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'''Open Up and Say… Ahh!''', was the second and most successful album by American [[hair metal]] band [[Poison (band)|Poison]]. [[Image:Poison_-_Open_Up2.jpg|frame|Open Up and Say... Ahh!! (censored)]] The album, which ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide, was released on May 3, 1988 on the Enigma label of [[Capitol Records]]. It spawned the major hits “Nothin’ But a Good Time”, “Your Mama Don’t Dance”, “Fallen Angel”, and the number one single “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”.

==Musical style==

The record reflects a style commonly characterised as "hair metal" or "[[glam metal]]", a form of [[heavy metal]] which had its genesis on the East Coast of the United States (and, in particular, the sound of [[New York City]] band [[KISS (band)|KISS]]), but which was transplanted to the [[Sunset Strip]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], in the mid to late 1980s. Although stylistically similar to Poison’s debut album ''[[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]'', the record contained stronger song writing and improved production.

==Production and marketing==