| Power to the People | |
| Type: | Live |
| Longtype: | with studio tracks |
| Artist: | Poison |
| Cover: | Power_to_the_People_Cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | June 13, 2000[1] |
| Recorded: | 1999–2000 |
| Length: | 70:00 |
| Label: | Cyanide Music |
| Producer: | Richie Zito (Tr.1 to 5), Jim Faraci, Poison (tr. 6 to 17) |
| Prev Title: | Crack a Smile... and More! |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Hollyweird |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Power to the People is an album by the American rock band Poison, released on June 13, 2000, on the band's independent label, Cyanide Music. It marked the return of the original lineup, together for the first time since 1991's Swallow This Live with the return of C.C. DeVille who replaced Blues Saraceno.
The album is a part studio, part live album consisting of five newly recorded studio tracks and 12 live tracks from Poison's successful 1999–2000 greatest hits reunion tour.
The album was re-packaged and re-released in 2006 as Great Big Hits Live! Bootleg without the studio tracks or drum and guitar solos. (Live hits only version)
The title track featured a rap-tinged sound which was influenced by contemporary nu metal and rap metal bands. In a 2000 interview, Bret Michaels described the song as being a tribute to Poison fans.
Michaels has labelled "Can't Bring Me Down" as "one of the most uplifting songs that we've done in a long time".
The album charted at No. 166 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[2] No. 12 on the Top Independent Albums.[3] The album sold over 9,000 copies in its first week of release, a relatively high number for an album released under an independent label.[4]
The first single was the album titled track "Power to the People" which featured a music video that was included on the Poison DVD, Poison Greatest Video Hits, released in the following year. The second single was the power ballad "The Last Song" which featured on the 2006 greatest hits album .
Reception of the album has been mixed with AllMusic's review of it being 2/5 stars, and the House of Shred review being 8/10 stars. Customer reviews come it at around 4/5 stars on Amazon.com [5]