Poison is an American glam metal band formed in 1983 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The band's most successful formation is comprised of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, bassist and pianist Bobby Dall, and lead guitarist and vocalist C.C. DeVille. The band achieved huge commercial success from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s and has sold 30 million records in the United States and over 65 million albums worldwide.
The band is mainly known for the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", and other successful singles within the top 40 between the 1980s and 1990s, including "Talk Dirty to Me", "I Won't Forget You", "Nothin' but a Good Time", "Fallen Angel", "Your Mama Don't Dance", "Unskinny Bop", "Something to Believe In", "Ride the Wind" and "Life Goes On". The band's major debut album, was the multi-platinum Look What the Cat Dragged In, released in 1986, followed by Open Up and Say... Ahh! , which was certified 5 times platinum in the US. UU. Their third consecutive multi-platinum and best-selling album was Flesh & Blood. In the 1990s, following the release of their first live album Swallow This Live, the band experienced some changes in the formation and the downfall of glam metal with the Grunge movement. But the band's fourth studio album, Native Tongue, still achieved gold status and the band's first compilation album, Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996, went double platinum.
The original lineup met for a comeback tour named the Greatest Hits Reunion Tour in 1999. The band kicked off the 2000s with the release of Crack a Smile... and More! , following from the album Power to the People. Released the album, Hollyweird, in 2002 and in 2006, the band celebrated their 20th anniversary with The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock album and tour, which was certified gold and marked Poison's return to the Billboard top 20 chart since 1993. The band's members have released several solo albums and starred in reality shows. Since their debut in 1986, they have released seven studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums and have streamed 28 singles on the radio. In 2012, VH1 ranked them at the top of their "Top 5 Hair Bands of the '80s" list.
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