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Release Date
27 September 1993
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Length
13 tracks
Believe in Me is Duff McKagan's first solo album, released on September 28, 1993. The track "Believe in Me" was also released as a single. At its peak, the album reached #137 on the Billboard 200. The album is believed to have sold about 75,000 Copies worldwide, and is featuring such notable guests as Duff's former Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash, Matt Sorum, Dizzy Reed and Gilby Clarke, Skid Row members Sebastian Bach and Dave Sabo, Lenny Kravitz and Jeff Beck. The Song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" from the Guns N' Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident?" was recorded during the sessions for this album.
In early 1993, a 3 track single of "Believe in Me" was released with the track listing of "Believe in Me", "Bambi" (a cover of Prince) and "Cracked Actor" (a cover of David Bowie). A promo single of "Punk Rock Song" was also released.
The song "Believe in Me" was also released as a music video in 1993 and received minimal airplay on MTV, It is mostly compiled of low quality videos of Duff during his touring and recording time.
Personnel
* Duff McKagan - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, synthesizer, piano, drums, backing vocals
* Joie Mastrokalos - lead guitar, backing vocals on "Swamp Song" and "Fuck You"
* Richard Duguay - bass
* Aaron Brooks - drums
* Ted Andreadis - organ, clavinet
Other Personnel
* Slash - lead guitar on "Believe in Me" and "Just Not There"
* Jeff Beck - lead guitar on "(Fucked up) Beyond Belief" and "Swamp Song"
* Dizzy Reed - piano, Farfisa organ, backing vocals on "Could It Be You"
* Lenny Kravitz - vocals on "The Majority"
* Gilby Clarke - guitar, backing vocals on "10 Years"
* Sebastian Bach - vocals on "Trouble"
* Dave "The Snake" Sabo - guitar on "Trouble" and "Lonely Tonite"
* Matt Sorum - drums on "(Fucked up) Beyond Belief"
* West Arkeen - guitar on "Man in the Meadow", "Swamp Song" and "Fuck You"
* Rob Affuso - drums on "Fuck You"
* Bobbie Brown-Lane - backing vocals on "Believe In Me"
* London McDaniel - bridge vocals on "Man In The Meadow", percussion on "The Majority"
* Doc Newmann - rap vocals on "Fuck You"
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