Editing Wishbone Ash (section)

===Line-up changes (1981–1986)===
Turner was replaced by bassist and vocalist [[John Wetton]], formerly of [[Family (band)|Family]], [[King Crimson]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] and [[U.K. (band)|U.K.]] ''[[Number the Brave]]'' was released in April 1981 and featured Wetton's lead vocals on just one song, although during album sessions he had offered songs such as "Here Comes the Feeling" that would eventually sell millions when released on [[Asia (band)|Asia's]] 1982 debut album. Discouraged, Wetton did not continue with Wishbone Ash beyond the album sessions and instead co-founded Asia.

Wetton was replaced on the ''Number the Brave'' tour by the former [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] bassist [[Trevor Bolder]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Also joining the band was female backing vocalist, [[Claire Hamill]], who had sung on both the ''Just Testing'' and ''Number the Brave'' albums.

In 1982, after Hamill's departure, the band experimented with [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] on the ''[[Twin Barrels Burning]]'' album. It became the highest charting Wishbone Ash album in years ([[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #22).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>

Bolder left the group to rejoin [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] in April 1983, to be replaced by bassist/vocalist [[Mervyn Spence]] (ex-[[Trapeze (band)|Trapeze]]).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> The group continued with a rock side on 1985's ''Raw to the Bone'', which became the first Wishbone Ash album not to make the charts. Not long after, Wisefield left after serving as guitarist in the band for eleven years, going on to a varied career that would include work with [[Tina Turner]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Roger Chapman]], [[Jeff Wayne]] and the [[Queen (band)|Queen]] musical ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]''. He was replaced by Jamie Crompton, who in turn was succeeded briefly in 1986 by [[Phil Palmer]], after which, Crompton returned. Early in 1986, Mervyn Spence quit as well, to be replaced by ex-[[The Kinks|Kinks]] bassist [[Andy Pyle]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>