Guns N' Roses ‎– Use Your Illusion II
Label:
Geffen Records ‎– GEF 24420, Geffen Records ‎– GEF 24 420, Uzi Suicide Records ‎– GEF 24420
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Sonopress Pressing
Country:
Europe
Released:
1991
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Hard Rock
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Civil War
Backing Vocals – Dizzy*, Duff*
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Steven Adler
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Slash (3)
Piano – Dizzy Reed
Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – W. Axl Rose*, Duff McKagan, Slash (3)
7:36
A2    14 Years
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Matt Sorum
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Organ – Dizzy*
Piano, Backing Vocals – Axl*
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Izzy*
Written-By – W. Axl Rose*, Izzy Stradlin'*
4:17
A3    Yesterdays
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Organ – Dizzy*
Rhythm Guitar – Izzy*
Vocals, Piano – Axl*
Written-By – W. Axl Rose*, Billy McCloud, Dell James*, West Arkeen
3:13
A4    Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Backing Vocals – Axl*, The Waters
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Rhythm Guitar – Izzy*
Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – Bob Dylan
5:36
B1    Get In The Ring
Bass, Backing Vocals – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Piano – Dizzy*
Rhythm Guitar – Izzy*
Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – Rose*, McKagan*, Slash (3)
5:29
B2    Shotgun Blues
Backing Vocals – Izzy*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Axl*
Written-By – Rose*
3:23
B3    Breakdown
Acoustic Guitar – Izzy*
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Banjo – Slash (3)
Vocals, Piano – Axl*
Written-By – Rose*
6:58
C1    Pretty Tied Up
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Piano – Dizzy*
Rhythm Guitar, Sitar [Coral Sitar] – Izzy*
Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – Stradlin'*
4:46
C2    Locomotive
Bass, Percussion – Duff*
Drums, Percussion – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Piano – Dizzy*
Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – Rose*, Slash (3)
8:42
C3    So Fine
Bass, Vocals – Duff*
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Piano – Howard Teman
Rhythm Guitar – Izzy*
Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – McKagan*
4:09
D1    Estranged
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Izzy*
Vocals, Piano – Axl*
Written-By – Rose*
9:20
D2    You Could Be Mine
Bass, Backing Vocals – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Izzy*
Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – Rose*, Stradlin'*
5:48
D3    Don't Cry (Alt. Lyrics)
Bass – Duff*
Drums – Matt*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Slash (3)
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Izzy*
Vocals – Axl*, Shannon Hoon
Written-By – Rose*, Stradlin'*
4:42
D4    My World
Keyboards, Drums, Effects – Johann Langlie
Keyboards, Drums, Effects, Vocals – Axl*
Written-By – Rose*
1:22
 
Marketed By – BMG Ariola
Distributed By – BMG Ariola
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The David Geffen Company
Copyright © – The David Geffen Company
Published By – Guns N' Roses Music
Published By – Virgin Music, Inc.
Published By – West Arkeen Music
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Mamaroneck Music
Published By – McCloud McMusic
Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
Published By – Ram's Horn Music
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Studio 56
Recorded At – Image Recording Studios
Recorded At – Conway Studios
Recorded At – Metalworks Studios
Mixed At – Skip Saylor Recording
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Sonopress – F-5443
Pressed By – Sonopress – F-5444
A&R [Coordination] – Tom Zutaut
Art Direction, Design – W. Axl Rose*, Kevin Reagan, Slash (3)
Artwork [Guns N' Roses Logo] – R.K. Sloane
Engineer – Mike Clink
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Jim Mitchell
Engineer [Assistant] – Allen Abrahamson, Buzz Burrowes, Chris Puram, Craig Portelis*, Ed Goodreau, Jason Roberts, John Aguto, L. Stu Young, Leon Ganado, Mike Douglass, Talley Sherwood
Illustration [Inside Illustrations] – Kirk Hughey, Mike Staggs, Steve Lank, The Starn Twins
Management [Personal] – Doug Goldstein
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Bill Price
Painting [Cover] – Mark Kostabi
Photography By – Robert John (4)
Photography By [Photo Collage] – Gene Kirkland, George Chin, R.K. Sloane, Robert John (4), William Hames
Producer – Guns N' Roses, Mike Clink
On the labels of this release, tracks B1 to D4 are all credited to "(W. Axl Rose-Slash-Duff McKagan-Izzy Stradlin')".
In addition, the layout and the publishing credits on labels are slightly different than Use Your Illusion II.
Notes on the inner sleeves:
A1 "Special Thanks Niven / James"
C1 is titled "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils Of Rock N' Roll Decadence)"
C2 is titled "Locomotive (Complicity)"
C3 "Dedicated to Johnny Thunders"
D1 "Slash, thanks for the killer guitar melodies"
D2 "Special Thanks to Bernie Taupin and Elton John"
A small sticker on the cover reads: "This album contains language which some listeners may find objectionable. They can F?!✶ OFF and buy something from the New Age section. GEF/GEFD 24415/24420"
Made in Germany (labels), Printed in Germany (back of cover)
Barcode (Text): 7 2064-24420-1 2
Barcode (Scan): 720642442012
Rights Society (Release): BIEM/GEMA
Rights Society (Publishers): ASCAP
Rights Society (Publishers): BMI
Label Code: LC 7266
Price Code (D:): SI
Price Code (F:): BM 360
Pressing Plant ID (Embossed on labels B & D): [Bass clef]
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 030 DM F-5443 A-1 IV GEF-24420-A-I STERLING DMM
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 030 DM F-5443 B-1 II GEF-24420-B-I STERLING DMMI
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): GEF-24420-C-I 030 DM F-5444 A-1 V STERLING DMMI
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): GEF-24420-D-I 030 DM F-5444B-1 III STERLING DMMI III