Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996

by Poison

Overview

Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996 is as definitive as a Poison compilation could hope to be. Featuring a full 18 tracks, including all of their Top 50 hits ("Talk Dirty to Me," "I Want Action," "Nothin' but a Good Time," "Fallen Angel," "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," "Your Mama Don't Dance," "Unskinny Bop," "Something to Belive In," "Stand," among others) plus two unreleased cuts ("Sexual Thing," "Lay Your Body Down"), the album boasts every worthwhile song the group ever recorded, augmented by Bret Michaels' track-by-track commentary. Though the album isn't sequenced in chronological order, it plays like an excellent mixtape, which actually makes the album more listenable. Even on a compilation, Poison wears a little thin -- there are still dull moments among these 18 songs, mainly in the form of lesser-known album tracks and singles -- but still, Greatest Hits 1986-1996 is the most enteraining album the band ever released. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/26/1996
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol
UPC:	0724385337529

Tracks

1. Nothin' but a Good Time
2. Talk Dirty to Me
3. Unskinny Bop
4. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
5. Fallen Angel
6. I Won't Forget You
7. Stand
8. Ride the Wind
9. Look What the Cat Dragged In
10. I Want Action
11. Life Goes On
12. (Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice
13. Cry Tough
14. Your Mama Don't Dance
15. So Tell Me Why
16. Something to Believe In
17. Sexual Thing
18. Lay Your Body Down

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Poison   Primary Artist
Bobby Dall   Bass
Rikki Rockett   Drums
C.C. DeVille   Guitar
Blues Saraceno   Guitar
Richie Kotzen   Guitar
Bret Michaels   Vocals

Technical Credits

James Messina   Composer
Bobby Dall   Composer
Kenny Loggins   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Remastering
Rikki Rockett   Composer
Duane Baron   Producer
John Purdell   Producer
Deville   Composer
Poison   Composer,Producer
Richie Zito   Producer
Tom Werman   Producer
Tommy Steele   Art Direction
Bruce Fairbairn   Producer
Blues Saraceno   Composer
C.C. DeVille   Composer
Harlan Howard   Composer
Jim Messina   Composer
Richie Kotzen   Composer
Ric Browde   Producer
Bret Michaels   Composer,Liner Notes
Annamaria DiSanto   Photography
William Hames   Photography
Neil Zlozower   Photography
Scott Lechner   Engineer,Project Director,Production Engineer
Karen Myer   Executive Producer
Nitin Vadukul   Photography
Jeffery Fey   Art Direction
Danny Kotzen   Composer