t simply “more Lenny Kravitz”.

The track sits inside a much larger musical family connecting 1960s Motown, 1970s Philadelphia soul, Earth, Wind & Fire, Prince, neo-soul and modern retro-pop.

Here are 20 places to go next.

1. Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s the Way of the World

Start here.

Kravitz has acknowledged the influence of Earth, Wind & Fire on “It Ain’t Over”.

The warm chords and sophisticated soul production immediately explain the connection.

2. Marvin Gaye – I Want You

Sensual, lush and slightly hazy.

The production feels expensive without ever becoming cold.

3. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together

The thematic connection is almost too perfect.

A relationship is in trouble.

The singer would prefer it wasn’t.

Also one of the smoothest recordings ever made.

4. Stevie Wonder – Knocks Me Off My Feet

Stevie Wonder could make complicated harmony sound completely natural.

This is romantic soul without unnecessary drama.

5. Prince – The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Prince looking backwards toward classic soul while remaining unmistakably Prince.

A useful bridge between vintage and modern.

6. D’Angelo – Lady

Neo-soul took the warmth of older R&B and rebuilt it for the 1990s.

D’Angelo is essential if Kravitz’s retro side appeals to you.

7. Maxwell – Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)

Smooth without becoming background music.

Maxwell’s debut belongs in almost any conversation about 1990s soul revivalism.

8. Sade – Kiss of Life

Different rhythm.

Same sense of warmth.

Sade makes sophisticated production feel effortless.

9. Curtis Mayfield – The Makings of You

Beautiful strings.

Gentle vocal.

One of the clearest historical routes into the sort of sound Kravitz was drawing from.

10. The Stylistics – You Are Everything

Philadelphia soul at maximum romantic intensity.

Strings everywhere.

Excellent.

11. The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)

If the strings in “It Ain’t Over” are your favourite part, keep going backwards into Philly soul.

12. Raphael Saadiq – Love That Girl

Now jump forward.

Saadiq deliberately recreates the texture and energy of classic soul without making it feel like museum music.

13. Leon Bridges – Coming Home

Another modern recording that deliberately ignores its release date.

You could tell somebody it was from the early 1960s and briefly get away with it.

14. Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak know exactly how ridiculous 1970s soul could be.

They embrace every inch of it.

15. Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again

More folk-soul than Kravitz, but the analogue warmth and timeless production make the connection.

16. Mayer Hawthorne – The Walk

Retro soul with considerably more attitude.

Hawthorne has spent much of his career exploring the sounds that sit behind Kravitz’s track.

17. Amy Winehouse – Love Is a Losing Game

Vintage soul production used to tell a modern emotional story.

Short.

Devastating.

Perfect.

18. Durand Jones & The Indications – Is It Any Wonder?

One of the best contemporary routes into classic soul if you’ve exhausted the obvious names.

19. Jungle – Back on 74

Much more rhythmic and modern, but Jungle’s entire world is built around the idea that vintage soul and funk can live comfortably inside contemporary pop.

20. Lenny Kravitz – Heaven Help

Finish where we started.

If TikTok sent you to one Lenny Kravitz song, don’t stop there.

His catalogue moves between:

rock

soul

funk

psychedelia

and pop.

Why does “It Ain’t Over” sound so timeless?

Because it wasn’t chasing 1991.

That’s important.

Music built around the fashionable production technology of a specific year can age quickly.

Kravitz instead chased sounds that had already survived.

Strings.

Real drums.

Soul harmonies.

Horns.

Warm bass.

The recording sounded retro when it was new.

That paradoxically helped it age better.

What genre should I search for?

If you want more, search around:

Philly soul

neo-soul

retro soul

quiet storm

Motown

1970s soul

modern soul revival.

Those paths will take you much further than searching simply for “90s songs”.

Where next?

If you want romance:

Al Green.

If you want groove:

Earth, Wind & Fire.

If you want 1990s:

D’Angelo.

If you want something modern:

Leon Bridges or Durand Jones.

If you want maximum polish:

Silk Sonic.

And if you haven’t listened to Lenny Kravitz’s Mama Said album yet, start there.

One viral song should be the entrance to a catalogue, not the end of the journey.