Poison'd!

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Poison'd!
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Studio album (part compilation)by
Poison
ReleasedJune 5, 2007 (2007-06-05)
Recorded1987–2007
Genre
Length43:28
46:48 (Walmart release)
Label Capitol
Producer
Poison chronology
The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
(2006)		Poison'd!
(2007)		 Live Raw & Uncut CD
(2008)
Singles from Poison'd!
  1. "What I Like About You"
    Released: 2007
  2. "SexyBack"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Poison'd! is the seventh studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released through Capitol Records on June 5, 2007. The 14-track album features cover versions of the band's favorite rock classics. Nine new tracks and five previously released covers make up the album.

Contents

Release and promotion

The first single to be released from the album was a cover of the Romantics' "What I Like About You" which also featured a music video from the band.

The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at #32, selling 21,000 copies in its first week. [7] The album also charted at #12 on the Top Rock Albums chart [8] A concert from the supporting tour was featured on the Poison DVD "Live, Raw & Uncut", which was the band's next release.

Song information

On January 3, 2007, Poison announced on their official Myspace page that they would like their fans to help pick favourite classic rock songs for the new studio album that they are to record. The fans replied with suggestions like Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird", Sweet's "The Ballroom Blitz", and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long", along with what might be an obvious choice - Alice Cooper's "Poison". On January 28, Rikki Rockett explained,

The Album will be ready for a summer Poison tour. p.s. The songs we are doing are NOT what you expect

— Rikki Rockett

Singles

Bonus track

The Walmart version of Poison'd! exclusively features the bonus track "SexyBack" originally performed by Justin Timberlake. [9]

It was later released as a digital single in the iTunes Store.

Covers not included

The only Poison cover songs not included as bonus tracks are "Cover of the Rolling Stone" (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show cover) from Crack a Smile...and More! , and "God Save the Queen", an instrumental Sex Pistols cover from the Open Up and Say... Ahh! sessions (which was released on the 20th anniversary edition of Flesh & Blood ).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist (date)Length
1."Little Willy"
 The Sweet (1973)3:18
2."Suffragette City"David Bowie David Bowie (1972)2:57
3."I Never Cry"
 Alice Cooper (1976)3:33
4."I Need to Know" Tom Petty Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1978)2:21
5."Can't You See" Toy Caldwell The Marshall Tucker Band (1973)4:57
6."What I Like About You"
  • Wally Palmar
  • Mike Skill
  • Jimmy Marinos
 The Romantics (1980)2:59
7."Dead Flowers" Jagger–Richards The Rolling Stones (1971)4:21
8."Just What I Needed" Ric Ocasek The Cars (1978)3:36
9."Rock and Roll All Nite"
 Kiss (1975)3:35
10."Squeeze Box" Pete Townshend The Who (1975)2:30
11."You Don’t Mess Around with Jim"Jim Croce Jim Croce (1972)3:06
12."Your Mama Don't Dance"
 Loggins and Messina (1972)3:01
13."We're an American Band" Don Brewer Grand Funk Railroad (1973)3:09
Total length:43:28
Walmart bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist (date)Length
14."SexyBack"
 Justin Timberlake (2006)3:25
Total length:46:48

Personnel

Poison

Additional musicians

Producers

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [10] 32
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] 12

References

  1. ↑ "About.com review". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Poison'd! at AllMusic
  3. ↑ antiMusic review
  4. ↑ KNAC review
  5. ↑ "Paste review". Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2012.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Billboard charts". Billboard . Retrieved June 13, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Poison chart history". Retrieved 2010.
  9. ↑ Walmart catalogue
  10. ↑ "Poison Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Poison Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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