The Philip Lynott Album
1982 studio album by Philip Lynott
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The Philip Lynott Album is the second and final solo album by Irish rock singer Philip Lynott, released in 1982.[5]
Released17 September 1982
Recorded1981
Studio
- Good Earth, London, UK
- Odyssey, London, UK
- Compass Point, Nassau, The Bahamas
- Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland
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 Cover photo by John Swannell | ||||
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| Released | 17 September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:10 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (Europe) Warner Bros. (US) | |||
| Producer | Philip Lynott, Kit Woolven, Midge Ure ("Together") | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[4] |
Not included on the album was the B-side to the "Together" single, "Somebody Else's Dream" and the B-side to the "Old Town" single, "Beat of the Drum". Both later appeared on the Yellow Pearl Lynott solo compilation album in 2010. "Somebody Else's Dream" was performed live on The Old Grey Whistle Test to promote the album.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Philip Lynott, except where noted
- Side one
- "Fatalistic Attitude" – 4:31
- "The Man's a Fool" – 2:58
- "Old Town" (Lynott, Jimmy Bain) – 3:27
- "Cathleen" – 3:34
- "Growing Up" – 5:00
- "Yellow Pearl" (Lynott, Midge Ure) – 2:58
- Side two
- "Together" – 3:39
- "Little Bit of Water" – 3:35
- "Ode to Liberty (The Protest Song)" (Lynott, Bain) – 5:48
- "Gino" – 4:10
- "Don't Talk About Me Baby" – 4:30
Singles
- "Together" / "Somebody Else's Dream" – 7" (1982)
- "Together" (Dance Mix) / "Together" / "Somebody Else's Dream" – 12" (1982)
- "Old Town" / "Beat of the Drum" – 7" (1982)
Personnel
- Philip Lynott – vocals, bass guitar, bass synthesiser, timpani & cymbal, CR 76 computer drum machines, guitar, Sarah's space gun, Irish harp, keyboards, percussion, Producer
- Midge Ure – guitar, keyboards, Linn drum machine (tracks 6, 7), producer (track 7)
- Mark Knopfler – lead guitar (track 9)
- Jimmy Bain – bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 2, 3)
- Jerome Rimson – bass guitar (tracks 7, 10)
- Scott Gorham – bass guitar (track 8)
- Fiachra Trench – string and brass arrangements
- Darren Wharton – keyboards, drum machine (tracks 1–9, 11)
- Huey Lewis – harmonica (track 4)
- Mel Collins – saxophone (track 5)
- Rusty Egan – drums (tracks 2–4)
- Bobby C. Benberg – drums (track 8)
- Brian Downey – drums (track 9)
- Mark Nauseef – drums, percussion, vocal intro (track 10)
- Pierre Moerlen – drums (track 11)
- Gordon Johnson – intro voice (track 3)
- Suzanne Machon – intro voice (track 4)
- Monica Lynott – backing vocals (tracks 4, 5)
- Production
- Kit Woolven – producer, engineer
- Mark Knopfler, Neil Dorfsman – mixing on track 9
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 18 |