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| name = Open Up and Say... Ahh!

| type = studio

| artist = [[Poison (American band)|Poison]]

| cover = Open_Up_and_Say_Ahh_Cover.jpg

| alt = a model dressed as a demon with a long red tongue.

| caption = Original version of the cover art

| released = {{start date|1988|4|27|mf=y}}

| recorded = Late 1987 – early 1988

| studio = [[Conway Recording Studios|Conway Recording]], Los Angeles

| genre = [[Glam metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 1, 2021|first=Bryan|last=Rolli|title=Top 30 Glam Metal Albums|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/glam-metal-albums/|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en}}</ref><ref name="loudwire">{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/top-hair-metal-albums/|website=loudwire.com|title=Top 30 Hair Metal Albums|date=November 9, 2016|author=Joe DiVita|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref>

| length = 36:12

| label = {{hlist|[[Enigma Records|Enigma]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]}}

| producer = [[Tom Werman]]

| prev_title = [[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]

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{{AlbumMusic ratings

|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/open-up-and-sayahh!-mw0000195785|title=Open Up and Say... Ahh! - Poison {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref>

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'''''Open Up and Say... Ahh!''''' is the second studio album by American [[glam metal]] band [[Poison (American 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 (Poison song)|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|''Billboard'' 200]].

''Open Up Andand Say Ahh'' was certified platinum in 1988 and 5× platinum in 1991 by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Poison&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |year=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160256/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Poison&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> It also has been certified 4× platinum in Canada and gold by the BPI.

==Production and marketing==

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The first single "Nothin' But a Good Time" was born from the merger of a guitar riff by [[C. C. DeVille]] and a chorus by Michaels. Michaels later explained that he was in search of a "kick ass big arena rock song" which would make him feel good about his life. The song was about "not wanting to be held back by working a job and being depressed", as portrayed in its music video.

The fourth single, "Your Mama Don't Dance", was a cover version of the 1972 song written by Loggins and Messina from their 1972 [[Loggins and Messina (album)|self-titled album]], which was recently covered by hard rock band [[Y&T]] on their album [[Down for the Count]].

The music video for the second single, "Fallen Angel", features [[model (person)|model]] and then aspiring singer/actress Susie Hatton (Bret's then-girlfriend, who released one solo album, ''Body and Soul''; in 1991).{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

The fourth single, "Your Mama Don't Dance", was a cover version of the 1972 song written by Loggins and Messina from their 1972 [[Loggins and Messina (album)|self-titled album]], which was recently covered by hard rock band [[Y&T]] on their album [[Down for the Count]].

Two additional songs written for the record, "Livin' for the Minute" and "Face the Hangman", were later released as B-sides. "Face the Hangman" was later included on ''[[Crack a Smile... and More!]]''.

==Track listing==

{{track listing

{{tracklist

| all_writing = [[Bret Michaels]], [[C.C. DeVille]], [[Bobby Dall]] and [[Rikki Rockett]], except lyricswhere to "Your Mama Don't Dance" by [[Kenny Loggins]] and [[Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina]]noted.

| title1 = Love on the Rocks

| length1 = 3:33

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| title5 = Tearin' Down the Walls

| length5 = 3:50

| title6 = Look butBut You Can't Touch

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = [[Fallen Angel (Poison song)|Fallen Angel]]

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{{track listing

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| headline = 2006 remastered edition bonus tracks:

| title11 = Livin' for the Minute

| length11 = 2:41

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'''Additional credits:'''

*[[John Purdell]] – [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[French horn|horn]]

*Evren Göknar – 20052006 and 2018 remastering

==Charts==

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! Peak<br/>position

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! scope="row"|New Zealand Albums ([[RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/chartarchive/annual-albums?chart=3878/1989-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1989|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref>

|align="center"|10

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1989/albums-chart|title=ARIA Australian Albums Chart 1989|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Poison|title=Open Up and Say... Ahh!|access-date=August 25, 2020|relyear=1988|award=Platinum|number=4}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Poison|title=Open Up and Say... Ahh! |award=Platinum|id=33751989-10-20|relyearsource=1989newchart|access-date=March 4, 20222024-11-20|relyear=1989}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Poison|title=Open Up And Say... Ahh!|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|award=Gold|id=4916-697-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Poison|title=Open Up and say ... Ahh|access-date=August 25, 2020|relyear=1988|award=Platinum|number=5}}

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==External links==

* [https://www.poisonofficial.com/music-details?albumId=44 Official website]

* {{MusicBrainz release group|id=c36e18c3-e3e2-372f-a9f7-ec7aa4408d40|name=Open Up and Say... Ahh!}}

* {{Discogs master|master=94324|name=Open Up and Say... Ahh!|type=album}}

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060528101310/http://www.thegazz.com/guide/articles/stories/171/Something+to+believe+in] theGAZZ.com, Interview with Bret Michaels. Retrieved October 13, 2006.

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041119185626/http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/trax/classic%20trax%20poison.htm] Classic Rock Revisited, Classic Trax, Interview with Bret Michaels. Retrieved January 6, 2005.

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[[Category:1988 albums]]

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[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]

[[Category:Enigma Records albums]]

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