| Open Up and Say... Ahh! | ||||
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| Released | April 27, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1987 – early 1988 | |||
| Studio | Conway Recording, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[1][2] | |||
| Length | 36:12 | |||
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| Producer | Tom Werman | |||
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| Singles from Open Up and Say... Ahh! | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on April 27, 1988, through Enigma Records and Capitol Records. It proved to be the band's most successful release, and spawned four hit singles: "Nothin' But a Good Time", "Fallen Angel", "Your Mama Don't Dance" (a Loggins and Messina cover) and their only number one single to date, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200.
Open Up and Say Ahh was certified platinum in 1988 and 5× platinum in 1991 by the RIAA.[6] It also has been certified 4× platinum in Canada and gold by the BPI.
- ^ Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Joe DiVita (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". loudwire.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Open Up and Say... Ahh! - Poison | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Poison". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.