Editing Poison (band) (section)

===''Best of Ballads & Blues'' and ''The Best of Poison'' (2003–2006)===
Following the Hollyweird world tour Poison released their second compilation album, ''[[Best of Ballads & Blues (album)|Best of Ballads & Blues]]'', in 2003. It contains a new acoustic version with new lyrics of "Something to Believe In" and a new acoustic version of "Stand". Michaels also released his second solo album, ''[[Songs of Life (Bret Michaels album)|Songs of Life]]'', which featured singles "Bittersweet" and "Raine" which featured a music video and was dedicated to his daughter. On January 7 that year, after almost 20 years with Poison, Rockett released his first solo album, ''[[Glitter 4 Your Soul]]'', which was distributed online.

During the summer of 2004, Poison was invited to serve as the opening band on [[Kiss (band)|Kiss's]] "Rock the Nation" tour. Poison were largely inactive in 2005 which is when Michaels released his third solo album, the country-rock-influenced ''[[Freedom Of Sound]]'', which included the single "[[All I Ever Needed]]" featuring Jessica Andrews, which also featured a music video and appeared on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s "Hot Country Songs" chart, with its best position being number 45.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-01-01/country-songs  |title=Hot Country Songs – All I Ever Needed – Bret Michaels With Jessica Andrews |date=January 1, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 24, 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

After a year off, Poison returned to the music scene. They celebrated their 20th anniversary with a "20 Years Of Rock" world tour in the summer of 2006, with fellow rockers [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]] and [[Endeverafter]] opening. The tour swiftly became one of the most successful tours of 2006 in the U.S., averaging about 10,000 people per night. To complement it, the band had released an anniversary compilation album ''[[The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock]]'', in April that year. The album also features a new single, a cover of [[Grand Funk Railroad]]'s "[[We're an American Band (song)|We're An American Band]]", produced by [[Don Was]] and also features a music video. The compilation debuted at No.&nbsp;17 with a first week sales total of 39,721, which marked Poison's return to the top 20 charts for the first time since 1993.

On August 1, 2006, Capitol Records released remastered versions of the first three Poison albums: ''[[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]'', ''[[Open Up and Say... Ahh!]]'' and ''[[Flesh and Blood (Poison album)|Flesh and Blood]]'', in honor of Poison's 20th anniversary. All three include bonus tracks.