''Swallow This Live'' is the first live album by American

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band

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. It was released in 1991 by

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. The album peaked at number 51 on

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, number 42 on the Cash Box albums chart, and was certified Gold in 2001 by the

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Production and marketing

The album features sixteen live tracks from Poison's first three studio albums ''

Look What the Cat Dragged In ''Look What the Cat Dragged In'' is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Poison (band), Poison, released on May 23, 1986 through Enigma Records. Though not a success at first, it steadily built momentum and peaked at #3 on the US B ...

'', '' Open Up and Say...Ahh!'', and '' Flesh and Blood''. These live tracks were recorded in

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, and

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during the

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section of Poison’s '' Flesh and Blood'' world tour. ''Swallow This Live'' also contains four new studio tracks, which were the last recorded before guitarist

C.C. DeVille C.C. DeVille (born Bruce Anthony Johannesson; May 14, 1962) is an American guitarist best known as a member of rock band Poison. The band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, including 15 million in the United States. In addition to ...

departed from Poison later in 1991. One of these, "

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 Background The song was one of four new studio tracks on the live hits album, the ...

", was released as a single and reached number 25 in the United Kingdom in November 1991 and features a music video.

Track listing

Disc 1 # "Intro" (1:20) # "Look What the Cat Dragged In" (3:36) # "Look But You Can't Touch" (4:05) # "Let It Play" (4:31) # "Good Love" (3:52) # "Life Goes On" (6:12) # " Ride the Wind" (4:11) # " I Want Action" (4:58) # "Drum Solo" (8:21) # " Something to Believe In" (6:15) # "Poor Boy Blues" (8:19) # "

Unskinny Bop "Unskinny Bop" is a song by American glam metal band Poison, released as the first single from their third studio album, '' Flesh & Blood'' (1990), on June 18, 1990. The song peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number five on ...

" (3:57) Disc 2 # "Love on the Rocks" (4:27) # "Guitar Solo" (11:03) # "

Every Rose Has Its Thorn "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in October 1988 as the third single from Poison's second album '' Open Up and Say... Ahh!''. The band's signature song, it is also their only number- ...

" (4:27) # "

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" (4:48) # "

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 number four on the ''Billboard'' pop chart and number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening ...

" (3:12) # "

Nothin' But a Good Time "Nothin' But a Good Time" (also known as "Nothing But a Good Time") is the first single from the hard rock/glam metal group Poison's second studio album '' Open Up and Say... Ahh!'', with the band releasing that album in May 1988. B-sides "Livin' ...

" (7:43) # "

Talk Dirty to Me "Talk Dirty to Me" is a single from American glam metal band Poison. Released on February 18, 1987, it was the second single from their debut album ''Look What the Cat Dragged In''. The song peaked at No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becomin ...

" (5:52) # "

ew studio track(3:23) # "Souls on Fire" ew studio track(3:19) # "Only Time Will Tell" ew studio track(4:00) # "No More Lookin' Back (Poison Jazz)" ew studio track(3:19)

UK single-disc edition

The UK single disc version contained a cut down track listing that lost the guitar and drum solos and the tracks "Let It Play", "Life Goes On", "Ride the Wind", and "Love on the Rocks". # "Intro" # "Look What the Cat Dragged In" # "Look But You Can't Touch" # "Good Love" # "I Want Action" # "Something to Believe In" # "Poor Boy Blues" # "Unskinny Bop" # "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" # "Fallen Angel" # "Your Mama Don't Dance" # "Nothin' But a Good Time" # "Talk Dirty to Me" # "So Tell Me Why" ew Studio Track# "Souls on Fire" ew Studio Track# "Only Time Will Tell" ew Studio Track# "No More Lookin' Back (Poison Jazz)" ew Studio Track

2004 remastered single-disc edition

Capitol Records released a digitally remastered edition of ''Swallow This Live'' in a single-disc format on June 1, 2004. Aside from the bonus studio tracks, this release is missing "Poor Boy Blues," the drum solo, and the guitar solo (although part of the guitar solo was included in the first minutes of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"; the main song starts at 4:47). In addition, much of the profanity from the original release has been edited out and the track listing was slightly altered to have "Thorn" as the last song on the disc. # "Intro" # "Look What the Cat Dragged In" # "Look But You Can't Touch" # "Let It Play" # "Good Love" # "Life Goes On" # "Ride the Wind" # "I Want Action" # "Unskinny Bop" # "Something to Believe In" # "Love on the Rocks" # "Fallen Angel" # "Your Momma Don't Dance" # "Nothin' But a Good Time" # "Talk Dirty to Me" # "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

Video

'' Swallow This Live: Flesh & Blood World Tour'' is a Poison concert video, recorded in southern California in 1991. It was the first concert from the band to be released on VHS video. # Look What The Cat Dragged In # I Want Action # Ride The Wind # Life Goes On # Let It Play # Rikki's Solo # Something To Believe In # Good Love # Poor Boy Blues # Unskinny Bop # Love On The Rocks # C.C.'s Solo # Every Rose Has Its Thorn # Fallen Angel # Your Mama Don't Dance # Nothin' But A Good Time # Talk Dirty To Me

Band members

Bret Michaels Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He gained fame as the frontman of rock band Poison who has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the U ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Bobby Dall Robert Harry Kuykendall, also known as Bobby Dall (born November 2, 1958), is an American musician best known as the bassist for the multi-platinum selling rock band Poison. The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has sold 15 milli ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Rikki Rockett Richard Allan Ream (born August 8, 1961), better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer for rock band Poison. The band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone. Bi ...

– drums, backing vocals

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

Official website
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