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 .
Title 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 Title 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.
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