On September 17, 1991, “Geffen” label released “Use Your Illusion I”, the third Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded and mixed January 1990–August 1991, at “A&M Studios”; “Record Plant Studios”; “Studio 56”; “Image Recording”; “Conway Studios”; “Metalworks Recording Studios”, and “Skip Saylor Recording”, and was produced by Mike Clink and Guns N’ Roses. The album cover was designed by Mark Kostabi. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”;Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by “BPI, and 7x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA’.

Personnel:

• Axl Rose– lead and backing vocals, piano, choir and synthesizer programming, co-lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards , sound effects
• Slash– lead guitar, co-rhythm guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, classical guitar, talkbox, six-string basson, backing vocals
• Izzy Stradlin– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar,  acoustic guitar, percussion
• Duff McKagan– bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Sorum– drums, percussion, backing vocals, choir
• Dizzy Reed– keyboards, piano, clavinet, organ, backing vocals
• West Arkeen– acoustic guitar
• Michael Monroe– harmonica, saxophone
• Jon Thautwein – horn
• Matthew McKagan– horn
• Rachel West– horn
• Robert Clark – horn
• Tim Doyle – tambourine
• Alice Cooper– co-lead vocals
• Reba Shaw– backing vocals
• Stuart Bailey – backing vocals
• Shannon Hoon– backing vocals
• Bruce Foster – sound effects
• Johann Langlie – programming, sound effects
• Mike Clink– engineer, nutcracker
• Jim Mitchell – additional engineering
• Allen Abrahamson, Buzz Burrowes, Chris Puram –engineer assistant
• Stu Young – engineer assistant
• Leon Granados– engineer assistant
• Mike Douglass – engineer assistant
• Talley Sherwood – engineer assistant
• Craig Portelis – engineer assistant
• Ed Goodreau – engineer assistant
• Jason Roberts – engineer assistant
• John Aguto – engineer assistant
• Bill Price– mixing
• George Marino – mastering
• Kevin Reagan – art direction, graphic design
• Mark Kostabi – album artwork
• Robert John – photography

Track listing:

1. Right Next Door to Hell – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Timo Caltia
2. Dust N’ Bones – Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan
3. Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4. Don’t Cry – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin
5. Perfect Time – Axl Rose, Slash, izzy Stradlin
6. You Ain’t the First – Izzy Stradlin
7. Bad Obsession – Izzy Stradlin, West Arkeen
8. Back Off Bitch – Axl Rose, Paul Tobias
9. Double Talkin’ Jive – Izzy Stradlin
10. November Rain – Axl Rose
11. The Garden – Axl Rose, Arkeen, Del James
12. Garden of Eden – Axl Rose, Slash
13. Don’t Damn Me – Axl rose, Slash, Dave Lank
14. Bad Apples – Axl Rose, Slash,
15. Dead Horse – Axl Rose
16. Coma – Axl Rose, Slash