Best of Ballads & Blues
# Best of Ballads & Blues

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Best of Ballads & Blues is a greatest hits compilation album from the American hard rock band Poison. It was released on August 5, 2003 on Capitol Records.

## Content

Unlike Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996, this compilation focuses on the group's power ballads and blues-oriented songs, and also includes two acoustic recordings of "Something to Believe In" (#2 with new lyrics) and "Stand".

The compilation debuted at #141 on the Billboard 200 chart.

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

## Track listing

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

## Bonus live disc

* "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Live
* "Something to Believe In" - Live
* "Life Goes On" - Live

## Personnel

* Bret Michaels - lead vocals
* Bobby Dall - bass guitar
* Rikki Rockett - drums
* C.C. DeVille - lead guitar on tracks 1 - 5, 9 - 11, 14 - 15
* Blues Saraceno - lead guitar on tracks 6, 8
* Richie Kotzen - lead guitar on tracks 7, 12 - 13, 16

## Charts

| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 141 |
