Behind the Barricades is the sixth comedy album released by Northern Irish comedian and actor James Young.

The album cover features a picture taken by Stanley Matchett.

On the cover a Soldier with his back to the camera stands in a street off the Falls Road, Belfast in front of a barricade.

Emerald Music re-released the album in 1999 in a four-disc boxset to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Young's death.

The album was marketed as James Young: Ireland's Greatest Comic Legend Volume 1.