Flesh & Blood (Poison album)

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All tracks are written by Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, and Rikki Rockett, except where noted.

Flesh & Blood
Poison-Flesh & Blood.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
Studio Little Mountain (Vancouver, Canada)
Genre Glam metal [1]
Length57:38
Label
Producer
Poison chronology
Open Up and Say... Ahh!
(1988)
Flesh & Blood
(1990)
Swallow This Live
(1991)
Alternative cover
FleshAndBloodOriginal.jpg
Original banned blood version
No.TitleLength
1."Strange Days of Uncle Jack"1:40
2."Valley of Lost Souls"3:58
3."(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice"4:40
4."Swampjuice (Soul-O)"1:25
5."Unskinny Bop"3:47
6."Let It Play"4:21
7."Life Goes On"4:47
8."Come Hell or High Water"5:01
9."Ride the Wind"3:50
10."Don't Give Up an Inch"3:43
11."Something to Believe In"5:28
12."Ball and Chain"4:22
13."Life Loves a Tragedy"5:14
14."Poor Boy Blues" [†] 5:19
Total length:57:38
2006 remastered edition bonus tracks:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Something to Believe In" (acoustic with new lyrics) 5:59
16."God Save the Queen" (instrumental; Sex Pistols cover)2:47

^ † The 2006 reissue contains a mastering error, as the last few seconds of "Poor Boy Blues" are missing from this version.

Video album

Flesh, Blood, & Videotape is the second video compilation released by Poison, featuring the music videos from Flesh & Blood.

  1. "Let It Play" (Montage clip)
  2. "Unskinny Bop"
  3. "Ride the Wind"
  4. "Poor Boy Blues" (Montage clip)
  5. "Something to Believe In"
  6. "Life Goes On"
  7. "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice" (Uncensored version)

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [38] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [39] 4× Platinum400,000^
Chile [40] Gold15,000 [41]
Indonesia [40] Gold25,000 [42]
Malaysia [40] Gold15,000 [42]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [40] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [43] Gold7,500^
Singapore (RIAS) [40] Gold7,500 [42]
South Korea (KMCA) [40] Gold15,000 [42]
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [45] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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