The Philip Lynott Album Explained

The Philip Lynott Album
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Philip Lynott
Cover:	The Phil Lynott Album.jpg
Caption:	Cover photo by John Swannell
Released:	17 September 1982
Recorded:	1981
Studio:	Good Earth, London, UK Odyssey, London, UK Compass Point, Nassau, The Bahamas Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland
Genre:	Rock
Length:	44:10
Label:	Vertigo (Europe) Warner Bros. (US)
Producer:	Philip Lynott, Kit Woolven, Midge Ure ("Together")
Prev Title:	Solo in Soho
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Live In Sweden 1983
Next Year:	2001

The Philip Lynott Album is the second and final solo album by Irish rock singer Philip Lynott, released in 1982.^[1]

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

1. "Fatalistic Attitude" – 4:31
2. "The Man's a Fool" – 2:58
3. "Old Town" (Lynott, Jimmy Bain) – 3:27
4. "Cathleen" – 3:34
5. "Growing Up" – 5:00
6. "Yellow Pearl" (Lynott, Midge Ure) – 2:58

Side two

7. "Together" – 3:39
8. "Little Bit of Water" – 3:35
9. "Ode to Liberty (The Protest Song)" (Lynott, Bain) – 5:48
10. "Gino" – 4:10
11. "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

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Swedish Albums Chart^[2]	18
2022	Irish Albums Chart^[3]	40

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	"Yellow Pearl"	Irish Singles Chart^[4]	13
		UK Singles Chart^[5]	14
1982	"Together"	Irish Singles Chart	25
1983	"Old Town"	Dutch MegaCharts^[6]	46

Notes and References

1. Billboard Recommended LPs. Billboard. 22 January 1983. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 76–. 0006-2510.
2. Web site: Phil Lynott - The Phil Lynott Album (Album) . 1 July 2018. Swedishcharts.com . .
3. Web site: Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company. 29 April 2022. 30 April 2022.
4. Web site: The Irish Cahrts: search for Philip Lynott . . 1 July 2018 .
5. Web site: Phil Lynott Official Charts . . 29 June 2018 .
6. Web site: Philip Lynott - Old Town . 1 July 2018. Dutch Charts.nl . . Dutch.