Open Up and Say... Ahh!

by Poison

Overview

Poison's best album still has a bit of filler that fails to deliver the big hooks and catchy riffs of their best material; when that happens, Bret Michaels' affected "rawk & rowl" singing accent begins to grate. But thankfully, that doesn't happen very often on Open Up and Say...Ahh!, which solidified the group's status as hair metal's top party band. The ballad "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," Poison's only number one hit, and the Top Ten "Nothin' But a Good Time" became their most widely recognized signature songs; a cover of Loggins & Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance" also hit the Top Ten, and the sometimes-overlooked "Fallen Angel," one of their best songs, got plenty of MTV airplay. But the agreeable raunch of album tracks like "Love on the Rocks," "Good Love," and "Look But You Can't Touch" helps make Open Up and Say...Ahh! Poison's best overall album. [The 2006 Capitol reissue contains two bonus tracks.] ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	08/01/2006
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol
UPC:	0094634572125
Rank:	34335

Tracks

1. Love on the Rocks
2. Nothin' But a Good Time
3. Back to the Rocking Horse
4. Good Love
5. Tearin' Down the Walls
6. Look But You Can't Touch
7. Fallen Angel
8. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
9. Your Mama Don't Dance
10. Bad to Be Good
11. Livin' for the Minute
12. World Premiere Interview

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Poison   Primary Artist
Bobby Dall   Guitar (Bass),Bass
C.C. DeVille   Guitar,Keyboards
Bret Michaels   Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Acoustic)
Rikki Rockett   Drums,Percussion
John Purdell   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Tom Werman   Producer,Mixing
C.C. DeVille   Composer
Jim Messina   Composer
Bret Michaels   Composer
Annamaria DiSanto   Photography
William Hames   Photography
Bambi   Model
Bobby Dall   Composer
Kenny Loggins   Composer
Chris Bellman   Mastering
Rikki Rockett   Composer
Duane Baron   Mixing,Engineer
John Purdell   Mixing,Engineer
Poison   Arranger,Composer
Lisa Buzelli   Model
Neil Zlozower   Photography
Richard McKernan   Engineer
Mikki Shout   Model
Candice Raquel   Model
Elaine Offers   Make-Up
Sandra Johnson   Photography
Cindy Rome   Model
James Messina   Composer