Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996

Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 is the first greatest hits compilation CD from the glam metal band Poison. The album was released on November 26, 1996 by Capitol Records. The album contains 16 tracks from the band's first four studio albums (Look What the Cat Dragged In, Open Up and Say...Ahh!, Flesh & Blood and Native Tongue) and also the live double-album Swallow This Live. The compilation includes most of Poison's hit singles which all charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream rock charts.[2]

Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
Greatest hits album by
Poison
ReleasedNovember 26, 1996
Recorded1986-1996
GenreGlam metal, hard rock
Length1:12:13
LabelCapitol
ProducerRic Browde
Tom Werman
Bruce Fairbairn
Richie Zito
John Purdell
Duane Baron
Poison chronology
Native Tongue
(1993)		 Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
(1996)		 Crack a Smile... and More!
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Blues Saraceno replaced Richie Kotzen as lead guitarist after the last album Native Tongue and The Greatest Hits features two bonus new tracks with Blues Saraceno on lead guitar: "Lay Your Body Down" and "Sexual Thing".

The compilation was certified Gold in 1999 and by 2005 the album had gone double platinum.[3] It has also been certified by CAN gold.

Track listing
  1. "Nothin' but a Good Time" - 3:43
  2. "Talk Dirty to Me" - 3:44
    • From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
  3. "Unskinny Bop" - 3:47
  4. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - 4:17
    • From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh! (1988)
  5. "Fallen Angel" - 3:55
    • From the album Open Up and Say...Ahh! (1988)
  6. "I Won't Forget You" - 3:35
    • From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
  7. "Stand" - 5:11
  8. "Ride the Wind" - 3:51
  9. "Look What the Cat Dragged In" - 3:09
    • From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
  10. "I Want Action" - 3:05
    • From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
  11. "Life Goes On" - 4:47
  12. "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice" - 4:40
  13. "Cry Tough" - 3:36
    • From the album Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
  14. "Your Mama Don't Dance" - 3:00
  15. "So Tell Me Why" - 3:22
  16. "Something to Believe In" - 5:30
  17. "Sexual Thing" - 3:34
    • New song (1996)
  18. "Lay Your Body Down" - 5:26
    • New song (1996)

New tracks

The album Crack a Smile featuring Blues Saraceno on lead guitar contained tracks recorded 1994-1995 but remained unreleased at the time of this compilation's release. Therefore, the last 2 tracks included here were first released on this album as bonus new tracks (1996) and then released again on the Crack a Smile... and More! album in 2000, which was the next Poison album to be released.

Some copies of the album had a hidden picture of the band featuring CC Deville underneath the CD tray. The CD tray was not made of see through material, and therefore the image was covered up by the dark green plastic.

Personnel

References
  1. Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 at AllMusic
  2. "Allmusic (Poison charts and awards)".
  3. "RIAA Gold & Platinum (Poison)".Retrieved 2010.
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