Sight for Sore Ears

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Sight For Sore Ears
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Released1989
Genre Glam metal
Label Enigma

Sight For Sore Ears is the first video album from the rock band Poison, featuring all the Poison music videos from the first two albums, Look What the Cat Dragged In and Open Up and Say... Ahh! and also features behind the scenes footage and in depth interviews. The video compilation received gold certification. [1] It was re-released on DVD in 2001 as part of Poison Greatest Video Hits. It has also been certified by CAN gold.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Cry Tough"
  2. "I Want Action"
  3. "Talk Dirty To Me"
  4. "I Won't Forget You"
  5. "Good Love (Montage)"
  6. "Nothin' but a Good Time"
  7. "Fallen Angel"
  8. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
  9. "Your Mama Don't Dance"

Band members

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [2] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. "Canadian album certifications – Poison – Sight for Sore Ears". Music Canada . Retrieved August 19, 2021.