''Wasted Youth'' is the second and final album released by the British
glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was primarily defined by the flamboyant clothing, makeup, and hairstyles of its musicians, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists d ...
band
Girl
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.
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
Rock Candy Records is an independent record label based in the United Kingdom. Founded by ex-''Kerrang!'' writers Derek Oliver and Dante Bonutto in 2005, the label primarily specializes in CD reissues of rock and heavy metal albums from the 1 ...
in 2016 complete with a bonus CD of a concert recorded in October 1981.
Track listing
;Side one
# "Thru the Twilight" ''
(Phil Collen
Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the ''Pyromania'' album. Before joining Def Le ...
, Phil Lewis)'' – 3:25
# "Old Dogs" ''
(Gerry Laffy
Gerry Laffy (born 4 January 1960) is a British singer and guitarist who has played in the bands Girl (band), Girl, The London Cowboys, Sheer Greed (band), Sheer Greed, John Taylor (bass guitarist)#1997-2001: Solo career, John Taylor, and Ultr ...
, 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
* Phil Lewis – vocals
*Phil Collen
Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the ''Pyromania'' album. Before joining Def Le ...
– guitar
*Gerry Laffy
Gerry Laffy (born 4 January 1960) is a British singer and guitarist who has played in the bands Girl (band), Girl, The London Cowboys, Sheer Greed (band), Sheer Greed, John Taylor (bass guitarist)#1997-2001: Solo career, John Taylor, and Ultr ...
– guitar
* Simon Laffy – bass
* Pete Barnacle – credited as a band member but does not play
* Bryson Graham – drums
Charts
References
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Girl (band) albums
1982 albums
New Wave of British Heavy Metal albums
Jet Records albums