Wasted Youth (Girl album)
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| Released | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 37:44 | |||
| Label | Jet | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
Wasted Youth is the second and final album released by the British glam rock band Girl. Bryson Graham replaced drummer Pete Barnacle during the recording of this album, and contributed to the songwriting process. A remastered CD was reissued by Rock Candy Records in 2016 complete with a bonus CD of a concert recorded in October 1981.
Track listing
[edit]- Side one
- "Thru the Twilight" (Phil Collen, Phil Lewis) - 3:25
- "Old Dogs" (Gerry Laffy, Lewis) - 3:40
- "Ice in the Blood" (Bryson Graham) - 3:00
- "Wasted Youth" (G. Laffy, Lewis) - 4:42
- "Standard Romance" (G. Laffy, Lewis) - 3:58
- Side two
- "Nice 'n' Nasty" (T. Jack) - 3:07
- "McKitty's Back" (Collen, Lewis) - 4:04
- "19" (Collen, G. Laffy, Lewis) - 4:49
- "Overnight Angels" (Collen, G. Laffy, Lewis) - 4:06
- "Sweet Kids" (Collen, Lewis) - 2:33
Personnel
[edit]- Phil Lewis - vocals
- Phil Collen - guitar
- Gerry Laffy - guitar
- Simon Laffy - bass
- Pete Barnacle - credited as a band member but does not play
- Bryson Graham - drums
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 77 |
References
[edit]- ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Girl Wasted Youth review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 133. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Smith, Robin (16 January 1982). "Review: Girl — Wasted Youth" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 22. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
