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

| caption = Original version of the cover art

| released = May 9, 1988<ref>{{citestart webdate|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/4916-697-21988|4|27|titlemf=BPIy}}</ref>

| recorded = Late 1987 – early 1988

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

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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 MayApril 927, 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 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.