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Wasted Youth
Studio album by Girl
Released	1982
Genre	Glam rock hard rock
Length	37:44
Label	Jet
Producer	Nigel Thomas Girl
Girl chronology
Sheer Greed (1980) Wasted Youth (1982) Killing Time (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10
Record Mirror

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

Side one

1. "Thru the Twilight" (Phil Collen, Phil Lewis) - 3:25
2. "Old Dogs" (Gerry Laffy, Lewis) - 3:40
3. "Ice in the Blood" (Bryson Graham) - 3:00
4. "Wasted Youth" (G. Laffy, Lewis) - 4:42
5. "Standard Romance" (G. Laffy, Lewis) - 3:58

Side two

6. "Nice 'n' Nasty" (T. Jack) - 3:07
7. "McKitty's Back" (Collen, Lewis) - 4:04
8. "19" (Collen, G. Laffy, Lewis) - 4:49
9. "Overnight Angels" (Collen, G. Laffy, Lewis) - 4:06
10. "Sweet Kids" (Collen, Lewis) - 2:33

Personnel

• 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

References

1. Heibutzki, Ralph. "Girl Wasted Youth review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

• Girl (band) albums
• 1982 albums
• New Wave of British Heavy Metal albums
• Jet Records albums