Celldweller - Wish Upon a Blackstar (Deluxe Edition) (2012)

Wish Upon a Blackstar is the second vocal album (third overall) from American electronic rock project, Celldweller. While the album had been a work in progress since 2004, finalized songs from the album were not released until mid-2009. The full album was released on June 12, 2012. Grant Mohrman, producer of the debut Celldweller album, returned to co-produce the album with Klayton.

The album was met with mostly positive reviews from music critics. Miranda Yardley from Terrorizer stated that: "You cannot begin to accuse Celldweller of being a one-trick pony and on the other hand, each track is distinctly their work. Klayton is a true musical mastermind of the 21st Century." Gregory Burkart from Fearnet praised the album, stating that "Wish Upon a Blackstar is an impressive example of Celldweller's evolutionary skills – adopting, adapting and rising above the genres that play a part in it." Pär Winberg from Melodic.net praised the album as well: "new album is amazing and real damn good. It is more synth and electronica than the previous work, yet also more progressive. And raw. And melodic. And, incredibly well produced and well performed". In a less positive review, Fred Thomas from Allmusic said that "While the heavy production sounds by turns crisp or brutalizing, even the most exciting moments can't save the album from its cheesy lyrics and played-out musical choices, which are as abundant as its moments of legitimate excitement."

Celldweller
Klayton - vocals, synthesizers, guitar, bass, percussion, songwriting, production, mixing, editing, mastering, programming

Additional personnel
Bret Autrey (Blue Stahli) - eastern melodies on "So Long Sentiment", additional vocals on "It Makes No Difference Who We Are" and "The Lucky One"
John London Whitney - drums on "I Can't Wait", "Blackstar", "Birthright", "The Seven Sisters" and "Against the Tide"
Tom Salta - orchestration and choir recording on "Birthright"
John Pregler - additional chorus guitar on "So Long Sentiment"
Jason Waggoner - additional acoustic guitar in "The Best It's Gonna Get"
Cellmate Worldwide Mass Choir - additional vocals on "The Lucky One"
The Celldweller Detroit Mass Choir - additional vocals on "It Makes No Difference Who We Are"
Christina Wheeler (XINA) - female vocals on "So Long Sentiment"
Jenny Jackknife - female vocals on "Gift for You"
Ryan Boelster - additional vocals on "It Makes No Difference Who We Are" and "The Lucky One"
Josh Danforth - additional vocals on "It Makes No Difference Who We Are"
Terry Desperance - provided drum kit
Ken Capton - provided drum kit
Will Callender - bass guitar

Track List (Standard Edition, Unmixed):
01. The Arrival [00:35]
02. Unshakeable [05:14]
03. Blackstar [04:10]
04. Eon [06:36]
05. Louder Than Words [04:37]
06. Memories of a Girl I Haven't Met [01:05]
07. I Can't Wait [05:23]
08. Gift For You [05:55]
09. The Lucky One [06:47]
10. The Seven Sisters [03:44]
11. Birthright [05:15]
12. It Makes No Difference Who We Are [03:28]
13. The Best It's Gonna Get [04:49]
14. So Long Sentiment [06:06]
15. Tainted [04:38]
16. Against The Tide [05:52]

Track List (Deluxe Edition (Mixed + Instrumentals), CD1):
01. The Arrival [00:35]
02. It Makes No Difference Who We Are [03:02]
03. Blackstar [04:07]
04. Louder Than Words [04:40]
05. The Lucky One [06:46]
06. Unshakeable [05:09]
07. I Can't Wait [05:24]
08. Eon [06:22]
09. So Long Sentiment [06:03]
10. Gift for You [05:46]
11. The Seven Sisters [03:39]
12. The Best It's Gonna Get [05:20]
13. Memories of a Girl I Haven't Met [01:00]
14. Birthright [05:20]
15. Tainted [04:32]
16. Against the Tide [05:50]
17. The Departure [00:59]

Track List (Deluxe Edition (Mixed + Instrumentals), CD2):
01. Unshakeable (Instrumental) [05:15]
02. Blackstar (Instrumental) [04:12]
03. Eon (Instrumental) [06:39]
04. Louder Than Words (Instrumental) [04:38]
05. Memories of a Girl I Haven't Met (Instrumental) [01:07]
06. I Can't Wait (Instrumental) [05:23]
07. Gift for You (Instrumental) [05:54]
08. The Lucky One (Instrumental) [06:49]
09. The Seven Sisters (Instrumental) [03:45]
10. Birthright (Instrumental) [05:15]
11. It Makes No Difference Who We Are (Instrumental) [03:30]
12. The Best It's Gonna Get (Instrumental) [05:29]
13. So Long Sentiment (Instrumental) [06:08]
14. Tainted (Instrumental) [04:40]
15. Against the Tide (Instrumental) [05:53]