The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock is a compilation album from the American glam metal band Poison, released by Capitol Records on April 3, 2006, to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. It sold more than one million copies to date in the U.S as of September 2009.
| The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | April 3, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–2006 | |||
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| Length | 71:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Don Was | |||
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| Singles from The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Release and promotion
editThe Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock features many songs from the band's 20-year career. Most notable is the song "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", which was the band's biggest hit, a power ballad. A rare cover of the Kiss classic "Rock and Roll All Nite" appears, previously only available on the soundtrack to the movie "Less Than Zero". The compilation also includes a new single, the Grand Funk Railroad roadie classic "We're an American Band", which also features a music video.
The cover art is taken from the book Pornography: Opposing Viewpoints.[2]
The album was produced by Don Was and marked Poison's return to the Billboard 200 top 20 charts for the first time since 1993. The compilation debuted at No. 17,[3] quite an impressive showing for a hair metal band in 2006, and perhaps showing the beneficial effect of many Behind the Music-type shows on VH1, where Poison's hair metal antics were relived. The album also charted at No. 5 on the Top Rock Albums, No. 4 on the Top Catalog Albums and No. 10 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart.[4]
The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock was certified Gold in 2006 by the RIAA.[5]
The album was bundled with the 2004 remastered single-disc version of Swallow This Live in the 2010 box set Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection.[6][7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett, and C.C. DeVille, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | {{{extra_column}}} | Length |
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| 1. | "Talk Dirty to Me" | Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986) | 3:44 | |
| 2. | "I Want Action" (Single Version) | Look What the Cat Dragged In | 3:05 | |
| 3. | "I Won't Forget You" (Single Version) | Look What the Cat Dragged In | 3:34 | |
| 4. | "Cry Tough" | Look What the Cat Dragged In | 3:38 | |
| 5. | "Look What the Cat Dragged In" | Look What the Cat Dragged In | 3:10 | |
| 6. | "Nothin' But a Good Time" | Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988) | 3:43 | |
| 7. | "Fallen Angel" | Open Up and Say... Ahh! | 3:56 | |
| 8. | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Open Up and Say... Ahh! | 4:20 | |
| 9. | "Your Mama Don't Dance" (Loggins and Messina cover) | Open Up and Say... Ahh! | 3:00 | |
| 10. | "Unskinny Bop" | Flesh & Blood (1990) | 3:49 | |
| 11. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Kiss cover) | Less Than Zero soundtrack (1987) | 3:35 | |
| 12. | "Ride the Wind" | Flesh & Blood | 3:53 | |
| 13. | "Something to Believe In" | Flesh & Blood | 5:30 | |
| 14. | "Life Goes On" | Flesh & Blood | 4:49 | |
| 15. | "Stand" |
| Native Tongue (1993) | 5:14 |
| 16. | "The Last Song" | Power to the People (2000) | 4:22 | |
| 17. | "Shooting Star" | Hollyweird (2002) | 4:37 | |
| 18. | "We're an American Band" (Grand Funk Railroad cover) | Don Brewer | New recording | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 71:19 | |||
DVD
editA special edition of The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock was released which included a bonus greatest hits DVD compilation. The DVD includes the new video "We're an American Band" plus some of the band's biggest hits.
Personnel
edit- Bret Michaels - lead vocals; rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (track 4,8,13,15), keyboards
- Bobby Dall - bass guitar, piano (track 13)
- Rikki Rockett - drums; percussion
- C.C. DeVille - lead guitar, keyboards (track 3,8,14)
- Richie Kotzen - lead guitar (track 15)
- Evren Göknar - mastering engineer
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 17 |
| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 10 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pornography: Opposing viewpoints. Opposing viewpoints series. Greenhaven Press. 2002.
- ^ "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards) Billboard albums".
- ^ "Billboard - Poison chart history".
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.Retrieved 2010.
- ^ Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- ^ Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection at Discogs
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "American album certifications – Poison – The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
External links
edit- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock at Discogs (list of releases)