Believe in Me (Duff McKagan album)


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

Recording

Believe in Me is featuring such notable guests as Duff's then former Guns N' Roses bandmates 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't Put Your Arms Around a Memory", from the Guns N' Roses album, "The Spaghetti Incident?", was recorded during the sessions for this album.
"Man in the Meadow" is an elegy to McKagan's late friend Todd Crew of Jetboy.

Promotion

In early 1993, a 3 track single "Believe in Me" was released with b-sides "Bambi" and "Cracked Actor". Promo singles "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 airplay on MTV. It is mostly compiled of low quality videos of Duff McKagan during his touring and recording time.

Track listing

  1. "Believe in Me" – 3:23
  2. "I Love You" – 4:14
  3. "Man in the Meadow" – 4:50
  4. " Beyond Belief" – 3:29
  5. "Could It Be U" – 3:04
  6. "Just Not There" – 3:34
  7. "Punk Rock Song" – 1:37
  8. "The Majority" – 3:10
  9. "10 Years" – 4:29
  10. "Swamp Song" – 3:04
  11. "Trouble" – 3:12
  12. "F@*k You" – 3:24
  13. "Lonely Tonite" – 3:03
;Bonus tracks on 2009 Japanese reissue

Personnel