Best of Ballads & Blues

Best of Ballads & Blues is a greatest hits compilation album from the American hard rock band Poison. It was released August 5, 2003 on Capitol Records. Unlike Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996, this compilation focuses on the group's power ballads and blues-oriented songs and also includes two new acoustic recordings of "Something to Believe In" (#2 with new lyrics) and "Stand".

Best of Ballads & Blues
Greatest hits album by Poison
Released	August 5, 2003
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock, glam metal
Label	Capitol
Poison chronology
Hollyweird (2002) Best of Ballads & Blues (2003) The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The compilation debuted at #141 on The Billboard 200 chart.[2]

Selected versions of the album featured an exclusive bonus disc featuring 3 live tracks,[3] which was also available as a promo single.[4]

Track listing

1. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - (from the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!).
2. "Something to Believe In" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
3. "Life Goes On" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
4. "I Won't Forget You" - (from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In).
5. "Good Love" - (from the album Open Up and Say...Ahh!).
6. "Lay Your Body Down" - (from the album Crack a Smile...and More!)
7. "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)" - (from the album Native Tongue).
8. "Be the One" - (from the album Crack a Smile...and More!).
9. "Life Loves a Tragedy" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
10. "Only Time Will Tell" - (from the album Swallow This Live).
11. "Poor Boy Blues" - (from the album Flesh & Blood).
12. "Theatre of the Soul" - (from the album Native Tongue).
13. "Bastard Son of a Thousand Blues" - (from the album Native Tongue).
14. "The Last Song" - (from the album Power to the People).
15. "Something to Believe In" # 2 (Acoustic Version Featuring New Lyrics, B-side of Life Goes On)
16. "Stand" (Acoustic Version, B-side of Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice))

Bonus live disc

1. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Live
2. "Something to Believe In" - Live
3. "Life Goes On" - Live

Personnel

• Bret Michaels - lead vocals
• Bobby Dall - bass guitar
• Rikki Rockett - drums
• C.C. DeVille - lead guitar
• Blues Saraceno - lead guitar on tracks 6 + 8
• Richie Kotzen - lead guitar on tracks 7 + 12, 13 + 16

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Billboard - Poison chart history".
3. "Poison Live Ballads & Blues Bonus Cd". eil. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
4. "Poison Live Ballads & Blues Bonus Cd Single". Musicstack. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)