''Greatest Hits'' is a double-CD compilation of
Thin Lizzy songs released in 2004.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and ba ...
unless stated.
Disc 1
#"
The Boys Are Back in Town"
from ''Jailbreak
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#"
Jailbreak
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from ''Jailbreak''
#"Don't Believe a Word"
from '' Johnny the Fox''
#"Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)"
from '' Bad Reputation''
#"Rosalie"
ive(
Bob Seger
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)
from '' Live and Dangerous''
#"
Waiting for an Alibi"
from '' Black Rose: A Rock Legend''
#"
Do Anything You Want To
"Do Anything You Want To" is a song by the Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. It was the second single released from their 1979 album ''Black Rose: A Rock Legend''. It was recorded at Pathe Marconi EMI Studios in Paris, France.''Black Rose: A Rock L ...
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from ''Black Rose: A Rock Legend''
#"
Sarah
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" (Lynott,
Gary Moore
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)
from ''Black Rose: A Rock Legend''
#"Chinatown" (
Brian Downey,
Scott Gorham, Lynott,
Snowy White)
from ''Chinatown
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''
#"
Killer on the Loose"
from ''Chinatown''
#"Trouble Boys" (
Billy Bremner
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)
Non-album single
#"
Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)"
ive(Gorham, Lynott)
from '' Renegade''
#"
Cold Sweat" (Lynott,
John Sykes)
from '' Thunder and Lightning''
#"Thunder and Lightning" (Downey, Lynott)
from ''Thunder and Lightning''
#"
The Sun Goes Down" (Lynott,
Darren Wharton)
from ''Thunder and Lightning''
#"Dedication"
from '' Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy''
#"
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* Still in Love with You (album), ''Still in Love with You'' (album), a 1992 album from Meli'sa Morgan
* Still in Love with You (Anna Vissi song), "Still in Love with You" (Anna Vissi song), 2001
* Still in Lov ...
"
from '' Nightlife''
#"She Knows" (Gorham, Lynott)
from ''Nightlife''
#"Yellow Pearl" (Lynott,
Midge Ure
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)
from '' Solo in Soho''*
Disc 2
#"
Whiskey in the Jar" (Trad., arr.
Eric Bell, Downey, Lynott)
Non-album single
#"
Out in the Fields
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" (Moore)
from ''Run for Cover
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#"
Parisienne Walkways
"Parisienne Walkways" is a song by guitarist Gary Moore that reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1979. The song is featured on Moore's album '' Back on the Streets'' and features a vocal from Thin Lizzy frontman, Phil Lynott, who c ...
" (Lynott, Moore)
from '' Back on the Streets''‡
#"Emerald"
ive(Downey, Gorham, Lynott,
Brian Robertson)
from ''Live and Dangerous''
#"Bad Reputation" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott)
from ''Bad Reputation''
#"Wild One"
from '' Fighting''
#"Fighting My Way Back"
from ''Fighting''
#"Showdown"
from ''Nightlife''
#"Black Rose" (Lynott, Moore)
from ''Black Rose: A Rock Legend''
#"Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (
Jimmy Bain, Lynott)
from ''Solo in Soho''*
#"
The Rocker" (Bell, Downey, Lynott)
from '' Vagabonds of the Western World''
#"Are You Ready"
ive(Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson)
from '' Life''
#"Renegade" (Lynott, White)
from ''Renegade''
#"King's Call"
from ''Solo in Soho''*
#"Angel of Death" (Lynott, Wharton)
from ''Renegade''
#"
Cowboy Song"
ive At The Sydney Opera House 1979(Lynott, Downey)
Previously unreleased
#"The Boys Are Back in Town"
ive At The Sydney Opera House 1979Previously unreleased
DVD
#"The Boys Are Back In Town"
#"Don’t Believe A Word" (Live)
#"Dancing In The Moonlight" (Live)
#"Rosalie" (Live)
#"Waiting For An Alibi"
#"Do Anything You Want To"
#"Sarah"
#"Chinatown"
#"Killer On The Loose"
#"Thunder And Lightning" (Live)
#"Bad Reputation" (Live)
#"King’s Call" by Phil Lynott
#"The Rocker"
#"With Love"
#"Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" by Phil Lynott
#"That Woman" (Live)
#"Johnny The Fox"
#"Wild One"
#"Whiskey In The Jar" (TOTP 1.2.73)
*All tracks by Thin Lizzy except:
* Phil Lynott
† Gary Moore and Phil Lynott
‡ Gary Moore
Personnel
*
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and ba ...
–
bass guitar,
vocals
*
Brian Downey –
drums
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,
percussion
*
Eric Bell –
guitar on disc 2: tracks 1 & 11
*
Scott Gorham – guitar on disc 1: tracks 1–7, 9–18; disc 2: tracks 4–10, 12, 13, 15–17
*
Brian Robertson – guitar on disc 1: tracks 1–3, 5, 17 & 18; disc 2: tracks 4, 6–8, 12, 16 & 17
*
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz ...
– guitar on disc 1: tracks 6–8; disc 2: tracks 2, 3 & 9; vocals on disc 2: track 2
*
Snowy White – guitar on disc 1: tracks 9–12; disc 2: tracks 10, 13 & 15
*
John Sykes – guitar on disc 1: tracks 13–15
*
Mark Knopfler – guitar on disc 2: track 14
*
Darren Wharton –
keyboards on disc 1: tracks 9–15; disc 2: tracks 13 & 15
*
Midge Ure
James Ure (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s ...
– keyboards on disc 1: track 19
*
Mark Nauseef – drums on disc 2: tracks 16 & 17
Charts
Certifications
References
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2004 greatest hits albums
Thin Lizzy compilation albums