Guilty as Sin (album)

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Guilty as Sin
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Studio album by
Released13 November 2015
RecordedJanuary–July 2015
StudioEcology Room Studios, Kent, England
Genre Heavy metal
Length40:43
Label UDR
Producer Chris Tsangarides
Girlschool chronology
Hit and Run - Revisited
(2011)
Guilty as Sin
(2015)
WTFortyfive?
(2023)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [1]
KNAC.FM 3.7/5 [2]
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Guilty as Sin is the thirteenth studio album by the British heavy metal band Girlschool, released on 13 November 2015. Guilty as Sin is the band's first album of original material since 2008's Legacy , after re-recording their 1981 album Hit and Run in 2011. It is the final release to feature original co-lead vocalist and bassist Enid Williams as Williams left the band in 2019.

Contents

Track listing

Guilty as Sin track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come the Revolution"Enid Williams, Jackie Chambers3:46
2."Take It Like a Band"Chambers, Kim McAuliffe2:47
3."Guilty as Sin"McAuliffe, Chambers3:41
4."Treasure"Williams3:51
5."Awkward Position"McAuliffe, Chambers3:39
6."Staying Alive" (Bee Gees cover) Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb 4:01
7."Perfect Storm"Chambers, Williams3:35
8."Painful"Chambers, McAuliffe3:45
9."Night Before"McAuliffe, Chambers, Denise Dufort3:08
10."Everybody Loves (Saturday Night)"traditional2:40
11."Coming Your Way"Williams, Chambers, McAuliffe3:25
12."Tonight"Williams, McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson, Dufort2:25

Personnel

Band

Production

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