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{{Infobox album

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

| type = [[Studio album]]studio

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

| cover = Open_Up_and_Say_Ahh_Cover.jpg

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| 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>

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{{Extra album cover

| header = Censored cover

| type = Studio albumstudio

| cover = Open Up and Say Ahh Censored.png

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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]]. 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 #1number one single to date, "[[Every Rose Has Its Thorn]]". The album peaked at #2number 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.

==Production and marketing==