Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
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Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 is the first greatest hits compilation CD from the Glam Metal
band Poison
. The album was released on November 26, 1996 by Capitol Records
. The album contains 16 tracks from the band's first four studio albums (Look What the Cat Dragged In
, Open Up and Say...Ahh!
, Flesh & Blood and Native Tongue
) and the live double-album Swallow This Live
. The compilation includes most of Poison's hit singles which all charted on the Billboard Hot 100
and Mainstream rock
charts.
Blues Saraceno
replaced Richie Kotzen
as lead guitarist after the last album Native Tongue and The Greatest Hits features two bonus new tracks with Blues Saraceno on lead guitar: "Lay Your Body Down" and "Sexual Thing".
The compilation was certified Gold in 1999 and by 2005 the album had gone double platinum
.
It has also been certified by CAN gold.
featuring Blues Saraceno on lead guitar contained tracks recorded 1994-1995 but remained unreleased at the time of this compilation's release, therefore the last 2 tracks included here were first released on this album as bonus new tracks (1996) and then released again on the Crack a Smile album in 2000, which was the next Poison album to be released.
Some copies of the album had a hidden picture of the band featuring CC Deville underneath the CD tray. The CD tray was not made of see through material, and therefore the image was covered up by the dark green plastic.
Former members that are featured on the album
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Poison
Poison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...
. The album was released on November 26, 1996 by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. The album contains 16 tracks from the band's first four studio albums (Look What the Cat Dragged In
Look What the Cat Dragged In
Look What the Cat Dragged In is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1986 through the Enigma label of Capitol Records....
, Open Up and Say...Ahh!
Open Up and Say...Ahh!
Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1988 through the Enigma label. The album, which ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide , proved to be the band's most successful release...
, Flesh & Blood and Native Tongue
Native Tongue (album)
Native Tongue is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Poison, released in 1993 through Capitol Records. It peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200, #20 on the UK Albums Chartand was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21, 1993....
) and the live double-album Swallow This Live
Swallow This Live
Swallow This Live is the first live album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1991 through Capitol Records. The album peaked at #51 on The Billboard 200...
. The compilation includes most of Poison's hit singles which all charted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
charts.
Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno is an American rock guitarist, composer, and music producer who currently resides in Los Angeles California. Saraceno was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine, at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis...
replaced Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
as lead guitarist after the last album Native Tongue and The Greatest Hits features two bonus new tracks with Blues Saraceno on lead guitar: "Lay Your Body Down" and "Sexual Thing".
The compilation was certified Gold in 1999 and by 2005 the album had gone double platinum
Double Platinum
Double Platinum is a 1999 musical telefilm starring Diana Ross and Brandy.-Plot:The story begins with a scene featuring star singer Olivia King leaving her daughter Kayla, who was an infant at the time. It is revealed that Kayla was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but in her later years, she would move...
.
It has also been certified by CAN gold.
Track listing
- "Nothin' but a Good TimeNothin' but a Good Time"Nothin' But a Good Time" is the first single from the second Poison album Open Up and Say...Ahh!. The B-sides are "Livin' For the Minute" and "Look But You Can't Touch"....
" - 3:43- From the album Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988)
- "Talk Dirty to MeTalk Dirty to Me"Talk Dirty to Me" is the second single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It was the band's first big international hit.It is a staple on their live shows and was named by VH1 40th greatest hard rock song of all time...
" - 3:44- From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
- "Unskinny BopUnskinny Bop"Unskinny Bop" is a song by American glam metal band Poison, which was released as the first single from their 1990 Flesh & Blood album.The song peaked at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Mainstream rock charts, #15 in the UK and #7 on the Australian charts. This made it the band's second...
" - 3:47- From the album Flesh & Blood (1990)
- "Every Rose Has Its ThornEvery Rose Has Its Thorn"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in 1988 as the third single from Poison's second album Open Up And Say... Ahh!. It is the band's only number-one hit in the U.S., reaching the top spot on Christmas Eve in 1988 for three weeks . It was...
" - 4:17- From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!Open Up and Say...Ahh!Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1988 through the Enigma label. The album, which ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide , proved to be the band's most successful release...
(1988)
- From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!
- "Fallen AngelFallen Angel (Poison song)"Fallen Angel" is the second single from Open Up and Say...Ahh!, American hair metal band Poison's second album. The b-side of the seven inch was "Bad to Be Good"....
" - 3:55- From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!Open Up and Say...Ahh!Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1988 through the Enigma label. The album, which ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide , proved to be the band's most successful release...
(1988)
- From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!
- "I Won't Forget YouI Won't Forget You"I Won't Forget You" is the fourth single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In.Released as a single in 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100....
" - 3:35- From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
- "StandStand (Poison song)"Stand" is a song by American Hard rock band Poison, it was the 1st single from their 1993 Native Tongue album. The song reached number 15 on the Mainstream rock chart, #35 on the top 40 mainstream chart and #50 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" - 5:11- From the album Native TongueNative Tongue (album)Native Tongue is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Poison, released in 1993 through Capitol Records. It peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200, #20 on the UK Albums Chartand was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21, 1993....
(1993)
- From the album Native Tongue
- "Ride the Wind" - 3:51
- From the album Flesh & Blood (1990)
- "Look What the Cat Dragged In" - 3:09
- From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
- "I Want ActionI Want Action"I Want Action" is the third single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In.The song was released as a single in 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, and peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" - 3:05- From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
- "Life Goes OnLife Goes On (Poison song)"Life Goes On" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. It was the fourth single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood.The song reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Albums:"Life Goes On" is on the following albums.* Flesh & Blood...
" - 4:47- From the album Flesh & Blood (1990)
- "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice" Sacrifice" is a song by American hard rock band Poison. It is the fifth single and title track from their 1990 album, Flesh & Blood. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts....
" - 4:40- From the album Flesh & Blood (1990)
- "Cry ToughCry Tough (song)"Cry Tough" is the debut single by American glam metal band Poison, from their debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In, which peaked at number 3 on the The Billboard 200...
" - 3:36- From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
- "Your Mama Don't DanceYour Mama Don't Dance"Your Mama Don't Dance" is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self-titled album Loggins and Messina, it reached #4 on the Billboard pop chart and #19 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart as a single in early 1973."Your Mama Don't Dance" was covered in 1985...
" - 3:00- From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!Open Up and Say...Ahh!Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1988 through the Enigma label. The album, which ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide , proved to be the band's most successful release...
(1988) - Original version by Loggins and MessinaLoggins and MessinaLoggins and Messina are an American rock-pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina who achieved their success in the early to mid 1970s...
- From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!
- "So Tell Me WhySo Tell Me Why"So Tell Me Why" is a single by American Hard rock band Poison, from their 1991 Swallow This Live album. The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles chart...
" - 3:22- From the album Swallow This LiveSwallow This LiveSwallow This Live is the first live album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1991 through Capitol Records. The album peaked at #51 on The Billboard 200...
(1991)
- From the album Swallow This Live
- "Something to Believe InSomething to Believe In (Poison song)"Something to Believe In" is a power ballad by American Glam metal band Poison, it's the 2nd single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood...
" - 5:30- From the album Flesh & Blood (1990)
- "Sexual Thing" - 3:34
- (1996)
- "Lay Your Body Down" - 5:26
- (1996)
New tracks
The album Crack a Smile...and More!Crack a Smile
- Personnel :* Bret Michaels – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar* Rikki Rockett – drums, percussion, backing vocals* Bobby Dall – bass, backing vocals* Blues Saraceno – lead & rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals...
featuring Blues Saraceno on lead guitar contained tracks recorded 1994-1995 but remained unreleased at the time of this compilation's release, therefore the last 2 tracks included here were first released on this album as bonus new tracks (1996) and then released again on the Crack a Smile album in 2000, which was the next Poison album to be released.
Some copies of the album had a hidden picture of the band featuring CC Deville underneath the CD tray. The CD tray was not made of see through material, and therefore the image was covered up by the dark green plastic.
Band Members
- Bret MichaelsBret MichaelsBret Michaels is an American musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison. Besides his career as lead singer, he has several solo albums to his credit, as well as one chart single...
- lead vocals - Bobby DallBobby DallRobert Harry Kuykendall also known as Bobby Dall is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for Poison. Dall is the youngest of three children...
- bass guitar - Rikki RockettRikki RockettRichard Allan Ream , better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer best known for his work with the glam metal band, Poison.-Biography:...
- drums - Blues SaracenoBlues SaracenoBlues Saraceno is an American rock guitarist, composer, and music producer who currently resides in Los Angeles California. Saraceno was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine, at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis...
- lead guitar for the new tracks, 17 + 18
Former members that are featured on the album
- C.C. DeVille - lead guitar for tracks 1 - 6 + 8 - 16
- Richie KotzenRichie KotzenRichie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
- lead guitar for track 7