Best of Ballads & Blues
2003 greatest hits album by Poison
Best of Ballads & Blues | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Poison | ||||
Released | August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05) | |||
Genre | Glam metal, blues rock | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Best of Ballads & Blues is a greatest hits compilation album from the American hard rock band Poison. It was released on August 5, 2003 on Capitol Records.
Content
Unlike Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996, this compilation focuses on the group's power ballads and blues-oriented songs, and also includes two acoustic recordings of "Something to Believe In" (#2 with new lyrics) and "Stand".
The compilation debuted at #141 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2]
Selected versions of the album featured an exclusive bonus disc featuring 3 live tracks,[3] which was also available as a promo single.[4]
Track listing
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - (from the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!).
- "Something to Believe In" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
- "Life Goes On" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
- "I Won't Forget You" - (from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In).
- "Good Love" - (from the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!).
- "Lay Your Body Down" - (from the album Crack a Smile...and More!)
- "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)" - (from the album Native Tongue).
- "Be the One" - (from the album Crack a Smile...and More!).
- "Life Loves a Tragedy" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
- "Only Time Will Tell" - (from the album Swallow This Live).
- "Poor Boy Blues" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
- "Theatre of the Soul" - (from the album Native Tongue).
- "Bastard Son of a Thousand Blues" - (from the album Native Tongue).
- "The Last Song" - (from the album Power to the People).
- "Something to Believe In" # 2 (Acoustic Version Featuring New Lyrics) - (B-side of the single Life Goes On).
- "Stand" (Acoustic Version) - (B-side of the single Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)).
Bonus live disc
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Live
- "Something to Believe In" - Live
- "Life Goes On" - Live
Personnel
- Bret Michaels - lead vocals
- Bobby Dall - bass guitar
- Rikki Rockett - drums
- C.C. DeVille - lead guitar on tracks 1 - 5, 9 - 11, 14 - 15
- Blues Saraceno - lead guitar on tracks 6, 8
- Richie Kotzen - lead guitar on tracks 7, 12 - 13, 16
Charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[5] | 141 |
References
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Poison
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Open Up and Say... Ahh!
- Flesh & Blood
- Native Tongue
- Crack a Smile... and More!
- Power to the People
- Hollyweird
- Poison'd!
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996
- Poison – Rock Champions
- Best of Ballads & Blues
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition)
- Double Dose: Ultimate Hits
- Sight for Sore Ears
- Flesh, Blood, & Videotape
- Swallow This Live: Flesh & Blood World Tour
- Seven Days Live
- Poison Greatest Video Hits
- Nothing But a Good Time! Unauthorized
- Poison Video Hits
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (DVD)
- Live, Raw & Uncut (DVD)
- "Cry Tough"
- "Talk Dirty to Me"
- "I Want Action"
- "I Won't Forget You"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- "Nothin' but a Good Time"
- "Fallen Angel"
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
- "Your Mama Don't Dance"
- "Unskinny Bop"
- "Something to Believe In"
- "Ride the Wind"
- "Life Goes On"
- "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice"
- "So Tell Me Why"
- "Stand"
- "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)"
- "Body Talk"
- "Shut Up, Make Love"
- "Be the One"
- "Power to the People"
- "The Last Song"
- "Rockstar"
- "Squeeze Box"
- "Shooting Star"
- "We're an American Band"
- "What I Like About You"
- "SexyBack"
- A Letter from Death Row
- Glitter 4 Your Soul
- Songs of Life
- Freedom of Sound
- Rock My World
- Custom Built
- Jammin' with Friends
- True Grit
- Discography
- Bret Michaels discography
- Samantha 7
- Devil City Angels
- A Letter from Death Row (film)
- The Surreal Life
- Rock of Love
- Season 1
- 2
- 3
- Celebrity Apprentice 3
- Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It
- Celebrity Apprentice: All-Stars