The Boys Are Back in Town

~ Release by Thin Lizzy & Philip Lynott (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jailbreak
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 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)
recording of:
Jailbreak
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Thin Lizzy4.654:00
2Dancing in the Moonlight
engineer:
Tony Visconti
producer:
Thin Lizzy 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
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 Lizzy4.353:28
3The Boys Are Back in Town
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 and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4.254:25
4Sarah
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
harmonica:
Huey Lewis
recording of:
Sarah (1979 song about Lynott's daughter)
writer:
Phil Lynott and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
Thin Lizzy33:29
5Don’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 and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Don’t Believe a Word
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy4.52:17
6Solo in Soho
producer:
Phil Lynott and Kit Woolven
recording of:
Solo in Soho
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK)
Phil Lynott4:02
7Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
recording of:
Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer), Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy53:42
8Cowboy Song
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 and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
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 Lizzy4.55:14
9Bad Reputation
engineer:
Tony Visconti
producer:
Thin Lizzy 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
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 and Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy3.53:06
10Rosalie
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Gee
engineer:
Keith Harwood
producer:
Phil Lynott
bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
cover recording of:
Rosalie
lyricist and composer:
Bob Seger
publisher:
Gear Publishing
Thin Lizzy2:55
11Waiting for an Alibi
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham 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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Thin Lizzy3:29
12King’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)
Phil Lynott3:37
13Emerald
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Emerald
writer:
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer), Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
Thin Lizzy4.254:02
14Old Town
producer:
Thin Lizzy and Kit Woolven
recording of:
Old Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott3:19
15Whisky in the Jar (single version)
recording of:
Whiskey in the Jar (rock version, arranged by Thin Lizzy)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thin Lizzy
publisher:
Pippin The Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
version of:
Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
Thin Lizzy3:39
16The Sun Goes Down
engineer:
Chris Tsangarides and Andrew Warwick (producer/engineer)
producer:
Thin Lizzy and Chris Tsangarides
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and John Sykes
keyboard:
Darren Wharton
recording of:
The Sun Goes Down
writer:
Phil Lynott and Darren Wharton
Thin Lizzy36:18
17Róisín Dubh / Black Rose: A Rock Legend
engineer:
Kit Woolven
producer:
Thin Lizzy and Tony Visconti
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
recording of:
Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend
is based on:
Róisín Dubh
Thin Lizzy7:01
18Still in Love With You (BBC version)
engineer:
Bill Aitken (Sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
lead vocals:
Phil Lynott and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
live recording of:
Still in Love With You (on 1974-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
Thin Lizzy5:33
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