Barbed Wire Soul

Barbed Wire Soul
Studio album by Blackstar
Released	9 June 1998
Recorded	Parr Street Studios, March 1997
Genre	Heavy metal groove metal
Length	43:28
Label	Prosthetic
Producer	Colin Richardson

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Ken Owen – drums, vocals
• Jeffrey Walker – vocals, bass
• Carlo Regadas – guitars
• Mark Griffiths – guitars

Additional personnel

• 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

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