Rehearsing/recording began in September 1993 at Ronnie Wood's house in Ireland, but then was moved to Windmilll Lane Studios in Dublin. There was also a period of recording which took place in Los Angeles. This is the first album on which Don Was was brought in as a co-producer, and he stopped the Stones from venturing into new grooves and African influences, directing them back to their anti-establishment roots.

The album was critically well received and seen as relatively 'vintage-Stones', especially when compared with 1989's Steel Wheels. The album itself performed well in UK and US charts, however its singles generally did not, thus making Voodoo Lounge the first Stones album not to produce significant hits in America, although "Love is Strong" did reach #14 in the UK charts.

After the album's release, The Stones went on their worldwide Voodoo Lounge Tour, beginning in August 1994.

The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger - lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, harmonica, maracas, castanets
Keith Richards - electric and acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals, piano, bass guitar, tambourine
Charlie Watts - drums, tambourine
Ronnie Wood - electric, pedal steel, acoustic, slide, and lap steel guitar

Additional personnel
Max Baca - bajo sexto
David Campbell - string arrangement
Lenny Castro - percussion
Pierre de Beauport - acoustic guitar
Bernard Fowler - backing vocals
Frankie Gavin - fiddle, pennywhistle
Mark Isham - trumpet
Luis Jardim - percussion, shaker
Flaco Jimenez - accordion
Darryl Jones - bass guitar, backing vocals
Phil Jones - percussion
Chuck Leavell - piano, organ, harmonium, harpsichord
David McMurray - saxophone
Ivan Neville - backing vocals, organ
Benmont Tench - organ, piano, accordion
Bobby Womack - backing vocals

Voodoo Lounge reached #1 in the UK album charts and #2 in The Billboard 200 chart in the US.

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