Poison Albums and Videos

Albums | Solo/Tribute Albums | Videos | Movies
click on the covers for more information.

Poison Albums

Look What the Cat Dragged In Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986) was Poison's debut album, highlighted by party anthems like Talk Dirty to Me and I Want Action. Another hit song off this album was the slow ballad, I Won't Forget You. This album is total glam, slam, thank you, ma'am.
Released 8/2/86.  Peak chart position: #3, Quadruple (4 times) Platinum

Click here to purchase!

Open Up and Say...Ahh! Open Up and Say...Ahh! (1988), The smash follow-up album that permanently placed Poison on the map. Highlighted by smash hits such as Nothin' But a Good Time, Fallen Angel, Every Rose Has Its Thorn, and Your Mama Don't Dance, this album rocked the charts and totally helped shape an entire genre of music. The original album cover, shown here, was banned in the USA; you won't see it much.
Released 5/21/88.  Peak chart position: #2; Sextuple (6 times) Platinum

Click here to purchase!

Flesh & Blood Flesh & Blood (1990), Another smash success for Poison, this album showcases hit singles such as Unskinny Bop, Ride the Wind, and Something to Believe In. Great follow-up album for Open Up and Say...Ahh!; one of Poison's best.
Released 7/28/90.  Peak chart position: #2; Triple Platinum

Click here to purchase!

Swallow This Live Swallow This Live (1991), A two CD set covering live shows from the Flesh & Blood tour. Covers all their greatest hits and best songs to date, and has 4 new studio songs at the end of disc two. Poison sounds great live, and this is the next best thing to being there.
Released 11/30/91.  Peak chart position: #51; Gold

Click here to purchase!

Native Tongue Native Tongue (1993), First post-C.C. DeVille album, this recording is a radical departure from all previous efforts. This album, featuring guitarist Richie Kotzen, explores more of the blues, an element that has always been obvious on Poison's earlier efforts. Not a huge commercial success, but definitely a good album.
Released 3/6/93.  Peak chart position: #13; Gold

Click here to purchase!

Crack a Smile - And More! Crack a Smile -  And More! (2000), Featuring guitarist Blues Saraceno, this album was thought to be doomed forever as a bootleg.  It was finally released in March of 2000 (after 4 years of shelving and delays).  Featuring great songs such as Baby Gets Around a Bit, Lay Your Body Down, and Cover of the Rolling Stone; as well as some MTV Unplugged cuts and other unreleased songs; this album is well worth the fifteen bucks!
Released 3/19/00.  Peak chart position: #131

Click here to purchase!

Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996 Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996 (1996) Featuring 16 of Poison's greatest hits, plus 2 new studio songs with new and short lived guitarist Blues Saraceno. This album's got 'em all; everything from Talk Dirty to Me to Nothin' But a Good Time to Something to Believe In.
Peak chart position: #2; Platinum

Click here to purchase!

Power to the People Power to the People (2000) Featuring five brand new studio songs and a return of guitarist CC DeVille, this album also includes ten of their greatest hits recorded live during their summer tour of 1999.
Released 6/10/01.  Peak chart position: #166

Click here to purchase!

Hollyweird (2002) Hollyweird (2002) Poison's first full length studio album in years!  The first single from this all new 13 song studio album is a cover of The Who's Squeeze Box.
Released 5/21/02.

Click here to purchase!

Best of Ballads & Blues (2003) Best of Ballads & Blues (2003) This album features 16 of Poison's greatest slow songs and blues songs.  It features cuts from every album except for Hollyweird.

Click here to purchase!

The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (2006) This album features 18 songs including a cover of We're An American Band (previously unreleased).
You can also get a special edition of this disc that comes with a DVD that includes 6 music videos, a track from MTV Unplugged in 1990, and the making of We're An American Band.

Click here to purchase!

Poison'D (2007) Poison'D (2007) Covers album with 13 songs from David Bowie's Suffragette City to the Cars' Just What I Needed.

Click here to purchase!

Solo/Tribute Albums

Open Up (1992) Open Up (1992) Interview disc from Baktabak Records.  This CD is an interview with Bret Michaels. 

You can also visit Baktabak Records' web site for a 12" picture disc vinyl interview.

Click here to purchase! 

Bret Michaels:  Letter from Death Row A Letter From Death Row: The Album (1998), Bret Michaels' solo debut! Great album that includes appearances with C.C. DeVille and Rikki Rockett.  Highlights: Party Rock Band (with C.C.), "69" and The Last Breath (with Rikki Rockett)

 

Samantha 7 Samantha 7 (2000) CC DeVille's solo debut!   CC plays guitars and sings for this three-piece band.  Great album; highlights include Framed, Hanging Onto Jane, and Slave Laura.
Released 6/1/00.
Show Me Your Hits Show Me Your Hits (2000) Bret Michaels and friends put together this tribute album, featuring songs from every Poison album, including those without CC!  Performances by everyone from members of Great White to Pauly Shore.
Released 9/00.
Mama's Fallen Angel - a tribute to Poison Mama's Fallen Angel - A Tribute to Poison (2000) Covers of Poison's greatest hits; everything from Nothin' But a Good Time to Valley of Lost Souls; 11 tracks.
Bret Michaels - Ballads, Blues, & Stories (2001) Ballads, Blues, & Stories (2001) A Bret Michaels solo album consisting of music throughout his career; some re-recorded, some original.  Also included are stories about the lyrics and/or music for each song.
Name Your Poison (2001) Name Your Poison (2001) A tribute album from Perris Records featuring covers of Poison's 10 greatest hits. 
Released 6/2001
Bret Michaels - Country Demos (2001) Country Demos (2001) 6 country demos recorded in Nashville by Bret Michaels in 1995. Available for sale only at BretMichaels.com.  Songs include Future Ex-Wife, Hot Dang Mama, The Other Side Of Me, The One You Get, Like I Do, I Do, and Play One For Me.
Rikki Rockett - Glitter 4 Your Soul (2003) Glitter 4 Your Soul (2003) Rikki Rockett and friends (including Blues Saracino, CC DeVille, and Stu Simone, among many others) release a cover album of 70's glitter punk ranging from David Bowie to Alice Cooper.  This album only for sale through Rikki Rockett's Glitter 4 Your Soul web site.
Released 1/7/2003
Bret Michaels: Songs of Life (2002) Songs of Life (2003) 12 all new songs from Bret Michaels!  Enhanced CD includes the video for the first single, Raine
Released 5/20/2003

Click here to purchase!

Toxic: A Tribute to Poison (2004) Toxic: A Tribute to Poison (2004)
Released by Sharkbite Records on August 10, 2004, this 12 song tribute CD covers the following songs:
Talk Dirty To Me, Nothin' But A Good Time, I Want Action, Cry Tough, Unskinny Bop, Sexual Thing, Valley Of Lost Souls, Ride The Wind, Fallen Angel, Every Rose Has Its Thorn, So Tell Me Why, and Hollyweird.
 Click here to purchase!
Bret Michaels - Freedom of Sound (2005) Freedom of Sound (2005) 8 all new songs, plus an additional 10 tunes including a country remake of Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Great Big Hits Live (2006) Great Big Hits Live! (2006)
Released June 6, 2006; this CD is a "bootleg" released by Sony/BMG.  The ten live songs include Look What The Cat Dragged In, I Want Action, Something To Believe In, Love On The Rocks, Fallen Angel, Let It Play, Every Rose has Its Thorn, Unskinny Bop, Nothin' But A Good Time, and Talk Dirty To Me.

Click here to purchase!

Pick Your Poison: The Bluegrass Tribute to Poison (2007) Pick Your Poison: The Bluegrass Tribute to Poison (2007)
Released on May 15, 2007, this bluegrass album covers 11 of Poison's greatest hits such as Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Nothin' But a Good Time, and I Won't Forget You.  You've never heard Poison's music sound like this before!  Recordings, cover art, and CD are of great quality.

Click here to purchase!

 

Poison Videos

Sight For Sore Ears Sight For Sore Ears (1989), Highlighting eight videos from the first two albums; including Talk Dirty to Me and Every Rose Has Its Thorn. Additional band footage included.

 

Flesh, Blood, & Videotape Flesh, Blood, & Videotape (1991), 5 videos, including Unskinny Bop and Something To Believe In. As they say on the box, "It's easy to swallow 100% undiluted Poison."

 

7 Days Live 7 Days Live (1993), 15 live tracks with guitarist Richie Kotzen. Only released overseas. Includes songs from Native Tongue and previous releases.

 

Poison Greatest Video Hits Poison's Greatest Video Hits (2001), 17 music videos in Dolby Digital 5.1 sound!  DVD format only; includes songs from every Poison album as well as the extra footage from the first two video tape releases.  A must have for any serious Poison fan!

Click here to purchase!

Poison: Nothing But a Good Time Unauthorized (2003) Poison: Nothing But a Good Time - Unauthorized (2003) - This documentary includes exclusive interview footage and behind the scenes material to tell Poison's story. No original music by the band is included in this release.

Click here to purchase!

Seven Days Live (2006) Filmed in London during their 1993 Native Tongue tour, this live DVD features Richie Kotzen on lead guitar!

Click here to purchase!

Poison: Stand on the Road (2007) Stand on the Road (2007)

A 65 minute DVD.  No information on it yet!

 

Bret Michaels' Movies

A Letter From Death Row (1998) A Letter From Death Row (1998) - Written, directed, and produced by Bret Michaels, who also plays the lead role in the film.  This movie also stars Kristi Gibson, Martin Sheen, Rob Wilde, and Charlie Sheen.  Not rated, but not recommended for viewers under 17.

Click here to purchase! (available on DVD 9/30/2003)

No Code of Conduct (1998) No Code of Conduct (1998) Written by Bret Michaels, Charlie Sheen, and Shane Stanley; starring Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Joe Lando and Ron Masak.  Directed by Bret Michaels.

Click here to purchase! (available on DVD & VHS from Dimension Films, a subsidiary of Disney)

In God's Hands In God's Hands (1998) Starring Shane Dorian, Matt George, and Bret Michaels.

Click here to purchase (available on DVD from Columbia Tristar)

Free Money (1998) Free Money (1998) Featuring Bret Michaels as a co-producer.  This film stars Charlie Sheen & Marlon Brando and was a straight to video release.  Rated R

Click here to purchase! (available on DVD & VHS from Studio/Sterling Home Entertainment)

Five Aces Five Aces (1999) Featuring Bret Michaels as a co-producer.  This film stars Charlie Sheen and is was a straight to video release. Rated R

Click here to purchase! (available on DVD & VHS from 20th Century Fox)

{Home}