Use Your Illusion II (1991)

Released:
September 16 & 17, 1991

Produced by Mike Clink and Guns N' Roses

Engineered by Mike Clink

Mixed by Bill Price in (ou)R Sound

Additional engineering: Jim Mitchell

Assistant Engineers: Ed Goodreau, John Aguto, Mike Douglass, Allen Abrahamson, Buzz Burrowes, Chris Puram, Leon Ganado, Jason Roberts, Talley Sherwood, Craig Portelis, L Stu Young

Recorded at: A&M Studios, Record Plant, Studio 56, Image Recording, Conway Studios, Metalworks Recording Studios

Mixed at Skip Saylor Recording

Cover painting: Mark Kostabi
 

• "Use Your Illusion I & II" were released simultaneously. They marked the first time a major contemporary rock artist had released two separate albums on the same day.
• Many of the songs were written before the band recorded "Appetite For Destruction".
• The band thought of calling the album GN'R Sucks or BUY Product.
• UK chart peak #1.
• US chart peak #1.
• Includes the US Top 40 single "You Could Be Mine" (#29).
• Grammy nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.
• The album was originally going to be mixed by Bob Clearmountain.

Civil War [s] [v]

14 Years

Yesterdays [s] [v]

Knockin' On Heaven's Door [s] [v]

Get In The Ring

Shotgun Blues

Breakdown

Locomotive (Complicity)

So Fine

Estranged [s] [v]

You Could Be Mine [s] [v]

Don't Cry (Alt Lyrics)

My World