Wandering Spirit (album)

Wandering Spirit
Studio album by Mick Jagger
Released	8 February 1993
Recorded	February–September 1992
Genre	Rock, rock and roll
Length	54:05
Language	English
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Mick Jagger and Rick Rubin
Mick Jagger chronology
Primitive Cool (1987) Wandering Spirit (1993) Goddess in the Doorway (2001)
Singles from Wandering Spirit
"Sweet Thing" Released: January 1993 "Wired All Night" Released: 1993 "Don't Tear Me Up" Released: 1993 "Out of Focus" Released: 1993

Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by Mick Jagger. Released in 1993, it was his only solo album release of the 1990s.

Following the The Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels (1989), Jagger began writing new material for what would become Wandering Spirit. In January 1992, after landing Rick Rubin as co-producer, Jagger recorded the album in Los Angeles over seven months until September 1992, recording simultaneously as Keith Richards was making Main Offender.

Jagger kept the celebrity guests to a minimum on Wandering Spirit, only having Lenny Kravitz as a vocalist on his cover of Bill Withers' "Use Me" and bassist Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers on three tracks.

Following the end of The Rolling Stones' Sony Music contract and their signing to Virgin Records, Jagger elected to sign with Atlantic Records (which had signed the Stones in the 1970s) to distribute what would be his only album with the label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in February 1993, Wandering Spirit was commercially successful, reaching #12 in the UK and #11 in the US, going gold there. The track "Sweet Thing" was the lead single, although it was the third single, "Don't Tear Me Up", which found moderate success, topping Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart for one week. Critical reaction was very strong, noting Jagger's abandonment of slick synthesizers in favour of an incisive and lean guitar sound.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger, except where noted.

1. "Wired All Night" – 4:05
2. "Sweet Thing" – 4:19
3. "Out of Focus" – 4:36
4. "Don't Tear Me Up" – 4:11
5. "Put Me in the Trash" (Mick Jagger, Jimmy Ripp) – 3:35
6. "Use Me" (Bill Withers) – 4:28
7. "Evening Gown" – 3:33
8. "Mother of a Man" – 4:18
9. "Think" (Lowman Pauling) – 2:59
10. "Wandering Spirit" (Mick Jagger, Jimmy Ripp) – 4:18
11. "Hang On to Me Tonight" – 4:37
12. "I've Been Lonely for So Long" (Posie Knight, Jerry Weaver) – 3:29
13. "Angel in My Heart" – 3:24
14. "Handsome Molly" (Traditional) – 2:06

Personnel

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar, clavinet, harmonica, and percussion
• David Bianco – Moog synthesizer
• Curt Bisquera – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Matt Clifford – virginal, harpsichord, conductor, and string arrangement
• Flea – bass guitar on "Out of Focus", "Use Me", and "I've Been Lonely for So Long"
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Lenny Kravitz – vocals on "Use Me"
• JayDee Maness – pedal steel guitar
• Jean McClain – backing vocals
• Robin McKidd – fiddle
• Brendan O'Brien – guitar
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals
• John Pierce – bass guitar (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7 to 11, 13, 14)
• Courtney Pine – saxophone
• Billy Preston – piano, organ, and clavinet
• Jimmy Ripp – guitar and percussion
• Frank Simes – guitar
• Benmont Tench – piano and organ
• Doug Wimbish – bass guitar on "Sweet Thing"

Sales chart performance

Album

Singles

Notes

External links

• Rolling Stone review