Shot Of Poison
Recording Artist: Lita Ford
Writers: Jim Vallance
Lita Ford
Myron Grombacher
Date Written: March 1991
Albums: Dangerous Curves (RCA Records/Spitfire, 1991)
Best Of Lita Ford (RCA Records, 1992)
Greatest Hits (RCA Records,1993)
Greatest Hits Live! (Intercontinental/Dead Line Music, 2000)
Kiss Me Deadly/UK (SBA/BMG International, 2001)
Platinum and Gold Collection (RCA/BMG Heritage, 2004)
Lita Ford Live (2004)
Lita Ford In Concert (Cleopatra/Deadline Music, 2004)
Kiss Me Deadly/US (BMG Special Products, 2004)
Charts: #21 - Billboard Album Rock Tracks Chart / 1991 (10 weeks on the chart)
#45 - Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart / 1991 (14 weeks on the chart)
#63 - UK BBC Top 40 Chart / January 1992 (3 weeks on the chart)
Audio 1:
Released version
 
 
Lita Ford: vocals, guitar
Howard Leese: guitar
Joe Taylor: guitar
David Ezrin: keyboards
Matt Bissonette: bass
Myron Grombacher: drums

Backing vocals: Jeff Scott Soto, Debbie Holiday, Joe Lynn Turner, Michael Caruso, Anne Marie Hunter.
 
Produced by Tom Werman. Associate producer Eddie DeLena. Recorded and mixed by Eddie DeLena at Ocean Way Recording and Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles.
Audio 2:
Demo recording / Vancouver
 
 
Lita Ford: vocals, heavy guitars
Jim Vallance: clean guitars, keyboards, bass, drums
 
Recorded at Distorto Studios, Vancouver.  This is the "music-minus-vocals" track that Lita took back to LA to finish writing lyrics with her drummer and collaborator, Myron Grombacher (Myron also plays drums with Pat Benatar's band).
Audio 3:
Demo recording / Los Angeles
 
 
Lita Ford: vocals, guitar
David Ezrin: keyboards?
Matt Bissonette: bass?
Myron Grombacher: drums
Comments:
Lita received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance for her recording of "Shot Of Poison". Also see comments for the Lita Ford track Playin' With Fire.
Lyrics:
Lita Ford >
Got a love for destruction
Got a feel for danger now
Hey Mr. Moonlight won't you follow me down
I need some company
Every guy tells me you're no good
That's all right with me

Give me one shot of poison
A little twist is all I need
One drop of your sweet poison
Sets me free
Come on baby, poison me

Got a hunger for a fatal attraction
I'm savin' all my passion for you

I got a heart break habit that I can't kick
Only you can ease the pain
I'm a midnight animal trying to score
Before I go insane

Give me one shot of poison
A little twist is all I need
One drop of your sweet poison
Sets me free

One shot of poison
A little taste of paradise
One drop of your sweet poison
Satisfies

Give me one last kiss before I die
I'm flying high
Oh, I want your love - tonight

Baby, one shot of poison
A little twist is all I need
One drop of your sweet poison
Sets me free

One shot of poison
A little taste of paradise
One drop of your sweet poison
Satisfies

One shot of poison
Come on baby, poison me
One drop of your sweet poison
Sets me free

One shot of poison