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The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock

Released3 April 2006
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The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock is a compilation from the American glam metal band, released by Capitol Records on 3 April 2006. It was put together to mark the band's 20th anniversary, a milestone that takes in their run from the 1986 debut, Look What the Cat Dragged In, through to the more recent albums Crack a Smile... and More! and Hollyweird.

For anyone coming to Poison for the first time, or wanting a tidy overview without digging through seven studio records, it makes a handy starting point. It also found a large audience, selling more than a million copies in the US by September 2009. Poison'd!, a covers record, followed in 2007, so this set sits neatly between the band's studio chapters.

The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock: tracklist, credits and charts

18 tracks · 1:11:18

Tracklist

  1. 1Talk Dirty to MeDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:45
  2. 2I Want Action (single version)Dall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:06
  3. 3I Won't Forget You (single version)Dall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:35
  4. 4Cry ToughDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:38
  5. 5Look What the Cat Dragged InDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:11
  6. 6Nothin' but a Good TimeDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:44
  7. 7Fallen AngelDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:57
  8. 8Every Rose Has Its ThornKhosla, Dall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett4:20
  9. 9Your Mama Don't DanceKenny Loggins and Jim Messina3:00
  10. 10Unskinny BopDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:49
  11. 11Rock and Roll All NightGene Simmons and Paul Stanley3:36
  12. 12Ride the WindDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett3:53
  13. 13Something to Believe InDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett5:30
  14. 14Life Goes OnDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett4:49
  15. 15StandDall, Kotzen, Michaels, Rockett5:15
  16. 16The Last Song4:23
  17. 17Shooting StarDall, DeVille, Michaels, Rockett4:37
  18. 18We're an American BandDon Brewer3:10
Produced by
Ric Browde, Jim Faraci, Tom Werman, Bruce Fairbairn, Mike Fraser, Richie Zito, Don Was
Mixed by
Michael Wagener, Duane Baron, John Purdell, Tom Werman, Mike Fraser
Engineered by
Jim Faraci, Duane Baron, Mike Fraser, Ken Lomas
Recorded
1986–2006
Labels
Capitol Records, Capitol
Length
1:11:18

Line-up

  • Bobby Dall · bass guitar
  • C.C. DeVille · guitar
  • Rikki Rockett · drums (drum set)
  • Poison
  • Bret Michaels · lead vocals
  • Richie Kotzen · guitar · guest
  • Jai Winding · guest
  • The First AME Choir of Los Angeles · choir vocals · guest

Singles

  • “We're an American Band” · 2006

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 200617
US Catalog Albums · 20064
US Top Rock Albums · 20065
US Hard Rock · 200610

Certifications

RegionCertification
United StatesGold

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MusicBrainz3 April 2006
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Wikidata2006
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UK / Europe release3 April 2006earliest UK or European date
4 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
2006GBCapitol Records094634951326other
3 April 2006XECapitol Records094635722123original
3 April 2006GBCapitol Records094635722123original
5 April 2006USCapitol Records094634951029other
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