Barbed Wire Soul is the only studio album by English rock band Blackstar, released on 9 June 1998 by Prosthetic Records.[1] In the United States, the band was credited as Blackstar Rising.

Barbed Wire Soul
Studio album by
Released9 June 1998
RecordedParr Street Studios, March 1997
Genre
Length43:28
LabelProsthetic
ProducerColin Richardson

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Game Over"04:04
2."Smile"03:39
3."Sound of Silence"03:46
4."Rock 'n' Roll Circus"04:14
5."New Song"03:55
6."Give Up The Ghost"03:08
7."Revolution of The Heart"04:02
8."Waste of Space"03:49
9."Deep Wound"03:10
10."Better the Devil"04:41
11."Instrumental"05:00
Total length:43:28
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" (Hüsker Dü cover)02:47
13."Running Back" (Thin Lizzy cover)03:09
14."Peace Dog" (The Cult cover)03:37
15."Revolution of The Heart"04:23
16."New Song"03:50
17."Don't Want to Talk Anymore"03:42
18."Waste of Space"03:49
19."Instrumental"04:54
Total length:73:39
  • Bonus tracks 15-19 are demo versions.

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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  • Colin Richardson - laughter on "Smile", producer
  • Dave Buchanan - tambourine, cowbell
  • Martin Smith - bass on "Waste of Space"
  • Jenny Lamb - saxophone on "Rock 'n' Roll Circus" and "Waste of Space"
  • Harald Hoffmann - photography
  • Dirk Rudolph - design, photography
  • Ian Anderson - mastering
  • Ewan "Bed'Ed" Davies - engineering
  • Dave "Da Duke" Buchanan - engineering
  • Ian T. Tilton - photography

References

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  1. ^ "Barbed Wire Soul - Blackstar | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.