POISON singer
Bret Michaels will release his new solo album,
"Good Songs & Great Friends", on March 26 via
Poor Boy Records. The effort brings together the friends that
Michaels has made along the way with some of the songs that have shaped all of that success. Featuring collaborations with artists from a variety of genres and generations, this album contains a live duet with
Jimmy Buffett (
"Margaritaville"), a cover of
"Sweet Home Alabama" with
Gary Rossington,
Rickey Medlocke and
Peter Keys from
LYNYRD SKYNYRD playing on the track, new versions of some of
POISON's biggest hits, including the highly anticipated remake of
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" with
Loretta Lynn. Musical greats such as
Joe Perry of
AEROSMITH,
Michael Anthony of
VAN HALEN/
CHICKENFOOT,
Leslie West of
MOUNTAIN,
Ace Frehley of
KISS/
FREHLEY'S COMET appear on this record, just to name a few.
Two new songs are included on the CD — the wildly popular ode to social media
"The App Song" and
"You Know You Want It". The single,
"Get Your Rock On", released at the beginning of 2012, makes its album debut featuring
Phil Collen of
DEF LEPPARD/
MANRAZE and
Sal Costa of
MY DARKEST DAYS.
The genre-bending album features 17 songs, and in addition to the artists mentioned above, also includes guest appearances by
Miley Cyrus,
Hugh McDonald (
BON JOVI),
Bobby Capps (
.38 SPECIAL),
Scot Coogan (
LITA FORD),
THE SHEILDS BROTHERS, and more.
"Good Songs & Great Friends" track listing:
01.
Nothin' But A Good Time02.
Get Your Rock On03.
Sweet Home Alabama04.
The App Song05.
Margaritaville06.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn07.
You Know You Want It08.
Unskinny Bop09.
Nothing To Lose10.
Raine11.
Driven (Rock Mix)
12.
Fallen13.
What I Got14.
Talk Dirty To Me15.
Go That Far (Hybrid Mix)
16.
Party Rock Band17.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Country Version)
The song
"You Know You Want It" can now be streamed at
MySpace.
In an interview with
Gimme Noise,
Bret stated about his upcoming CD, "I'm really proud of what we've done with it. It's really not just a
Bret Michaels album. I had so many other talented artists come in and support that it's really a
'Bret Michaels And Friends' album. There's a staggering amount of talent on this album. . . It's been such a fun project for me and I'm excited to share it with the fans."
