Poison - Box Set Collector's Edition is a three disc box set collection of songs from the Hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Poison

Poison (band)

Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...

 and was released in 2009, the same year Poison toured with Def Leppard

Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...

 and Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...

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Content

The three disc box set includes songs from all Poison albums between 1986 and 2000, which include Look What the Cat Dragged In, Open Up and Say... Ahh!, Flesh & Blood, Native Tongue

Native Tongue (album)

Native Tongue is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Poison, released in 1993 through Capitol Records. It peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200, #20 on the UK Albums Chartand was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21, 1993....

, Swallow This Live

Swallow This Live

Swallow This Live is the first live album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1991 through Capitol Records. The album peaked at #51 on The Billboard 200...

, Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 and Crack a Smile... and More!.

The box set compilation includes all of Poison's hit singles which all charted on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and Mainstream rock

Mainstream rock

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 charts.

Track listing

Collector's Edition:

Disc 1

1. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
   Every Rose Has Its Thorn
   "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in 1988 as the third single from Poison's second album Open Up And Say... Ahh!. It is the band's only number-one hit in the U.S., reaching the top spot on Christmas Eve in 1988 for three weeks . It was...
   
   
2. Unskinny Bop
   Unskinny Bop
   "Unskinny Bop" is a song by American glam metal band Poison, which was released as the first single from their 1990 Flesh & Blood album.The song peaked at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Mainstream rock charts, #15 in the UK and #7 on the Australian charts. This made it the band's second...
   
   
3. Life Goes On
   Life Goes On (Poison song)
   "Life Goes On" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. It was the fourth single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood.The song reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Albums:"Life Goes On" is on the following albums.* Flesh & Blood...
   
   
4. Stand
   Stand (Poison song)
   "Stand" is a song by American Hard rock band Poison, it was the 1st single from their 1993 Native Tongue album. The song reached number 15 on the Mainstream rock chart, #35 on the top 40 mainstream chart and #50 on the Billboard Hot 100...
   
   
5. I Want Action
   I Want Action
   "I Want Action" is the third single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In.The song was released as a single in 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, and peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100...
   
   
6. Look What the Cat Dragged In
7. Blame It on You
8. Good Love
9. Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)
   Until You Suffer Some
   "Until You Suffer Some " is a song by American Hard rock band Poison, it was the 2nd single from their 1993 Native Tongue album. The song peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles chart The single features a mix version called as a b-side track...
   
   
10. Fallen Angel
    Fallen Angel (Poison song)
    "Fallen Angel" is the second single from Open Up and Say...Ahh!, American hair metal band Poison's second album. The b-side of the seven inch was "Bad to Be Good"....
    
    

Disc: 2

1. Your Mama Don't Dance
   Your Mama Don't Dance
   "Your Mama Don't Dance" is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self-titled album Loggins and Messina, it reached #4 on the Billboard pop chart and #19 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart as a single in early 1973."Your Mama Don't Dance" was covered in 1985...
   
   
2. Something to Believe In
   Something to Believe In (Poison song)
   "Something to Believe In" is a power ballad by American Glam metal band Poison, it's the 2nd single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood...
   
   
3. I Won't Forget You
   I Won't Forget You
   "I Won't Forget You" is the fourth single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In.Released as a single in 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100....
   
   
4. Nothin' But a Good Time
   Nothin' but a Good Time
   "Nothin' But a Good Time" is the first single from the second Poison album Open Up and Say...Ahh!. The B-sides are "Livin' For the Minute" and "Look But You Can't Touch"....
   
   
5. Ride the Wind
6. (Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice
   (Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice
   " Sacrifice" is a song by American hard rock band Poison. It is the fifth single and title track from their 1990 album, Flesh & Blood. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts....
   
   
7. Lay Your Body Down
8. Let It Play
9. Life Loves a Tragedy
10. Theatre of the Soul

Disc: 3

1. Talk Dirty to Me
   Talk Dirty to Me
   "Talk Dirty to Me" is the second single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It was the band's first big international hit.It is a staple on their live shows and was named by VH1 40th greatest hard rock song of all time...
   
   
2. Look But You Can't Touch
3. So Tell Me Why
   So Tell Me Why
   "So Tell Me Why" is a single by American Hard rock band Poison, from their 1991 Swallow This Live album. The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles chart...
   
   
4. Love on the Rocks
5. Doin' as I See on My T.V.
6. Bad to Be Good
7. Cover of the Rolling Stone
8. Native Tongue
9. Scream
10. Poor Boy Blues

Nothin' But A Good Time: The Poison Collection

Following the release of "Poison - Box Set (Collector's Edition)", was another box set titled "Nothin' But A Good Time: The Poison Collection", which was originally intended to be a extra bonus package for the Collector's Edition but then released separately in the following year. The Poison Collection is a double cd package which consists of two previously released albums, one compilation album "The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock

The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock

The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock is a compilation album from the American rock band Poison, released to celebrate the band's 20 year anniversary. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date in the U.S as of September 2009....

" and one live album "Swallow This Live

Swallow This Live

Swallow This Live is the first live album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1991 through Capitol Records. The album peaked at #51 on The Billboard 200...

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Band members

• Bret Michaels
  Bret Michaels
  Bret Michaels is an American musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison. Besides his career as lead singer, he has several solo albums to his credit, as well as one chart single...
  
   - lead vocals
• Bobby Dall
  Bobby Dall
  Robert Harry Kuykendall also known as Bobby Dall is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for Poison. Dall is the youngest of three children...
  
   - bass guitar
• Rikki Rockett
  Rikki Rockett
  Richard Allan Ream , better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer best known for his work with the glam metal band, Poison.-Biography:...
  
   - drums
• C.C. DeVille - lead guitar
• Blues Saraceno
  Blues Saraceno
  Blues Saraceno is an American rock guitarist, composer, and music producer who currently resides in Los Angeles California. Saraceno was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine, at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis...
  
   - lead guitar
• Richie Kotzen
  Richie Kotzen
  Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
  
  - lead guitar