Would Lenny Kravitz's rock album "Let Love Rule" have been received differently had it been published as a gospel album?

I was wondering about that when I was listening to the whole album, some weeks ago.
I thought some of the songs had a gospely ring to it.
Had he been ‘advertised’ as a devout Christian, who just recorded and released his first gospel album (as opposed to a rocker with a rock album), would that have done something different to how it would have been received (and ultimately to the record sales)?