The Adventures of Thin Lizzy explained

The Adventures of Thin Lizzy
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Thin Lizzy
Cover:	Lizzyadventures.jpg
Caption:	Cover art by Martin Asbury
Released:	1981
Recorded:	1972–1980
Genre:	Hard rock, blues rock
Length:	39:31
Label:	Vertigo^[1]
Chronology:	Thin Lizzy compilation albums
Prev Title:	The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Lizzy Killers
Next Year:	1981

The Adventures of Thin Lizzy is a compilation album by the rock band Thin Lizzy, released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1981. It features songs released as singles from 1972 to 1980.

Track listing

All tracks written by Phil Lynott unless stated.

Side one

1. "Whiskey in the Jar" (Trad. arr. Lynott, Eric Bell, Brian Downey) - 3:40
2. "Wild One" - 3:29
3. "Jailbreak" - 4:01
4. "The Boys Are Back in Town" - 4:27
5. "Don't Believe a Word" - 2:18
6. "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" - 3:26

Side two

7. "Waiting for an Alibi" - 3:28
8. "Do Anything You Want To" - 3:50
9. "Sarah" (Lynott, Moore) - 3:21
10. "Chinatown" (Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott, Snowy White) - 3:37
11. "Killer on the Loose" - 3:54

Personnel

Thin Lizzy

• Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar on track 2, arrangements
• Brian Downey – drums, percussion
• Eric Bell – guitar on track 1
• Scott Gorham – guitar, except tracks 1 and 9
• Brian Robertson – guitar on tracks 2–5
• Gary Moore – guitar on tracks 7–9
• Snowy White – guitar on tracks 10 and 11

Production

• Gordon Fordyce - engineer
• Kit Woolven - engineer, arrangements

Notes and References

1. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. May 27, 2011. Omnibus Press. 9780857125958. Google Books.