Crack a Smile
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| Studio album by Poison | |||||
| Released | March 14, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | 1994 - 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 75:38 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Records | ||||
| Producer | John Purdell & Duane Baron | ||||
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Crack a Smile
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Crack a Smile...and More! is the fifth studio album from the American hard rock band Poison. The record was released on March 14, 2000.
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[edit] Musical Style
Crack a Smile, while replete with guitar performances comparable with those on Poison's previous studio record, Native Tongue, it contains few traces of the seriousness of that record.
[edit] Production and marketing
The life cycle of Crack a Smile, which began in 1994, was brought to an abrupt halt in May 1994, when vocalist Bret Michaels lost control of his Ferrari. Michaels suffered a broken nose, ribs, jaw, and fingers and lost four teeth.
After his recovery in 1995, the band continued recording. To the band's dismay, however, Capitol Records had by this time decided to put the album "on the back burner", and instead released a Greatest Hits record. It was not until March 14, 2000 that the record was finally released. The album's eventual release was prompted by strong fan demand, with promotional copies and bootlegs selling for $50 or more. In order to compete with the bootleg release, Capitol took the unusual step of throwing in additional tracks to the album. The bootleg version of the album contained the original 12 album tracks, 6 songs from Poison's MTV Unplugged performance, and their cover of the KISS classic "Rock and Roll All Nite." The final version of the album, titled Crack a Smile...and More!, contained the original 12 album tracks, two studio outtakes, one unfinished (and unnamed) demo, "Face the Hangman" (an outtake from Open Up And Say...Ahh!), as well as four of the songs from MTV Unplugged.
The album featured guitar virtuoso Blues Saraceno. Saraceno was hired as the band's guitarist following the firing of Richie Kotzen. Like Kotzen, Saraceno was given considerable creative freedom. Indeed, Saraceno's writing and performing contributions dominated the album.
The album's studio tracks were recorded at Devonshire Studios, Hollywood, California. Saraceno plays on these songs (tracks 1-15), and DeVille plays on the remaining tracks, which are tracks recorded before this time. Tracks 7 + 8 first released on the greatest hits album as bonus new tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- "Best Thing You Ever Had" – 4:18
- "Shut Up, Make Love" – 3:52
- "Baby Gets Around a Bit" – 3:37
- "Cover of the Rolling Stone" (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show cover) – 3:09
- "Be the One" – 5:39
- "Mr. Smiley" – 2:42
- "Sexual Thing" – 3:37
- "Lay Your Body Down" – 5:27
- "No Ring, No Gets" – 3:26
- "That's the Way (I Like It)" – 3:39
- "Tragically Unhip" – 2:54
- "Doin' as I Seen on My TV" – 2:52
- "One More for the Bone" – 3:18
- "Set You Free" – 3:56
- "Crack a Smile" – 3:46
BONUS TRACKS
- "Face the Hangman" (Outtake from Open Up and Say...Ahh!) – 3:20,
- "Your Mama Don't Dance" (Live on MTV Unplugged) – 3:13,
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (Live on MTV Unplugged) – 4:37,
- "Unskinny Bop" (Live on MTV Unplugged) – 4:02,
- "Talk Dirty to Me" (Live on MTV Unplugged) – 4:05
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[edit] Band Members
- Bret Michaels - lead vocals
- Bobby Dall - bass guitar
- Rikki Rockett - drums
- Blues Saraceno - lead guitar
former members that feature on the album
- C.C. Deville features on bonus tracks 16 - 20 (recorded earlier).
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