Wandering Spirit (album)

Following 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wired All Night"	Mick Jagger	4:05
2.	"Sweet Thing"	Jagger	4:19
3.	"Out of Focus"	Jagger	4:36
4.	"Don't Tear Me Up"	Jagger	4:11
5.	"Put Me in the Trash"	Jagger, Jimmy Rip	3:35
6.	"Use Me"	Bill Withers	4:28
7.	"Evening Gown"	Jagger	3:33
8.	"Mother of a Man"	Jagger	4:18
9.	"Think"	Lowman Pauling	2:59
10.	"Wandering Spirit"	Jagger, Rip	4:18
11.	"Hang On to Me Tonight"	Jagger	4:37
12.	"I've Been Lonely for So Long"	Posie Knight, Jerry Weaver	3:29
13.	"Angel in My Heart"	Jagger	3:24
14.	"Handsome Molly (Traditional)"	Jagger	2:06
Total length:			53:58

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
Pamela Quinlan – 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 Rip – guitar and percussion
Frank Simes – guitar
Benmont Tench – piano and organ
Doug Wimbish – bass guitar on "Sweet Thing"

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1993	UK Top 75 Albums	12^[2]
1993	Billboard 200	11^[3]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Sweet Thing"	UK Top 75 Singles	24^[4]
1993	"Sweet Thing"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	34^[5]
1993	"Sweet Thing"	Billboard Hot 100	84^[6]
1993	"Don't Tear Me Up"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1^[7]
1993	"Wired All Night"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	3^[8]

Notes

External links

Rolling Stone review

Mick Jagger

Albums	She's the Boss Primitive Cool Wandering Spirit Goddess in the Doorway Alfie The Very Best of Mick Jagger

Songs	"Memo from Turner" "State of Shock" "Just Another Night" "Dancing in the Street" "Let's Work" "Sweet Thing" "Old Habits Die Hard"

Featured singles	"T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" (with will.i.am & Jennifer Lopez)

See also	The Rolling Stones Jagger/Richards SuperHeavy Performance (soundtrack) Being Mick Production The Mick Jagger Centre Chris Jagger "Moves Like Jagger"

Species named for Jagger	Aegrotocatellus jaggeri – trilobite Anomphalus jaggerius – snail Jaggermeryx naida – anthracothere

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