Appetite for Destruction

Appetite for Destruction was rock and roll band Guns 'n Roses' breakthrough album. Beginning with the hit "Welcome to the Jungle", Appetite for Destruction added a new element of lower-class American sleaze to hair metal, using influences from then-groundbreaking thrash metal bands and classic, anthemic choruses. The album was a #1 American hit.

"Welcome to the Jungle" and "Sweet Child of Mine" are both enduring songs, highly characteristic of Guns 'n Roses and influential in the American popular music scene, as well as frequent covers.

Table of contents

1 Track Listing
2 Personnel
3 Chart positions

Track Listing

Welcome to the Jungle (Guns N Roses) - 4:32
It's So Easy (Arkeen/Guns N Roses) - 3:21
Nightrain (Guns N Roses) - 4:26
Out Ta Get Me (Guns N Roses) - 4:20
Mr. Brownstone (Guns N Roses) - 3:46
Paradise City (Guns N Roses) - 6:45
My Michelle (Guns N' Roses) - 3:38
Think About You (Guns N Roses) - 3:49
Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N Roses) - 5:54
You're Crazy (Guns N Roses) - 3:16
Anything Goes (Guns N Roses/Weber) - 3:25
Rocket Queen (Guns N Roses) - 6:14

Personnel

Robert John - Photography
Izzy Stradlin - Guitar, Percussion, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (bckgr)
Steven Adler - Drums
Michael Barbiero - Mixing
Mike Clink - Producer
Victor Deyglio - Assistant Engineer
Greg Freeman
George Marino - Mastering
Duff "Rose" McKagan - Guitar (Bass), Vocals (bckgr)
Jeff Poe - Assistant Engineer
Dave Reitzas - Assistant Engineer
Axl Rose - Synthesizer, Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Micajah Ryan - Assistant Engineer
Slash - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
Julian Stoll - Assistant Engineer
Steve Thompson - Mixing
Robert Williams - Paintings
Andy Udoff - Assistant Engineer
Jack Lue - Photography
Michael Hodgson - Art Direction, Design

Chart positions

1988	Sweet Child O Mine	The Billboard Hot 100	    No. 1
1988	Welcome To The Jungle	The Billboard Hot 100	    No. 7
1988	Sweet Child O Mine	Mainstream Rock Tracks	    No. 7
1988	Welcome To The Jungle	Mainstream Rock Tracks	    No. 37
1989	Nightrain	        The Billboard Hot 100	    No. 93
1989	Paradise City	        The Billboard Hot 100	    No. 5
1989	Nightrain	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	    No. 26
1989	Paradise City	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	    No. 14