Poison'd!

2007 studio album (part compilation) by Poison
Poison'd!
Studio album (part compilation) by
Poison
ReleasedJune 5, 2007
Recorded2006-2007
GenreHard rock, glam metal
Length46:48
LabelEMI
ProducerDon Was, Rick Rubin, Thom Panunzio, Ric Browde, Tom Werman
Poison chronology
The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
(2006) 		Poison'd!
(2007) 		Live Raw & Uncut CD
(2008)
Singles from Poison'd!
  1. "What I Like About You"
    Released: 2007
  2. "SexyBack"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [1]
AllMusic [2]
antiMusic [3]
KNAC [4]
Paste(favorable) [5]
Rolling Stone [6]

Poison'd! is the seventh studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released June 5, 2007. The 14-track album features recordings of Poison's favorite rock classics. Nine new tracks and five previously released covers make up the album.

Release and promotion

The first single to be released from the album was a cover of the Romantics' "What I Like About You" which also featured a music video from the band.

The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at #32, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.[7] The album also charted at #12 on the Top Rock Albums chart[8] A concert from the supporting tour was featured on the Poison DVD "Live, Raw & Uncut", which was the band's next release.

Song information

On January 3, 2007, Poison announced on their official Myspace page that they would like their fans to help pick favourite classic rock songs for the new studio album that they are to record. The fans replied with suggestions like Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird", Sweet's "The Ballroom Blitz", and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long", along with what might be an obvious choice - Alice Cooper's "Poison". On January 28, Rikki Rockett explained,

The Album will be ready for a summer Poison tour. p.s. The songs we are doing are NOT what you expect

— Rikki Rockett

Singles

  • "What I Like About You"

Bonus track

The Wal-Mart version of Poison'd! exclusively features the bonus track "SexyBack" originally performed by Justin Timberlake.[9]

It was later released as a digital single in the iTunes Store.

Covers not included

The only Poison cover songs not included as bonus tracks are "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show cover) from Crack a Smile...and More!, and "God Save the Queen", an instrumental Sex Pistols cover from the Open Up and Say... Ahh! sessions (which was released on the 20th anniversary edition of Flesh & Blood).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist (date)Length
1."Little Willy"Nicky Chinn, Mike ChapmanSweet (1973)3:18
2."Suffragette City"David BowieDavid Bowie (1972)2:57
3."I Never Cry"Alice Cooper, Dick WagnerAlice Cooper (1976)3:33
4."I Need to Know"Tom PettyTom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1978)2:21
5."Can't You See"Toy CaldwellThe Marshall Tucker Band (1973)4:57
6."What I Like About You"Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Jimmy MarinosThe Romantics (1980)2:59
7."Dead Flowers"Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsThe Rolling Stones (1971)4:21
8."Just What I Needed"Ric OcasekThe Cars (1978)3:36
9."Rock and Roll All Nite"Paul Stanley, Gene SimmonsKiss (1975)3:35
10."Squeeze Box"Pete TownshendThe Who (1975)2:30
11."You Don’t Mess Around with Jim"Jim CroceJim Croce (1972)3:06
12."Your Mama Don't Dance"Kenny Loggins, Jim MessinaLoggins and Messina (1972)3:01
13."We're an American Band"Don BrewerGrand Funk Railroad (1973)3:09
Wal-Mart bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist (date)Length
14."SexyBack"Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, Nate HillsJustin Timberlake (2006)3:25

Producers

Credits

Additional musicians

  • Jim McGorman – keyboards, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 32
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 12

References

  1. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  2. ^ Poison'd! at AllMusic
  3. ^ antiMusic review
  4. ^ KNAC review
  5. ^ "Paste review". Archived from the original on 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Billboard charts". Retrieved June 13, 2007.
  8. ^ "Billboard Poison chart history". Retrieved 2010.
  9. ^ Walmart catalogue
  10. ^ "Poison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Poison Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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