Believe in Me (Duff McKagan album)

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Believe in Me was Duff McKagan's first solo album, released on September 28, 1993. At its peak, the album reached # 137 on Billboards 200 and is believed has sold about 100,000 copies worldwide.

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Recording

Believe in Me featured famous guests like Duff's former bandmates Guns N 'Roses Slash, Matt Sorum, Dizzy Reed and Gilby Clarke, Skid Row members Sebastian Bach, Rob Affuso and Dave Sabo, Lenny Kravitz and Jeff Beck.

The song, "You Can not Put Your Arms Around a Memory", from Guns N 'Roses album, "The Spaghetti Incident?" , recorded during the sessions for this album.

"Man in the Meadow" is an elegy for late McKagan's friend, Todd Crew of Jetboy.

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Promotions

In early 1993, 3 single song "Believe in Me" was released with b-sides "Bambi" (cover Prince) and "Cracked Actor" (cover of David Bowie). Single promo "Punk Rock Song", "Man in the Meadow" and "I Love You" were also released.

A music video for the song "Believe in Me" was also released in 1993 and received minimal play on MTV. It mostly consists of low-quality Duff McKagan videos during tour and recording time.

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Track list

1. "Believe in Me" (featuring Slash) - 3:23
2. "I Love You" - 4:14
3. "Man in the Meadow" (featuring West Arkeen) - 4:50
4. "(F @ * Up Up) Beyond Belief" (featuring Jeff Beck and Matt Sorum) - 3:29
5. "Could It Be U" (featuring Dizzy Reed) - 3:04
6. "Nothing" (showing Slash) - 3:34
7. "Punk Rock Song" - 1:37
8. "Majority" (featuring Lenny Kravitz) - 3:10
9. "10 Years" (featuring Gilby Clarke) - 4:29
10. "Swamp Song" (featuring Jeff Beck) - 3:04
11. "Difficulty" (featuring Sebastian Bach and Dave "The Snake" Sabo) - 3:12
12. "F @ * k You" - 3:24
13. "Lonely Tonite" (featuring Dave "The Snake" Sabo) - 3:03

Bonus track on the 2009 anniversary release

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Personnel

• Duff McKagan - main vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, synthesizer, piano, drums, backing vocals
• Joie Mastrokalos - lead guitar (touring band member), backing vocals on "Swamp Song" and "Fuck You"
• Richard Duguay - bass (touring band member)
• Aaron Brooks - drum (touring band member)
• Teddy Andreadis - organ, klavin
• Slash - lead guitar on "Believe in Me" and "Just Not There"
• Dizzy Reed - piano, farfisa organ, backing vocals on "Could It Be You"
• Matt Sorum - drum on "Beyond Belief"
• Gilby Clarke - rhythm guitar and backing vocals on "10 Years"
• Jeff Beck - lead guitar on "Beyond Belief" and "Swamp Song"
• Lenny Kravitz - vowels on "Majority"
• Sebastian Bach - vowel on "Issue"
• Dave "The Snake" Sabo - guitar on "Trouble" and "Lonely Tonite"
• West Arkeen - guitar on "Man in the Meadow", "Swamp Song" and "Fuck You"
• Rob Affuso - drums on "Swamp Song" and "Fuck You"
• Bobbie Brown-Lane - backing vocals on "Believe In Me"
• London McDaniel - vocal bridge on "Man in the Meadow", percussion "The Majority"
• Doc Newmann - rap vocals on "Fuck You"

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia