{{Infobox Album |
Name = Voodoo Lounge |
Type = Album |
Artist = The_Rolling_Stones |
Cover = VoodooLounge94.jpg |
Released = 11_July 1994 |
Recorded = September 1993,
3_November-
11_December 1993,
15_January- 23_April 1994| Genre = Rock | Length = 62:08 | Label = Virgin | Producer = Don_Was and
The_Glimmer_Twins| Reviews = * All_Music_Guide {{rating-5|3.5}} link *''Rolling_Stone'' (not rated) link * ''The Music Box'' {{rating-5|3}} link | Last album = ''Jump_Back:_The_Best_of_The_Rolling_Stones''
(1993) | This album = ''Voodoo Lounge''
(1994) | Next album = ''Stripped''
(1995) |}} '''''Voodoo Lounge''''' is an album by The_Rolling_Stones and was released in 1994. As their first new release under their new alliance with Virgin_Records, it ended a five-year gap since their last studio album, ''Steel_Wheels'' in 1989. ''Voodoo Lounge'' is also The Rolling Stones' first album without founding bassist, Bill_Wyman, who departed the line-up in early 1993. ==History== Following the release of Keith_Richards' ''Main_Offender'' and Mick_Jagger's ''Wandering Spirit'' in 1992 and 1993 respectively, both leaders of The Rolling Stones began composing new songs in April 1993, deciding upon Don_Was as co-producer for the upcoming sessions. In November, after rehearsing and recording at Ron_Wood's house in Ireland that September, The Rolling Stones shifted their gear to Windmill_Lane_Studios in Dublin and began cutting ''Voodoo Lounge''. Although not joining the band officially, Darryl_Jones would be taking Bill Wyman's place as the group's regular bassist. After a period of recording in Los_Angeles in the first few months of 1994, ''Voodoo Lounge'' was complete and The Rolling Stones moved onto the rehearsals for the (yet another massive, worldwide) Voodoo_Lounge_Tour which would begin in August. "Love Is Strong" - which was inspired by Richards' solo "Wicked As It Seems" - was released as the first single, reaching #14 in the UK, but although it was a hit on US rock radio, it would be The Rolling Stones' first lead single from an album to not scale the singles charts over there. Consequently, ''Voodoo Lounge'' would be the first Rolling Stones album to ''not'' produce significant hits in America. Released in July 1994, ''Voodoo Lounge'' received strong reviews and debuted at #1 in the UK (their first chart-topper there since 1980's ''Emotional_Rescue'') and #2 in the US where it went Double_platinum. Many observers noted that - while the album was again considered to be calculated as a classicist piece to recall earlier triumphs - it was a much more sparse recording, contrasting with the slick sound of ''Steel Wheels''. Follow-up singles "You Got Me Rocking", "Out Of Tears", and "I Go Wild" were minor UK hits and US rock radio successes. Producer Don Was, noted for his retro rock production sensibilities, was reportedly responsible for pushing the band towards more conventional territory in an attempt to reproduce the archtypal "Rolling Stones" sound, and moving them away from the rockabilly and African grooves they had reportedly been leaning on during the writing and early recording phases of ''Voodoo Lounge''. The result was an essentially classicist recording that drew on the blues, R&B;, and country that had informed the Stones classic late 1960s/early 1970s recordings. Although this approach pleased critics and the Stones rock-oriented fanbase, Jagger in particular expressed some dissatisfaction with Was' aesthetic, and would insist on a more diverse, contemporary production cast for the subsequent ''Bridges_to_Babylon''. Nevertheless, Was (whose has produced several Grammy-winning records) remains the Stones producer to this day. In early 1995, while the Voodoo Lounge Tour was still in full force (not finishing until August that year) ''Voodoo Lounge'' won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Although it is not considered to be a truly outstanding piece of work on a par with ''Let_It_Bleed'' or ''Some_Girls'', many observers consider ''Voodoo Lounge'' to be more of a comeback than ''Steel Wheels'' was touted to be. ==Track listing== All songs by Mick_Jagger and Keith_Richards. #"Love_Is_Strong" – 3:49 #"You Got Me Rocking" – 3:36 #"Sparks Will Fly" – 3:15 #"The Worst" – 2:24 #"New Faces" – 2:51 #"Moon Is Up" – 3:40 #"Out_of_Tears" – 5:27 #"I Go Wild" – 4:24 #"Brand New Car" – 4:14 #"Sweethearts Together" – 4:45 #"Suck on the Jugular" – 4:26 #"Blinded By Rainbows" – 4:33 #"Baby Break It Down" – 4:07 #"Thru and Thru" – 6:00 #*'''Featured in 2000 in The_Sopranos'' #"Mean Disposition" – 4:07 #* ''Available only on the CD release'' ==Charts== '''Album''' {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1994 1995 |align="left"|UK Top 75 Albums UK Top 75 Albums |align="left"|'''1''' 13 |- |align="left"|1994 1995 |align="left"|The Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 |align="left"|'''2''' 47 |- |} '''Singles''' {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|14 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|91 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|Hot 100 Singles Sales |align="left"|63 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"You Got Me Rocking" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"You Got Me Rocking" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|23 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|Adult Contemporary |align="left"|31 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|60 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|Hot 100 Singles Sales |align="left"|47 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|14 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|36 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"You Got Me Rocking" |align="left"|Bubbling Under Hot 100 |align="left"|113 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"Sparks Will Fly" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|30 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"I Go Wild" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|20 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"I Go Wild" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|29 |- |} {{Rolling Stones albums}} {{The Rolling Stones}} Category:The_Rolling_Stones_albums Category:1994_albums Category:Virgin_Records_albums Da:Voodoo_Lounge De:Voodoo_Lounge Ja:ヴードゥー・ラウンジ No:Voodoo_Lounge Sv:Voodoo_Lounge
3_November-
11_December 1993,
15_January- 23_April 1994| Genre = Rock | Length = 62:08 | Label = Virgin | Producer = Don_Was and
The_Glimmer_Twins| Reviews = * All_Music_Guide {{rating-5|3.5}} link *''Rolling_Stone'' (not rated) link * ''The Music Box'' {{rating-5|3}} link | Last album = ''Jump_Back:_The_Best_of_The_Rolling_Stones''
(1993) | This album = ''Voodoo Lounge''
(1994) | Next album = ''Stripped''
(1995) |}} '''''Voodoo Lounge''''' is an album by The_Rolling_Stones and was released in 1994. As their first new release under their new alliance with Virgin_Records, it ended a five-year gap since their last studio album, ''Steel_Wheels'' in 1989. ''Voodoo Lounge'' is also The Rolling Stones' first album without founding bassist, Bill_Wyman, who departed the line-up in early 1993. ==History== Following the release of Keith_Richards' ''Main_Offender'' and Mick_Jagger's ''Wandering Spirit'' in 1992 and 1993 respectively, both leaders of The Rolling Stones began composing new songs in April 1993, deciding upon Don_Was as co-producer for the upcoming sessions. In November, after rehearsing and recording at Ron_Wood's house in Ireland that September, The Rolling Stones shifted their gear to Windmill_Lane_Studios in Dublin and began cutting ''Voodoo Lounge''. Although not joining the band officially, Darryl_Jones would be taking Bill Wyman's place as the group's regular bassist. After a period of recording in Los_Angeles in the first few months of 1994, ''Voodoo Lounge'' was complete and The Rolling Stones moved onto the rehearsals for the (yet another massive, worldwide) Voodoo_Lounge_Tour which would begin in August. "Love Is Strong" - which was inspired by Richards' solo "Wicked As It Seems" - was released as the first single, reaching #14 in the UK, but although it was a hit on US rock radio, it would be The Rolling Stones' first lead single from an album to not scale the singles charts over there. Consequently, ''Voodoo Lounge'' would be the first Rolling Stones album to ''not'' produce significant hits in America. Released in July 1994, ''Voodoo Lounge'' received strong reviews and debuted at #1 in the UK (their first chart-topper there since 1980's ''Emotional_Rescue'') and #2 in the US where it went Double_platinum. Many observers noted that - while the album was again considered to be calculated as a classicist piece to recall earlier triumphs - it was a much more sparse recording, contrasting with the slick sound of ''Steel Wheels''. Follow-up singles "You Got Me Rocking", "Out Of Tears", and "I Go Wild" were minor UK hits and US rock radio successes. Producer Don Was, noted for his retro rock production sensibilities, was reportedly responsible for pushing the band towards more conventional territory in an attempt to reproduce the archtypal "Rolling Stones" sound, and moving them away from the rockabilly and African grooves they had reportedly been leaning on during the writing and early recording phases of ''Voodoo Lounge''. The result was an essentially classicist recording that drew on the blues, R&B;, and country that had informed the Stones classic late 1960s/early 1970s recordings. Although this approach pleased critics and the Stones rock-oriented fanbase, Jagger in particular expressed some dissatisfaction with Was' aesthetic, and would insist on a more diverse, contemporary production cast for the subsequent ''Bridges_to_Babylon''. Nevertheless, Was (whose has produced several Grammy-winning records) remains the Stones producer to this day. In early 1995, while the Voodoo Lounge Tour was still in full force (not finishing until August that year) ''Voodoo Lounge'' won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Although it is not considered to be a truly outstanding piece of work on a par with ''Let_It_Bleed'' or ''Some_Girls'', many observers consider ''Voodoo Lounge'' to be more of a comeback than ''Steel Wheels'' was touted to be. ==Track listing== All songs by Mick_Jagger and Keith_Richards. #"Love_Is_Strong" – 3:49 #"You Got Me Rocking" – 3:36 #"Sparks Will Fly" – 3:15 #"The Worst" – 2:24 #"New Faces" – 2:51 #"Moon Is Up" – 3:40 #"Out_of_Tears" – 5:27 #"I Go Wild" – 4:24 #"Brand New Car" – 4:14 #"Sweethearts Together" – 4:45 #"Suck on the Jugular" – 4:26 #"Blinded By Rainbows" – 4:33 #"Baby Break It Down" – 4:07 #"Thru and Thru" – 6:00 #*'''Featured in 2000 in The_Sopranos'' #"Mean Disposition" – 4:07 #* ''Available only on the CD release'' ==Charts== '''Album''' {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1994 1995 |align="left"|UK Top 75 Albums UK Top 75 Albums |align="left"|'''1''' 13 |- |align="left"|1994 1995 |align="left"|The Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 |align="left"|'''2''' 47 |- |} '''Singles''' {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|14 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|91 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Love Is Strong" |align="left"|Hot 100 Singles Sales |align="left"|63 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"You Got Me Rocking" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|2 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"You Got Me Rocking" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|23 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|Adult Contemporary |align="left"|31 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|60 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|Hot 100 Singles Sales |align="left"|47 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|14 |- |align="left"|1994 |align="left"|"Out Of Tears" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|36 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"You Got Me Rocking" |align="left"|Bubbling Under Hot 100 |align="left"|113 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"Sparks Will Fly" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|30 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"I Go Wild" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|20 |- |align="left"|1995 |align="left"|"I Go Wild" |align="left"|UK Top 75 Singles |align="left"|29 |- |} {{Rolling Stones albums}} {{The Rolling Stones}} Category:The_Rolling_Stones_albums Category:1994_albums Category:Virgin_Records_albums Da:Voodoo_Lounge De:Voodoo_Lounge Ja:ヴードゥー・ラウンジ No:Voodoo_Lounge Sv:Voodoo_Lounge