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1993 studio album by Mick Jagger
Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by
Mick Jagger , released in 1993. It became his only solo album released in the 1990s, and was co-produced by Jagger with
Rick Rubin . The album was commercially successful, reaching No. 12 in the UK and No. 11 in the US, getting a gold certification from the
RIAA .
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 No. 12 in the UK and No. 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
Title Writer(s) 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, string arrangements, conductor
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"
Jay Dee Maness –
pedal steel guitar
Jean McClain – backing vocals
Pamela Quinlan - piano, 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"
Technical
David Bianco - engineer
Jim Champagne, Peter Lewis, Steve Holroyd, Steve Musters - assistant engineer
Melanie Nissen - art direction
Richard Bates - design
Annie Leibovitz – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Notes
^ Parisien, Roch.
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AllMusic . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^
Christgau, Robert (2000).
"Mick Jagger: Wandering Spirit" .
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s .
St. Martin's Griffin .
ISBN
0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved 1 January 2019 .
^ Altman, Billy (12 February 1993).
"Wandering Spirit" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 1 January 2019 .
^ 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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"Australiancharts.com – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Austriancharts.at – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Offiziellecharts.de – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Charts.nz – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Norwegiancharts.com – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Swisscharts.com – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Mick Jagger | Artist | Official Charts" .
UK Albums Chart . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Mick Jagger Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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"Jahreshitparade Alben 1993" . austriancharts.at . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
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"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
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"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" .
GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
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"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993" . hitparade.ch . Retrieved 6 February 2021 .
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"Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish).
Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Archived from
the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018 .
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"Austrian album certifications – Jagger, Mick – Wandering Spirit" (in German).
IFPI Austria. Retrieved 20 August 2019 .
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"Canadian album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" .
Music Canada . Retrieved 20 August 2019 .
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"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mick Jagger; ' Wandering Spirit' )" (in German).
Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 20 August 2019 .
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"French album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in French). InfoDisc. Select MICK JAGGER and click OK.
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"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. Select 1993 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
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"New Zealand album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" .
Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 28 November 2019 .
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Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales.
ISBN
8480486392 .
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"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' Wandering Spirit' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
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"American album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 20 August 2019 .
External links
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