sentence: personnel axl rose -- lead vocals , keyboards , production izzy stradlin -- rhythm guitar , backing vocals , production slash -- lead guitar , production duff mckagan -- bass , backing vocals , production dizzy reed -- piano , production matt sorum -- drums , production shannon hoon -- backing vocals johann langlie -- synthesizer jon thautwein -- horn matthew mckagan -- horn rachel west -- horn robert clark -- horn '' don’t cry '' '' do n't cry '' is a power ballad and two versions were released simultaneously on different albums .