Best of Ballads & Blues
| Best of Ballads & Blues | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | August 5, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–2003 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 75:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Poison chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Best of Ballads & Blues is a compilation album by the American glam metal band Poison, released by Capitol Records on August 5, 2003. Unlike Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996, this compilation focuses on the group's power ballads and blues-oriented songs, and also includes acoustic recordings of "Something to Believe In" 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
[edit]All tracks are written by Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall and Rikki Rockett, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988) | 4:19 | |
| 2. | "Something to Believe In" | Flesh & Blood (1990) | 5:29 | |
| 3. | "Life Goes On" | Flesh & Blood | 4:48 | |
| 4. | "I Won't Forget You" | Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986) | 3:35 | |
| 5. | "Good Love" | Open Up and Say... Ahh! | 2:52 | |
| 6. | "Lay Your Body Down" |
| Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996 (1996) | 5:27 |
| 7. | "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)" |
| Native Tongue (1993) | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Be the One" |
| Crack a Smile... and More! (1996) | 5:40 |
| 9. | "Life Loves a Tragedy" | Flesh & Blood | 5:15 | |
| 10. | "Only Time Will Tell" | Swallow This Live (1991) | 4:01 | |
| 11. | "Poor Boy Blues" | Flesh & Blood | 5:19 | |
| 12. | "Theatre of the Soul" |
| Native Tongue | 4:42 |
| 13. | "Bastard Son of a Thousand Blues" |
| Native Tongue | 4:57 |
| 14. | "The Last Song" | Power to the People (2000) | 4:22 | |
| 15. | "Something to Believe In" (Acoustic Version Featuring New Lyrics) | New recording (2003) | 6:02 | |
| 16. | "Stand" (Acoustic Version) |
| B-side of "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)" (1993) | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 75:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (Live) | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Something to Believe In" (Live) | 6:07 |
| 3. | "Life Goes On" (Live) | 6:05 |
Personnel
[edit]- Bret Michaels - lead vocals
- Bobby Dall - bass guitar
- Rikki Rockett - drums
- C.C. DeVille - lead guitar (tracks 1–5, 9–11, 14–15)
- Blues Saraceno - lead guitar (tracks 6, 8)
- Richie Kotzen - lead guitar (tracks 7, 12–13, 16)
- Evren Göknar - mastering engineer
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 141 |
Poison Video Hits DVD
[edit]Poison Video Hits is the seventh music DVD from the glam metal band Poison released in 2005, it follows the release of The Best of Ballads & Blues: Greatest hits 2 album, and it consists of six Poison video hits.
Track listing
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Billboard - Poison chart history".
- ^ "Poison Live Ballads & Blues Bonus Cd". eil.
- ^ "Poison Live Ballads & Blues Bonus Cd Single". Musicstack.
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Best of Ballads & Blues at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Best of Ballads & Blues at Discogs (list of releases)
