POISON: Four Songs From Upcoming 'Poison'd' Covers Album Posted Online

April 20, 2007

POISON has posted four songs from its upcoming album of cover songs, featuring many of their favorite rock classics. "Poison'd", the band's first new studio album since 2002, will be released June 5 on CD and digitally by EMI America Records/Capitol.

Go to POISON's official MySpace page to hear the groups' versions of THE ROMANTICS' "What I Like About You", DAVID BOWIE's "Suffragette City", SWEET's "Little Willy" and THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND's "Can't You See".

Featuring POISON's original members, Bret Michaels (vocals),C.C. DeVille (guitar),Rikki Rockett (drums) and Bobby Dall (bass),"Poison'd" presents the band's first new studio recordings since 2002's "Hollyweird". Produced by Don Was at Hensen Recording Studios in Hollywood, "Poison'd" packs 13 explosive tracks, including new recordings of DAVID BOWIE's "Suffragette City", THE CARS' "You're Just What I Needed", THE ROMANTICS' "What I Like About You", SWEET's "Little Willy", THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND's "Can't You See" and THE ROLLING STONES' "Dead Flowers". Some of POISON's best previously recorded covers are also featured on "Poison'd", including KISS' "Rock and Roll All Nite", GRAND FUNK RAILROAD's "We're An American Band" and LOGGINS AND MESSINA's "Your Mama Don't Dance".

"POISON is one of the greatest rock 'n roll bands in the world and, after 20 years, they can slam better than ever," says "Poison'd" producer Don Was. "They're powerful musicians and very cool guys. We had a lot of fun making this album and I think you can hear it in the grooves — it's got the jive and is truly alive! I urge everyone to listen to it!"

Following the release of "Poison'd", POISON will hit the road again on June 12 for a major North American summer concert tour. Tour dates and details will be announced and posted to the band's official website as they are confirmed.

In July, VH1 will premiere a new reality show, "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels". VH1's description of the show has "the hard-rockin' POISON front man looking for a woman who can truly keep up with his rock-n-roll lifestyle and not become jealous of his one true passion — performing, which has been the reason for and destruction of most of his relationships."

"Poison'd" (CD and Digital Album) (not final sequence) track listing:

01. Little Willy (SWEET)
02. Suffragette City (DAVID BOWIE)
03. I Never Cry (ALICE COOPER)
04. I Need to Know (TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS)
05. Can't You See (THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND)
06. What I Like About You (THE ROMANTICS)
07. Dead Flowers (THE ROLLING STONES)
08. Just What I Needed (THE CARS)
09. Rock and Roll All Nite (KISS)
10. Squeeze Box (THE WHO)
11. Your Mama Don't Dance (LOGGINS AND MESSINA)
12. You Don't Mess Around With Jim (JIM CROCE)
13. We're An American Band (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD)

Tracks 1-8: produced by Don Was - 2007 (new recordings)
Track 9: produced by Rick Rubin, "Less Than Zero" soundtrack - 1987
Track 10: produced by Thom Panunzio, "Hollyweird" - 2002
Track 11: produced by Tom Werman, "Open Up and Say ... Ahh!" - 1988
Track 12: produced by Ric Browdie - 1987; bonus track on "Look What The Cat Dragged In" reissue (2006)
Track 13: produced by Don Was, "The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock" - 2006

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