Wandering Spirit (album)

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

For the song, see Wandering Spirit (Mick Jagger song).
Wandering Spirit
Studio album by
Mick Jagger
Released9 February 1993
RecordedFebruary–September 1992
Genre
Length54:05
LanguageEnglish
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMick Jagger and Rick Rubin
Mick Jagger chronology
Primitive Cool
(1987)		 Wandering Spirit
(1993)		 Goddess in the Doorway
(2001)
Singles from Wandering Spirit
  1. "Sweet Thing"
    Released: January 1993
  2. "Don't Tear Me Up"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Wired All Night"
    Released: 1993
  4. "Out of Focus"
    Released: 1993

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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME6/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
USA Today[8]

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.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wired All Night"Mick Jagger4:05
2."Sweet Thing"Jagger4:19
3."Out of Focus"Jagger4:36
4."Don't Tear Me Up"Jagger4:11
5."Put Me in the Trash"Jagger, Jimmy Rip3:35
6."Use Me"Bill Withers4:28
7."Evening Gown"Jagger3:33
8."Mother of a Man"Jagger4:18
9."Think"Lowman Pauling2:59
10."Wandering Spirit"Jagger, Rip4:18
11."Hang On to Me Tonight"Jagger4:37
12."I've Been Lonely for So Long"Posie Knight, Jerry Weaver3:29
13."Angel in My Heart"Jagger3:24
14."Handsome Molly"Traditional2:06
Total length:53:58

Personnel

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
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[25] Platinum 60,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[26] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Gold 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[28] Gold 250,000^
France (SNEP)[29] Gold 242,000[30]
Netherlands (NVPI)[31] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[33] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes
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  2. 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.
  3. Altman, Billy (12 February 1993). "Wandering Spirit". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. Cromelin, Richard (7 February 1993). "Mick Jagger 'Wandering Spirit' Atlantic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Mick Jagger: Wandering Spirit". NME. 13 February 1993. p. 32.
  6. Puterbaugh, Parke (18 February 1993). "Mick Jagger: Wandering Spirit / Paul McCartney: Off the Ground". Rolling Stone. p. 56.
  7. 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.
  8. Gundersen, Edna (9 February 1993). "Jagger keeps edge; McCartney stays safe". USA Today.
  9. "Australiancharts.com – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. "Charts.nz – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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  17. "Mick Jagger | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. "Mick Jagger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  19. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1993". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  20. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1993". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  22. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  24. "Mick Jagger". Billboard.
  25. "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.
  26. "Austrian album certifications – Jagger,Mick – Wandering Spirit" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  27. "Canadian album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  28. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mick Jagger; 'Wandering Spirit')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  29. "French album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  30. "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  31. "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.
  32. "New Zealand album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  33. "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
  34. "American album certifications – Mick Jagger – Wandering Spirit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 August 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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