1993 studio album by Mick Jagger
Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by Mick Jagger . Released in 1993, it was his only solo album release of the 1990s.
Background [ ]
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.
Critical reception [ ]
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 second 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 tracks are written 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" Jagger, Jimmy Rip 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" Jagger, Rip 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 Total length: 53:58
Personnel [ ]
Mick Jagger – vocals, guitar, clavinet, harmonica], percussion
David Bianco – synthesizer
Curt Bisquera – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Matt Clifford – virginal , harpsichord
Flea – bass guitar on "Out of Focus", "Use Me" and "I've Been Lonely for So Long"
Lynn Davis – backing vocals
Jim Keltner – drums on "Evening Gown"
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, Hammond organ , clavinet
Jimmy Rip – lead guitar, percussion
Frank Simes – guitar
Benmont Tench – piano, Hammond organ
Doug Wimbish – bass guitar on "Sweet Thing"
Annie Leibovitz – photography
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Singles [ ]
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1993
"Sweet Thing"
UK Top 100 Singles
24[23]
1993
"Sweet Thing"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
34[24]
1993
"Sweet Thing"
Billboard Hot 100
84[24]
1993
"Don't Tear Me Up"
UK Top 100 Singles
86
1993
"Don't Tear Me Up"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
1[24]
1993
"Wired All Night"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
3[24]
Certifications and sales [ ]
Notes [ ]
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^ Cromelin, Richard (7 February 1993). "Mick Jagger 'Wandering Spirit' Atlantic" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ "Mick Jagger: Wandering Spirit". NME . 13 February 1993. p. 32.
^ Puterbaugh, Parke (18 February 1993). "Mick Jagger: Wandering Spirit / Paul McCartney: Off the Ground". Rolling Stone . p. 56.
^ Evans, Paul (2004). "Mick Jagger". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . pp. 415–16 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Gundersen, Edna (9 February 1993). "Jagger keeps edge; McCartney stays safe". USA Today .
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^ "Swisscharts.com – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Mick Jagger | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Mick Jagger Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1993" . austriancharts.at . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" . GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993" . hitparade.ch . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
^ "Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com .
^ a b c d "Mick Jagger" . Billboard .
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^ "Austrian album certifications – Jagger,Mick – Wandering Spirit" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 20 August 2019 .
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^ "Les Albums Or" . infodisc.fr . SNEP . Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-31 .
^ "French album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique .
^ "Dutch album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 20 August 2019 . Enter Wandering Spirit in the "Artiest of titel" box.
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