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Artist
  
Poison

Label
  
CAPITOL RECORDS

Release date
  
5 August 2003

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Released
  
August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05)

Best of Ballads & Blues(2003)
  
The Best of Poison 20 Years of Rock(2006)

Genres
  
Hard rock, Glam metal, Heavy metal, Blues rock

Similar
  
Poison albums, Hard rock albums

Best of Ballads & Blues is a greatest hits compilation album from the American hard rock band Poison. It was released August 5, 2003 on Capitol Records. Unlike Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996, this compilation focuses on the group's power ballads and blues-oriented songs and also includes two new acoustic recordings of "Something to Believe In" (#2 with new lyrics) and "Stand".

Contents

The compilation debuted at #141 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Selected versions of the album featured an exclusive bonus disc featuring 3 live tracks, which was also available as a promo single.

Track listing

  1. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - (from the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!).
  2. "Something to Believe In" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
  3. "Life Goes On" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
  4. "I Won't Forget You" - (from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In).
  5. "Good Love" - (from the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!).
  6. "Lay Your Body Down" - (from the album Crack a Smile...and More!)
  7. "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)" - (from the album Native Tongue).
  8. "Be the One" - (from the album Crack a Smile...and More!).
  9. "Life Loves a Tragedy" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
  10. "Only Time Will Tell" - (from the album Swallow This Live).
  11. "Poor Boy Blues" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
  12. "Theatre of the Soul" - (from the album Native Tongue).
  13. "Bastard Son of a Thousand Blues" - (from the album Native Tongue).
  14. "The Last Song" - (from the album Power to the People).
  15. "Something to Believe In" # 2 (Acoustic Version Featuring New Lyrics).
  16. "Stand" (Acoustic Version)

Bonus live disc

  1. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Live
  2. "Something to Believe In" - Live
  3. "Life Goes On" - Live

Personnel

  • Bret Michaels - lead vocals
  • Bobby Dall - bass guitar
  • Rikki Rockett - drums
  • C.C. DeVille - lead guitar
  • Blues Saraceno - lead guitar on tracks 6 + 8
  • Richie Kotzen - lead guitar on tracks 7 + 12, 13 + 16

    • Songs

    1Every Rose Has Its Thorn (2003 - Remaster)4:19
    2Something to Believe In (2003 - Remaster)5:29
    3Life Goes On (2003 - Remaster)4:48

    References

    Best of Ballads & Blues Wikipedia
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