The Headless Children

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The Headless Children
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released	1989
Recorded	?
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	44:48
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	Blackie Lawless
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
W.A.S.P. chronology
Live...In the Raw (1987)	The Headless Children (1989)	The Crimson Idol (1992)

The Headless Children was the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released by Capitol Records in 1989. The album was the last studio album to feature guitarist Chris Holmes in nearly a decade until he rejoined W.A.S.P. in late 1997 to record Kill Fuck Die.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Bonus tracks 3 Personnel 3.1 Band 3.2 Additional personnel 4 Album credits 5 Singles 6 Chart positions 7 See also

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Heretic (The Lost Child)" (Blackie Lawless, Chris Holmes) – 7:22
2. "The Real Me" (Pete Townshend) – 3:20
3. "The Headless Children" (Lawless) – 5:46
4. "Thunderhead" (Lawless, Holmes) – 6:49
5. "Mean Man" (Lawless) – 4:47
6. "The Neutron Bomber" (Lawless) – 4:10
7. "Mephisto Waltz" (Lawless) – 1:28
8. "Forever Free" (Lawless) – 5:08
9. "Maneater" (Lawless) – 4:46
10. "Rebel in the F.D.G." (Lawless) – 5:08

[edit] Bonus tracks

The album was re-releasead by Zomba Records in 1998, and offered the following bonus tracks:

1. "Locamotive Breath" (Ian Anderson) – 2:59
2. "For Whom The Bell Tolls" (Lawless) – 3:47
3. "Lake Of Fools" (Lawless) – 5:32
4. "War Cry" (Lawless) – 5:33
5. "L.O.V.E. Machine" (Lawless) – 4:47
6. "Blind In Texas" (Lawless) – 6:23

"L.O.V.E. Machine" and "Blind in Texas" were recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 1989)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

• Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, guitar
• Chris Holmes – lead guitar
• Johnny Rod – bass guitar, vocals

[edit] Additional personnel

• Frankie Banali – drums, percussion
• Ken Hensley – keyboards
• Diana Fennel – background vocals
• Lita Ford – background vocals
• Mark Humphreys – background vocals
• Jimi Image – background vocals
• Minka Kelly – background vocals
• Thomas Nellen – background vocals
• Cathi Paige – background vocals
• Mike Solan – background vocals
• Kevin Wallace – background vocals
• Melba Wallace – background vocals
• Ron Wallace – background vocals

[edit] Album credits

• Produced by Blackie Lawless
• Engineered and mixed by Mikey Davis
• Assistant engineer: Tom Nellen
• Design and art direction by Kosh
• Photography by Dick Zimmerman
• Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc , Hollywood, CA
• Additional mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
• Editing engineer: Rhonda Schoen

[edit] Singles

• "The Real Me"
• "Mean Man"
• "Forever Free"

[edit] Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1989	The Billboard 200	48

[edit] See also

• W.A.S.P.