On September 17, 1991, “Geffen” label released “Use Your Illusion II”, the fourth Guns N’ Roses album. It was recorded January 1990–August 1991, at “A&M Studios”; “Record Plant Studios”; “Studio 56”; “Image Recording”; “Conway Studios”, and “Metalworks Recording Studios”, and was produced by Mike Clink, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Izzy Stradin. The album was certified 6 x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; 9 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 3 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 7 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Axl Rose– lead and backing vocals, piano, whistling, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, drum machine
- Slash– lead guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
- Izzy Stradlin – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar , sitar , additional lead guitar
- Duff McKagan– lead and backing vocals, bass, percussion
- Matt Sorum– drums, backing vocals
- Dizzy Reed– keyboards, piano, organ, backing vocals
- Howard Teman – piano
- Steven Adler– drums
- Johann Langlie – drums, keyboards, sound effects
- The Waters – backing vocals
- Shannon Hoon– backing vocals
- Mike Clink– engineer
- Jim Mitchell – additional engineering
- Allen Abrahamson, Buzz Burrowes & Chris Puram – engineer assistant
- Craig Portelis – engineer assistant
- Ed Goodreau – engineer assistant
- Jason Roberts – engineer assistant
- John Aguto – engineer assistant
- Stu Young – engineer assistant
- Leon Granados – engineer assistant
- Mike Douglass – engineer assistant
- Talley Sherwood – engineer assistant
- Bill Price– mixing
- George Marino– mastering
- Kevin Reagan – art direction, graphic design
- Mark Kostabi – artwork
- Mark Kostabi – design
- Robert John – photography
Track listing:
- Civil War – Axl Rose, Duff McKagan
- 14 years – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin
- Yesterdays – Axl Rose, West Arkeen, Del James, Billy McCloud
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
- Get in the Ring – Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan
- Shotgun Blues – Axl Rose
- Breakdown – Axl Rose
- Pretty Tied Up – Izzy Stradlin
- Locomotive (complicity) – Axl Rose, Slash
- So Fine – Duff McKagan
- Estranged – Axl Rose
- You Could Be Mine – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin
- Don’t Cry (Alternate lyrics) – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin
- My World – Axl Rose