Mick Jagger: Solo Landmark Album – Wandering Spirit (CD)

Track Listing
1. Wired All Night
2. Sweet Thing
3. Out of Focus
4. Don’t Tear Me Up
5. Put Me in the Trash
6. Use Me
7. Evening Gown
8. Mother of a Man
9. Think
10. Wandering Spirit
11. Hang on to Me Tonight
12. I’ve Been Lonely for So Long
13. Angel in My Heart
14. Handsome Molly

Album Notes
Personnel: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, Clavinet, harmonica, percussion); Lenny Kravitz (vocals); Jimmy Ripp (guitar, percussion); Frank Simes, Brendan O’Brian (guitar); Jaydee Maness (pedal steel guitar); Robin McKidd (fiddle); Courtney Pine (saxophone); Matt Clifford (virginal, harpsichord); Billy Preston, Benmont Tench (piano, organ); David Bianco (Moog synthesizer); Flea, Doug Wimbish, John Pierce (bass); Curt Bisquera, Jim Keltner (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Lynn Davis, Jean McClain, Sweet Singing Cava-Leers, Jeff Pescetto (background vocals).Engineers: Manu Guiot, John Brough, David Bianco.Personnel: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, harmonica, Clavinet, percussion); Lenny Kravitz (vocals); Jimmy Rip (guitar, percussion); Frank Simes, Brendan O’Brien (guitar); Robin McKidd (fiddle); Courtney Pine (saxophone); Billy Preston (piano, Clavinet, organ); Benmont Tench (piano, organ); Matt Clifford (virginal, harpsichord); David Bianco (Moog synthesizer); Curt Bisquera, Jim Keltner (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Jeff Pescetto, Lynn Davis , Jean McClain (background vocals).Audio Mixer: David Bianco.Photographer: Annie Leibovitz.Arrangers: Jimmy Rip; Mick Jagger.Jagger doesn’t show any signs of wear on his third — and by far best — solo album. If anything, his voice seems to have developed a deeper bottom end without sacrificing any of the highs. This is not always an advantage — the forced falsetto and rhythmic pulse of “Sweet Thing” causes a nightmarish flashback to the Stones’ disco flirtations in the mid-’70s. But more times than not, this disc works. A lot of the credit goes to Jagger’s backing band and producer Rick Rubin who keep things lean, mean, and simple. The economy of performance allows Jagger to remain credible on a wide variety of styles — he delivers a groovin’, sultry version of Bill Withers’ soul classic “Use Me,” a passionate country ballad on “Evening Gown,” and even pulls off an Irish traditional folk piece with “Handsome Molly.” ~ Roch Parisien