Best of Ballads & Blues
Best of Ballads & Blues | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | August 5, 2003 | |||
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
[edit]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
[edit]- "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
[edit]- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Live
- "Something to Believe In" - Live
- "Life Goes On" - Live
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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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.