Guns N' Roses – Chinese Democracy

Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy album cover


Label:Black Frog – B0012356-01, Geffen Records – B0012356-01
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 gram
Country:US
Released:Nov 23, 2008
Genre:Rock
Style:Hard Rock

Tracklist

A1Chinese Democracy
Arranged By – Rose*Tobias*Beavan*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Frank Ferrer
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
Guitar, Soloist – BucketheadRobin Finck
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Dizzy Reed
Keyboards, Bass [Sub Bass], Technician [Additional Guitar Processing] – Chris Pitman
Keyboards, Vocals – Axl Rose
Performer [Intro] – Caram CostanzoEric Caudieux
Written-By – Rose*Freese*
4:43
A2Shackler's Revenge
Arranged By – Rose*Carroll*Mantia*Costanzo*Scaturro*
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric Caudieux
Guitar – BucketheadRobin Finck
Guitar, Soloist – Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal*
Keyboards – Dizzy Reed
Keyboards, Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Carroll*Mantia*Costanzo*Scaturro*
3:36
A3Better
Arranged By – Rose*Finck*
Arranged By [Drum Arrangement] – Brain (26)Caram CostanzoRobin Finck
Bass, Backing Vocals – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)Frank Ferrer
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxRobin Finck
Guitar, Keyboards, Soloist – Robin Finck
Guitar, Soloist – Buckethead
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Dizzy Reed
Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Finck*
4:58
A4Street Of Dreams
Arranged By – Rose*Beavan*
Arranged By [Drum Arrangement] – Brain (26)Josh Freese
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Dizzy ReedMarco BeltramiPaul Buckmaster
Bass, Backing Vocals – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
Guitar, Soloist – BucketheadRobin Finck
Piano, Synth [Synth Orchestra], Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Dizzy Reed
Synth [Synth Orchestra], Keyboards, Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Reed*Stinson*
4:46
B1If The World
Arranged By – Rose*Pitman*
Drums – Brain (26)Frank Ferrer
Drums [Mpc Drums - Additional], Drum Programming [Additional] – Eric Caudieux
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoChris PitmanEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Soloist – Buckethead
Guitar, Keyboards – Robin Finck
Piano – Dizzy Reed
Twelve-String Guitar [12 String], Bass, Drums [Mpc Drums], Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synth [String Machine], Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Pitman*
4:54
B2There Was A Time
Arranged By – Rose*Costanzo*Caudieux*Beavan*
Arranged By [Choir And Additional Horn Arrangements] – Axl RoseSuzy Katayama*
Arranged By [Drum Arrangement] – Axl RoseBrain (26)Caram CostanzoChris PitmanJosh Freese
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Axl RoseChris PitmanDizzy ReedMarco BeltramiPaul Buckmaster
Bass [Additional], Keyboards, Synth [Synth Orchestra], Backing Vocals, Mellotron, Drum Programming, Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)Frank Ferrer
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseBilly HowerdelCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
Guitar, Keyboards, Synth [Synth Orchestra], Vocals – Axl Rose
Guitar, Piano – Paul Tobias (2)
Guitar, Soloist – BucketheadRobin Finck
Keyboards, Synth [Synth Orchestra], Backing Vocals – Dizzy Reed
Written-By – Rose*Reed*Tobias*
6:41
B3Catcher In The Rye
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Guitar – Paul Tobias (2)
Guitar, Soloist – Robin FinckRon "Bumblefoot" Thal*
Keyboards – Chris PitmanDizzy Reed
Piano, Backing Vocals, Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Tobias*
5:52
C1Scraped
Arranged By – Rose*Carroll*Costanzo*
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric Caudieux
Guitar – Robin Finck
Guitar, Soloist – BucketheadRon "Bumblefoot" Thal*
Keyboards – Dizzy Reed
Keyboards, Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Carroll*Costanzo*
3:30
C2Riad N' The Bedouins
Arranged By – Rose*Beavan*Stinson*
Arranged By [Drum Arrangement] – Josh Freese
Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
Guitar, Soloist – Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal*
Guitar, Soloist [Outro] – Buckethead
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Dizzy Reed
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Stinson*
4:10
C3Sorry
Arranged By – Rose*Carroll*Mantia*Scaturro*
Backing Vocals – Sebastian Bach
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxPete Scaturro
Guitar – Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal*
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Robin Finck
Guitar, Soloist – Buckethead
Keyboards – Scaturro*
Keyboards, Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Carroll*Mantia*Scaturro*
6:14
C4I.R.S.
Arranged By – Rose*Tobias*Beavan*
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Drums – Frank Ferrer
Drums, Drums [Mpc Drums], Drum Programming – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
Guitar, Soloist – BucketheadRobin Finck
Keyboards – Dizzy Reed
Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Reed*Tobias*
4:28
D1Madagascar
Arranged By – Rose*Pitman*
Arranged By [Drum Arrangement] – Brain (26)Chris Pitman
Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Axl RoseSuzy Katayama*
Arranged By [Initial Arrangement Suggestions] – Youth
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Axl RoseChris PitmanDizzy ReedMarco BeltramiPaul Buckmaster
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Bass, Keyboards, Bass [Sub Bass], Drum Programming – Chris Pitman
Drums – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoChris PitmanEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
French Horn – Suzy Katayama*
Guitar, Soloist – Buckethead
Orchestra – Marco Beltrami
Orchestra [Additional] – Paul Buckmaster
Synth [Synth French Horns], Performer [Sample Collage], Vocals – Axl Rose
Written-By – Rose*Pitman*
5:37
D2This I Love
Arranged By – Rose*
Arranged By [Additional Arrangement] – Chris Pitman
Arranged By [Choir And Additional Horn Arrangements] – Axl RoseSuzy Katayama*
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Axl RoseMarco Beltrami
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Drums [Sub Drums] – Caram CostanzoEric Caudieux
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoChris PitmanEric Caudieux
Guitar – Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal*
Guitar, Soloist – Robin Finck
Harp – Patti Hood
Orchestra – Marco Beltrami
Piano, Synth [Synth Orchestra], Keyboards, Vocals – Axl Rose
Synth [Synth Orchestra - Additional] – Dizzy Reed
Synth [Synth Orchestra - Additional], Keyboards, Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Written-By – Rose*
5:34
D3Prostitute
Arranged By – Rose*
Arranged By [Drum Arrangement] – Brain (26)Caram CostanzoJosh Freese
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Dizzy ReedMarco BeltramiPaul Buckmaster
Bass – Tommy Stinson
Drums – Brain (26)
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Axl RoseCaram CostanzoEric CaudieuxSean Beavan
Guitar, Soloist – Buckethead
Piano, Vocals – Axl Rose
Synth [Synth Orchestra], Bass [Sub Bass] – Chris Pitman
Synth [Synth Orchestra], Keyboards – Dizzy Reed
Written-By – Rose*Tobias*
6:15

Companies, etc.

Credits

Notes

Additional production and preproduction by Roy Thomas Baker for RTB Audio Visual Productions USA.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios Inc., Portland, Maine.

Studios:
In Los Angeles, CA: The Village, Rumbo, Can Am, Woodland Ranch, IGA, Cherokee, Capital, Sunset Sound.
In New York, NY: Battery, Soundtrack, Electric Lady, Bennett House.
In Las Vegas, NV: The Palms.
In London, UK: The Townhouse.

Management: Irving Azoff and Andy Gould of Front Line Management.
Legal: Laurie Soriano and Danny Hayes of Davis Shapiro Lewit & Hayes; Alan Gutman of Law Offices of Alan S. Gutman.
Business Management: Bernie Gilhuly of LL Management Group, Los Angeles.
Publicity: Larry Solters and Anna Loynes for Scoop Marketing.
Agency: Mitch Rose for CAA; John Jackson for K2 Agency, LTD.

Red Star by Chinese artist Shi Lifeng, represented by Soemo Fine Arts.
Art direction and design by Ryan Corey at Smog Design, Inc.

Track A1 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Slip N' Bleed Music (BMI), The Nose Knows Publishing (ASCAP).
Track A2 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Katella Music (BMI), The Nose That Knows Music (BMI), That's Right Frankie Publishing (BMI), NTT Music (BMI).
Track A3 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Robin Finck Light Headed (ASCAP).
Track A4 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Done To Death Music, Inc. (ASCAP), LOSINGMYMIND Publishing (ASCAP).
Track B1 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Valisystem A Publishing (ASCAP).
Track B2 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Steiner Tobias Publishing (ASCAP), LOSINGMYMIND Publishing (ASCAP).
Track B3 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Zero Intelligence Publishing (ASCAP).
Track C1 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), The Nose That Knows Music (BMI), Katella Music (BMI).
Track C2 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Done To Death Music, Inc (ASCAP).
Track C3 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Katella Music (BMI), That's Right Frankie Publishing (BMI), NTT Music (BMI).
Track C4 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Zero Intelligence Publishing (ASCAP), LOSINGMYMIND Publishing (ASCAP).
Track D1 - "Madagascar" contains elements from "I Have A Dream" & "Why Jesus Called Man A Fool" by Martin Luther King, Jr. Used courtesy of Intellectual Property Management, Inc. o/b/o The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.; "Mississippi Burning" used courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer; "Cool Hand Luke" used courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures; "Braveheart" used courtesy of Mel Gibson, Paramount Pictures & Twentieth Century Fox; "Casualties Of War" used courtesy of New Line Cinema. Sample Clearance Services: Music Resources, Inc. Martin Luther King, Jr. for IPM (ASCAP), Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Valisystem A Publishing (ASCAP), Martin Luther King, Jr. for IPM (ASCAP).
Track D2 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP).
Track D3 - Black Frog Publishing (ASCAP), Zero Intelligence Publishing (ASCAP).

Comes with code for a free MP3 download of entire album.
Housed in a gatefold sleeve.

℗ © 2008 Geffen Records. Released in association with Redline Entertainment, Inc.
Printed in the U.S.A.

Runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 6 02517 90613 6