Greatest Hits

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1The Boys Are Back in Town
assistant recording engineer:
Neil Hornby
engineer:
Will Reid-Dick
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499)
recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4.24:26
2Jailbreak
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1976) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 73)
recording of:
Jailbreak
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Thin Lizzy4.554:02
3Don’t Believe a Word
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Don’t Believe a Word
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Thin Lizzy4.52:19
4Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)
engineer:
Tony Visconti
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar, bass guitar and harp and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist)
saxophone:
John Helliwell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
PolyGram Music Ltd.
Thin Lizzy4.253:28
5Rosalie
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
live medley including a recording of:
Cowgirl’s Song
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
live medley including a recording of:
Rosalie
lyricist and composer:
Bob Seger
publisher:
Gear Publishing
Thin Lizzy4.354:10
6Waiting for an Alibi
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recording of:
Waiting for an Alibi
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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7Do Anything You Want To
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar and background vocals:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
recording of:
Do Anything You Want To
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy33:52
8Sarah
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
harmonica:
Huey Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1979)
recording of:
Sarah (1979 song about Lynott's daughter)
writer:
Phil Lynott and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Thin Lizzy33:31
9Chinatown
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Kit Woolven
bass guitar and keyboard:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Snowy White (guitarist)
background vocals:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Midge Ure
vocals:
Phil Lynott
recording of:
Chinatown
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer), Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist), Phil Lynott and Snowy White (guitarist)
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10Killer on the Loose
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Kit Woolven
bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Snowy White (guitarist)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Killer on the Loose
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy3.753:56
11Trouble Boys
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Kit Woolven
cover recording of:
Trouble Boys
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bremner
Thin Lizzy3:35
12Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, pka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
live recording of:
Hollywood (Down on Your Luck) (in 1981)
writer:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Phil Lynott
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13Cold Sweat
engineer:
Chris Tsangarides and Andrew Warwick (producer/engineer)
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Chris Tsangarides
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and John Sykes
keyboard:
Darren Wharton
recording of:
Cold Sweat
writer:
Phil Lynott and John Sykes
Thin Lizzy3.53:08
14Thunder and Lightning
engineer:
Chris Tsangarides and Andrew Warwick (producer/engineer)
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Chris Tsangarides
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and John Sykes
keyboard:
Darren Wharton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Thunder and Lightning
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
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15The Sun Goes Down
engineer:
Chris Tsangarides and Andrew Warwick (producer/engineer)
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Chris Tsangarides
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and John Sykes
keyboard:
Darren Wharton
recording of:
The Sun Goes Down
writer:
Phil Lynott and Darren Wharton
Thin Lizzy46:21
16Dedication
additional recording engineer:
Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer)
mixer:
Simon Vinestock
bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
guitar and background vocals:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
recording of:
Dedication
composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy53:59
17Still in Love With You
recording of:
Still in Love With You
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Thin Lizzy5:50
18She Knows
recording engineer:
Ron Nevison and Ted Sharp (engineer)
producer:
Phil Lynott and Ron Nevison
mixer:
Ron Nevison
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
strings arranger:
Jimmy Horowitz
recording of:
She Knows
writer:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy5:14
19Yellow Pearl
recording of:
Yellow Pearl
writer:
Phil Lynott and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK)
Phil Lynott33:00
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1Whiskey in the Jar
producer:
Phil Lynott and Nick Tauber
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
guitar:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
arranger:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder), Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1972) and Decca Records (in 1972)
part of:
AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials
recording of:
Whiskey in the Jar (rock version, arranged by Thin Lizzy)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band)
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
version of:
Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
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2Out in the Fields
engineer:
James (Jimbo) Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
assistant mixer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
guest bass guitar [bass] and guest vocals:
Philip Lynott
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Charlie Morgan (British drummer and percussionist)
guest keyboard [keyboards]:
Don Airey and Andy Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records Ltd. (company and copyright holder for 10 Records) (in 1985) and Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2002)
produced at:
Sarm East (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Out in the Fields
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott3.44:18
3Parisienne Walkways
producer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar) and Chris Tsangarides
bass and guest vocals:
Phil Lynott (from 1978-03 until 1978-05)
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) (from 1978-03 until 1978-05)
guitar and background vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar) (from 1978-03 until 1978-05)
recording of:
Parisienne Walkways (from 1978-03 until 1978-05)
writer:
Phil Lynott and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
Agelong Music Publishing Inc and Maxwood Music Ltd.
is based on:
Blue Bossa
Gary Moore feat. Phil Lynott3.653:24
4Emerald
live recording of:
Emerald
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer), Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist), Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd (UK)
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5Bad Reputation
engineer:
Tony Visconti
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar, bass guitar and harp and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Bad Reputation
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer), Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy3.653:10
6Wild One
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Gee
engineer:
Keith Harwood
producer:
Phil Lynott
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Wild One
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy4:21
7Fighting My Way Back
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Gee
engineer:
Keith Harwood
producer:
Phil Lynott
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
recording of:
Fighting My Way Back
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy43:15
8Showdown
recording engineer:
Ron Nevison and Ted Sharp (engineer)
producer:
Phil Lynott and Ron Nevison
mixer:
Ron Nevison
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
recording of:
Showdown
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy4:32
9Black Rose
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
recording of:
Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend
is based on:
Róisín Dubh
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10Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
producer:
Phil Lynott and Kit Woolven
bass guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Snowy White (guitarist)
recording of:
Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
writer:
Jimmy Bain and Phil Lynott
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK)
Phil Lynott4:12
11The Rocker
producer:
Nick Tauber
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1973) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recording of:
The Rocker
writer:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder), Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Thin Lizzy22:43
12Are You Ready
recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon (Eventim Apollo, pka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-03-10 until 1983-03-12)
live recording of:
Are You Ready (from 1983-03-10 until 1983-03-12)
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer), Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist), Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
Thin Lizzy3:02
13Renegade
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Chris Tsangarides
recording of:
Renegade
writer:
Phil Lynott and Snowy White (guitarist)
Thin Lizzy6:09
14King’s Call
producer:
Phil Lynott and Kit Woolven
bass guitar, guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Mark Knopfler
recording of:
King's Call
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Phil Lynott3:40
15Angel of Death
producer:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) and Chris Tsangarides
recording of:
Angel of Death
writer:
Phil Lynott and Darren Wharton
Thin Lizzy6:18
16Cowboy Song (live)
remixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) (in 2004)
live recording of:
Cowboy Song
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Derby Blues
Thin Lizzy5:30
17The Boys Are Back in Town (live)
remixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band) (in 2004)
live recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4:59

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Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
distributed by and marketed by:Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2018266 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000Q36488 [info]