Album: Open Up and Say... Ahh! by Poison (1988)
Genre: Hard Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Capitol Records
Format: Album

Description: Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1988 through Enigma Records. Having ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide[citation needed], it proved to be the band's most successful release, and spawned four hit singles: "Nothin' but a Good Time", "Your Mama Don't Dance" (a Loggins and Messina cover), "Fallen Angel" and their only #1 single to date, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". The album is widely considered a classic in the glam metal genre. It peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200, being denied the top spot by Bon Jovi's massively popular New Jersey album, Guns N' Roses' debut record, Appetite for Destruction and Def Leppard's most successful album, Hysteria.

Open Up And Say Ahh was certified platinum in 1988 and 5x platinum in 1991 by the RIAA. It also has been certified 4x platinum in Canada and gold by the BPI.

Artist Background: Poison is an American glam rock band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. 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, including six Top 10 singles and the Hot 100 number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". The band become icons of the '80s MTV era and have had widespread commercial success. The band's break through debut alb... Part of the Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Warrant, Cinderella, Ratt, Mötley Crüe

Music Scene: Part of the Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Hard Rock, Rock/Pop, 1980s, Album, Capitol Records

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Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1988 through Enigma Records. Having ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide[citation needed], it proved to be the band's most successful release, and spawned four hit singles: "Nothin' but a Good Time", "Your Mama Don't Dance" (a Loggins and Messina cover), "Fallen Angel" and their only #1 single to date, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". The album is widely considered a classic in the glam metal genre. It peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200, being denied the top spot by Bon Jovi's massively popular New Jersey album, Guns N' Roses' debut record, Appetite for Destruction and Def Leppard's most successful album, Hysteria.

Open Up And Say Ahh was certified platinum in 1988 and 5x platinum in 1991 by the RIAA. It also has been certified 4x platinum in Canada and gold by the BPI.

Open Up and Say... Ahh!

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