Twin Barrels Burning

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]

Twin Barrels Burning
Studio album by Wishbone Ash
Released	8 October 1982
Studio	The Sol, Cookham, Berkshire Surrey Sound, Leatherhead, England (track 4)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:57
Label	AVM Records
Producer	Wishbone 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Side two

No.	Title	Length
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

• Andy Powell – guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Laurie Wisefield – guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Trevor Bolder – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on track 5
• Steve Upton – drums

Additional personnel

• Allan Townsend – synthesizer on "Hold On"

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.