Slash R&FN'R

"I wanted to do an album where I could have a bunch of people guest on my record because I'm so used to doing sessions on other people's records." (Slash)

Slash is the eponymous debut solo album by Slash. Produced by Eric Valentine the album featured multiple musicians including four of the five members of the Appetite For Destruction era Guns N' Roses line-up. Upon release, the album entered on the Billboard 200 charts as number 3, selling 61,000 copies in its first week of release.

Album information By: Slash with guests Released: March 31, 2010 Length: 60:29 Labels: EMI (U.S.A.) / Roadrunner (Europe) / Universal (Japan) / Sony (Australia) Producer: Eric Valentine Recorded: Barefoot Recording Studios Singles: By The Sword / Back From Cali / Beautiful Dangerous Associated tour: We're All Gonna Die Tour

Line-up

• Slash: lead & rhythm guitars
• Chris Chaney: bass
• Josh Freese: drums
• Leonard Casto: percussion
• Additional musicians:
• Vocals: Alice Cooper, Chris Cornell, Cypress Hill, Fergie, Ian Astbury, Koshi Inaba, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, M. Shadows, Nicole Scherzinger, Andrew Stockdale, Rocco DeLuca, Nick Oliveri, Beth Hart
• Guitar: Izzy Stradlin
• Bass: Flea, Lemmy Kilmister, Duff McKagan
• Drums: Steven Adler, Dave Grohl, Steve Ferrone
• Percussion: Teddy Andreadis
• Piano: Eric Valentine, Chris Flores, Deron Johnson
• Backing vocals: Taylor Hawkins, Kevin Churko

Tracklist

1. Ghost (with Ian Astbury & Izzy Stradlin)
2. Beautiful Dangerous (with Fergie)
3. Crucify The Dead (with Ozzy Osbourne)
4. Back From Cali (with Myles Kennedy)
5. Promise (with Chris Cornell)
6. By The Sword (with Andrew Stockdale)
7. Gotten (with Adam Levine)
8. Doctor Alibi (with Lemmy Kilmister)
9. Watch This (with Dave Grohl & Duff McKagan)
10. I Hold On (with Kid Rock)
11. Nothing To Say (with M. Shadows)
12. Starlight (with Myles Kennedy)
13. Saint Is A Sinner Too (with Rocco De Luca)
14. We're All Gonna Die (with Iggy Pop)

• Sahara (with Koshi Inaba) Japanese edition bonus
• Baby Can't Drive (with Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Flea & Steven Adler) Classic Rock edition bonus
• Paradise City (with Fergie & Cypress Hill) Australian edition bonus
• Chains And Shackles (with Nick Oliveri) Australian edition bonus
• Mother Maria (with Beth Hart) iTunes edition bonus
• Demo #4 (instrumental) Deluxe edition bonus
• Demo #16 (instrumental) Deluxe edition bonus

Music videos

Making of...

By The Sword

Back From Cali

Beautiful...

Gotten

Recording guitars & amps

• Gibson Les Paul Standard 1959 replica
• Marshall JCM 800 2203 S.I.R. stock #34 modded by Frank Levi (for distorted sounds)
• Marshall JCM 800 2203 modded by Mike Morin (for distorted sounds)
• Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead modded by Tim Caswell (for distorted sounds)
• Vox AC30 6TB (for clean sounds)
• Sears Silvertone (for clean sounds)

Interviews & articles

• With A Little Help From His Friends (Classic Rock magazine, April 2010)
• Inside Track (Sound On Sound magazine, July 2010)

Miscellaneous

• The whole album was recorded with analog equipment only.
• Slash worked on songs with Stever Tyler and Chester Bennington which are not on the record.
• With Slash, Izzy Stradlin is the only person who plays guitar on the album.
• Vocalist Axl Rose is the only original Guns N' Roses member who does not perform on the album.
• Ozzy Osbourne said he wrote "Crucify The Dead" lyrics about what he would tell Axl Rose if he was in Slash's shoes.
• "Back From Cali", featuring Myles Kennedy, was added to the album track listing at the last minute.
• "I Hold On" was recorded in Kid Rock's personal studio.
• Slash originally composed "Saint Is A Sinner Too" to figure on the film This Is Not A Movie.
• "We're All Gonna Die", featuring Iggy Pop, was the first song Slash recorded.
• "Mother Maria" was first used for Download To Donate For Haiti, a compilation album to earthquake victims in Haiti.
• Slash debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 61,000 copies in its first week of release.

Slash Deluxe Editions (2010) Featuring bonus tracks from Brazilian, Japanese, Australian, Canadian, iTunes and Deluxe editions 1. Sahara (with Koshi Inaba) 2. Paradise City (with Fergie & Cypress Hill) 3. Mother Maria (with Beth Hart) 4. Baby Can't Drive (with Alice Cooper) 5. Sahara - english version (with Koshi Inaba) 6. Beautiful Dangerous - radio mix (with Fergie) 7. Demo #4 - instrumental 8. Demo #16 - instrumental 9. Back From Cali - acoustic (with Myles Kennedy) 10. Fall To Pieces - acoustic (with Myles Kennedy) 11. Sweet Child O' Mine - acoustic (with Myles Kennedy) 12. Watch This - live (with Myles Kennedy) 13. Nightrain - live (with Myles Kennedy) DVD Making of the album documentary Back From Cali - clip (with Myles Kennedy) By The Sword - clip (with Andrew Stockdale) By The Sword - behind the scenes Starlight - live (with Myles Kennedy) Mean Bone - live (with Myles Kennedy) Track-by-track interview with Slash

Singles

	Sahara Slash & Koshi Inaba From the album Slash Released: November 2009 Label: Universal Tracklist: 1. Sahara / 2. Paradise City (feat. Cypress Hill & Fergie)
	By The Sword Slash & Andrew Stockdale From the album Slash Released: April 2010 Label: EMI, Roadrunner Tracklist: 1. By The Sword (radio edit) / 2. By The Sword >> Official music video
	Ghost (promo) Slash, Ian Astbury & Izzy Stradlin From the album Slash Released: June 2010 Label: Roadrunner Tracklist: 1. Ghost
	Back From Cali Slash & Myles Kennedy From the album Slash Released: July 2010 Label: Universal, EMI, Roadrunner Tracklist: 1. Back From Cali >> Official music video
	Beautiful Dangerous Slash & Fergie From the album Slash Released: December 2010 Label: EMI, Roadrunner Tracklist: 1. Beautiful Dangerous (radio edit) / 2. Beautiful Dangerous (radio mix) >> Official music video
	Starlight (promo) Slash & Myles Kennedy From the album Slash Released: July 2011 Label: Roadrunner Tracklist: 1. Starlight