Twin Barrels Burning

Twin Barrels Burning
Studio album by
Wishbone Ash
Released8 October 1982
StudioThe Sol, Cookham, Berkshire
Surrey Sound, Leatherhead, England (track 4)
GenreHard rock
Length38:57
LabelAVM Records
ProducerWishbone Ash, Ashley Howe, Stuart Epps
(track 4 produced by Nigel Gray and Stuart Epps)
Wishbone Ash chronology
The Best of Wishbone Ash
(1981) 		Twin Barrels Burning
(1982) 		Raw to the Bone
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Twin Barrels Burning is the twelfth studio album by British rock band Wishbone Ash. It was recorded at Sol Studios and released in 1982. It was the highest charting Wishbone Ash album since 1976, reaching No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart.[2] Conversely, it was the final album to appear in that listing to date.[3]

It is the only Wishbone Ash album to feature Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder, who was a member of the band for two years (April 1981 – April 1983)[4]: 109–117 

Track listing

All tracks are written by Laurie Wisefield, Steve Upton and Andy Powell

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Engine Overheat"4:03
2."Can't Fight Love"3:59
3."Genevieve"3:34
4."Me and My Guitar"3:58
5."Hold On"4:48
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Streets of Shame"4:34
2."No More Lonely Nights"5:12
3."Angels Have Mercy"3:50
4."Wind Up"4.59

Personnel

Wishbone Ash

Additional personnel

Production

  • Ashley Howe, Stuart Epps – producers, engineers
  • Nigel Gray – producer and engineer on track 4
  • John Sherry – executive producer
  • Ian Harris – sleeve design and art

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 22

References

  1. ^ "Wishbone Ash - Twin Barrels Burning review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Wishbone Ash Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ Carter, Gary; Chatterton, Mark (2000). Blowin' Free: Thirty Years of Wishbone Ash. Firefly. ISBN 0-946719-33-0.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.