Look What the Cat Dragged In
Look What the Cat Dragged In is the debut studio album by Poison, the American glam metal band. It came out in May 1986 on Enigma Records and Capitol Records, and it set the template for everything that followed in their catalogue: big hooks, hairspray and a hard rock stomp aimed squarely at the pop-minded end of the Sunset Strip.
It was slow to catch on, but it kept building. A year after release it reached number 3 on the US Billboard 200, helped along by three successful singles: "Talk Dirty to Me", "I Want Action" and "I Won't Forget You". The RIAA certified it Gold in 1987 and 3× Platinum in 1990, and it also earned a silver award in the UK and platinum in Canada. If you want to hear where Poison began, and why the follow-up, Open Up and Say… Ahh!, arrived to such an eager audience, start here.
Look What the Cat Dragged In: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 33:25Tracklist
- 1Cry ToughDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:37
- 2I Want ActionDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:05
- 3I Won’t Forget YouDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:34
- 4Play DirtyDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett4:04
- 5Look What the Cat Dragged InDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:09
- 6Talk Dirty to MeDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:44
- 7Want Some, Need SomeDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:39
- 8Blame It on YouDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett2:33
- 9#1 Bad BoyDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:15
- 10Let Me Go to the ShowDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett2:46
- Produced by
- Ric Browde, Jim Faraci
- Recorded at
- Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood
- Recorded
- 1986
- Mixed by
- Michael Wagener
- Engineered by
- Jim Faraci
- Labels
- Enigma Europe, Enigma, Capitol
- Length
- 33:25
Line-up
- Bobby Dall · bass guitar
- C.C. DeVille · guitar
- Rikki Rockett · drums (drum set)
- Poison
- Bret Michaels · lead vocals
Singles
- “Cry Tough” · 5 August 1986
- “Talk Dirty to Me” · 18 February 1987
- “I Want Action” · 20 May 1987
- “I Won't Forget You” · 5 August 1987
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1986–1987 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1986–1987 | 14 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1986–1987 | 51 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 1989 | Silver |
| United States | 3× Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1986-05-23 vs 1986-07-21 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 July 1986 | ignored lone early release dated 1986-05-23 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 May 1986 | |
| Wikidata | 1986 | |
| US release | 23 May 1986 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1986 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| — | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1986 | DE | Enigma Europe | 4006758487229 | other |
| 1986 | GB | Capitol Records | 0077774673525 | other |
| 1986 | GB | Capitol Records | 0077774673525 | other |
| 1986 | US | Enigma | 077774673525 | other |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records | 077774673525 | other |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records | 0077774673525 | other |
| 23 May 1986 | US | Enigma | 018777320221 | original |
| 21 July 1986 | JP | CBS/Sony | 4988009523354 | other |
| 1 August 2006 | US | Capitol Records | 094634571722 | other |
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) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |