Flesh & Blood (Poison album)

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

Flesh & Blood
Studio album by Poison
Released	July 2, 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Studio	Little Mountain (Vancouver, Canada)
Genre	Glam metal [1]
Length	57:38
Label	Enigma Capitol
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn Mike Fraser
Poison chronology
Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988) Flesh & Blood (1990) Swallow This Live (1991)
Alternative cover
Original banned blood version

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Something to Believe In" (acoustic with new lyrics)		5:59
16.	"God Save the Queen" (instrumental; Sex Pistols cover)	Glen Matlock John Lydon Paul Cook Steve Jones	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

• Bret Michaels - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• C.C. DeVille - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Bobby Dall - bass, piano, backing vocals
• Rikki Rockett - drums, backing vocals
• John Webster - keyboards, piano

Production

• Produced by Bruce Fairbairn
• Co-produced by Mike Fraser
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [16] 17 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [17] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 88 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [19] 16 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 31 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [21] 23 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [22] 4 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [23] 11 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [24] 17 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 11 UK Albums (OCC) [26] 3 US Billboard 200 [27] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [28] 45 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [29] 21 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [30] 98 US Billboard 200 [31] 51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32]	Platinum	70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [33]	4× Platinum	400,000^
Chile [34]	Gold	15,000 [35]
Indonesia [34]	Gold	25,000 [36]
Malaysia [34]	Gold	15,000 [36]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [34]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [37]	Gold	7,500^
Singapore (RIAS) [34]	Gold	7,500 [36]
South Korea (KMCA) [34]	Gold	15,000 [36]
United Kingdom (BPI) [38]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [39]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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26. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
27. "Poison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
28. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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30. Bakker, Machgiel (22 December 1990). "1990 REVIEW: Music & Media Year -End Awards . European Top 100 Albums 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. pp. 29, 38. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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34. "1990 a New Marketing Attitude" (PDF). Music & Media . December 22, 1990. p. 2. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
35. "Chile's Warm Up" (PDF). Billboard . 10 December 1994. p. 70. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
36. "Certification Award Levels" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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38. "British album certifications – Poison – Flesh & Blood". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
39. "American album certifications – Poison – Flesh & Blood". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 26, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Flesh & Blood at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Flesh & Blood at Discogs (list of releases)