Best of Ballads and Blues
Best of Ballads and Blues is a compilation from the American glam metal band Poison, released by Capitol Records on 5 August 2003. Rather than rounding up the big hits, it gathers the group's power ballads and blues-leaning songs in one place, which sets it apart from their earlier Greatest Hits: 1986-1996.
It arrived a year after the studio album Hollyweird, and it offers a gentler side of a band best known for loud, brash party rock. Acoustic recordings of "Something to Believe In" and "Stand" add something fresh for those who know the originals. Some editions came with a bonus disc of three live tracks, which was also issued as a promo single. It debuted at number 141 on the Billboard 200.
Best of Ballads and Blues: tracklist, credits and charts
16 tracks · 1:15:15Tracklist
- 1Every Rose Has Its ThornKhosla, Dall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett4:19
- 2Something to Believe InDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett5:29
- 3Life Goes OnDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett4:48
- 4I Won't Forget YouDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:35
- 5Good LoveDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett2:52
- 6Lay Your Body DownDall, Michaels, Rockett, Saraceno5:27
- 7Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)Dall, Kotzen, Michaels, Rockett4:13
- 8Be the OneDall, Michaels, Rockett, Saraceno5:40
- 9Life Loves a TragedyDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett5:15
- 10Only Time Will TellDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett4:01
- 11Poor Boy BluesDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett5:19
- 12Theatre of the SoulDall, Kotzen, Michaels, Rockett4:42
- 13Bastard Son of a Thousand BluesDall, Kotzen, Michaels, Rockett4:57
- 14The Last Song4:22
- 15Something to Believe In (acoustic version + new lyrics)Dall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett6:02
- 16Stand (acoustic version)Dall, Kotzen, Michaels, Rockett4:15
- Produced by
- Tom Werman, Bruce Fairbairn, Mike Fraser, Ric Browde, Jim Faraci, Duane Baron, John Purdell
- Recorded at
- Devonshire Studios
- Recorded
- 1986–2003
- Mixed by
- Duane Baron, John Purdell, Tom Werman, Mike Fraser, Michael Wagener
- Engineered by
- Duane Baron, Mike Fraser, Ken Lomas, Jim Faraci
- Label
- Capitol
- Length
- 1:15:15
Line-up
- Bobby Dall · bass guitar, bass
- C.C. DeVille · guitar · guest
- Rikki Rockett · drums (drum set)
- Poison
- Bret Michaels · lead vocals, guitar, vocals
- Blues Saraceno · guitar · guest
- Mike Finnigan · organ · guest
- Jai Winding · piano · guest
- Billy Powell · piano · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2003 | 141 |
From Wikipedia and MusicBrainz. Only what the sources record is shown.
Also released on 5 August
Every year →More from Poison
Full discography →The best of 2003
All of 2003 →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 August 2003 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 August 2003 | |
| Wikidata | 2003 | |
| US release | 5 August 2003 | earliest US date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2003 | US | — | original | |
| 5 August 2003 | US | Capitol Records | 724359140728 | original |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |