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{{Infobox album

| 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>, [[hard rock]]

| length = 36:12

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

| producer = [[Tom Werman]]

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

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = [[Flesh & Blood (Poison album)|Flesh & Blood]]

| next_year = 1990

| misc =
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| header = Censored cover

| type = studio

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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 and 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.

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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!]]''.

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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]]