Ashes in the Brittle Air is the third album by the gothic darkwave band Black Tape for a Blue Girl. It was released in 1989 by Projekt Records and contains one of their best known songs, "Across a Thousand Blades" sung by Oscar Herrera.

Track listing

"Ashes in the Brittle Air" — 4:01

"Across a Thousand Blades" — 3:40

"The Touch and the Darkness" — 2:58

"Through Sky Blue Rooms" — 1:36

"The Scar of a Poet" — 7:29

"You Tangle Within Me" — 4:25

"From the Tightrope" — 4:46

"Am I so Deceived" — 5:10

"Is It Love That Dare Not Be?" — 2:17

"I Ran to You" — 3:28

"I Wish You Could Smile" — 2:58

Sources

Black Tape for a Blue Girl albums

Projekt Records albums

1989 albums

Ashes in the Brittle Air