Barbed Wire Soul

Barbed Wire Soul

Studio album by Blackstar
Released	September 29, 1997
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	43:28
Label	Prosthetic
Producer	Colin Richardson

Barbed Wire Soul is the debut and, to date, only album released by Blackstar in 1997. (Also called "Blackstar Rising" in the USA). Album was recorded at Parr Street Studios, March 1997.

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