Wandering Spirit
Studio album by Mick Jagger
Released	9 February 1993
Recorded	February–September 1992
Genre	Rock blues rock hard rock
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 "Don't Tear Me Up" Released: April 1993 "Wired All Night" Released: 1993 "Out of Focus" Released: July 1993

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.

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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
NME	6/10[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
USA Today	[8]

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]}

• Mick Jagger – vocals, clavinet, guitars, harmonica, percussion, arrangements (14)
• David Bianco – Moog synthesizer
• Billy Preston – acoustic piano, organ, clavinet
• Benmont Tench – acoustic piano, organ
• Matt Clifford – harpsichord, virginal, string arrangements and conductor
• Brendan O'Brien – guitars
• Jimmy Rip – guitars, percussion, arrangements, music director
• Frank Simes – guitars
• Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
• John Pierce – bass (1, 4, 5, 7-11, 13, 14)
• Doug Wimbish – bass (2)
• Flea – bass (3, 6, 12)
• Curt Bisquera – drums (1-6, 8-14)
• Jim Keltner – drums (7)
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Courtney Pine – saxophones
• Robin McKidd – fiddle
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals
• Jean McClain – backing vocals
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals
• Sweet Singing Cava-Leers – backing vocals
• Lenny Kravitz – vocals (6)

• Mick Jagger – producer
• Rick Rubin – producer
• David Bianco – engineer (1-12), mixing
• Manu Guiot – engineer (13)
• John Brough – engineer (14)
• Jim Champagne – assistant engineer
• Steve Holroyd – assistant engineer
• Peter Lewis – assistant engineer
• Steve Musters – assistant engineer
• Dave Rouze – technical assistance
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles, California)
• Janice Crotch – album coordinator
• Arnold Dunn – musician and studio liaison
• Melanie Nissen – art direction
• Richard Bates – design
• Valerie Wagner – design assistant
• Annie Leibovitz – photography

• Rolling Stone review