Nightlife (Thin Lizzy album)
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Nightlife is the fourth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1974, and produced by Ron Nevison and Phil Lynott. The album cover shows a panther-like creature in a city scene, and the panther was intended to represent Lynott.[1]
Some reissue CDs, and occasionally other sources, spell the album title as Night Life, the same as the song title. However the original album title is Nightlife.[2]
The song "Philomena" was written for Lynott's mother. "It's Only Money" was re-recorded 35 years later by guitarist Brian Robertson on his 2011 solo album Diamonds and Dirt.
A deluxe edition of Nightlife was released on 12 March 2012.
Track listing
All songs composed by Phil Lynott, except where stated.
- "She Knows" (Scott Gorham, Lynott) – 5:13
- "Night Life" – 3:57
- "It's Only Money" – 2:47
- "Still in Love with You" – 5:40
- "Frankie Carroll" – 2:02
- "Showdown" – 4:32
- "Banshee" – 1:27
- "Philomena" – 3:41
- "Sha La La" (Brian Downey, Lynott) – 3:27
- "Dear Heart" – 4:35
On the cassette version, the positions of "She Knows" and "Showdown" were reversed.
Disc 2 (2012 deluxe edition CD)
- "She Knows" (BBC Session 3 October 1974)
- "Sha-La-La" (BBC Session 3 October 1974)
- "It's Only Money" (BBC Session 3 October 1974)
- "Philomena" (BBC Session 3 October 1974)
- "Dear Heart" (BBC Session 23 October 1974)
- "Banshee" (BBC Session 23 October 1974)
- "Showdown" (Demo with Gary Moore)
- "Still in Love with You" (Demo with Gary Moore)
- "It's Only Money" (Demo with Gary Moore)
- "Showdown" (Unreleased alternate take)
- "Still in Love with You" (Unreleased alternate take)
Singles
- "Philomena"/"Sha La La" – 25 October 1974
- "It's Only Money"/"Night Life" (Germany only)
- "Showdown"/"Night Life" (US only)
Cover versions
- American metal band Slough Feg covered "Sha La La" on a 2006 split with Bible of the Devil, and again on their 2011 live album Made in Poland.
- Concrete Blonde covered "It's Only Money" on their 1989 album Free
Reception
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described Nightlife as an "underrated gem of a record", but a "complete anomaly within their catalog"... "a subdued, soulful record, smooth in ways that Thin Lizzy never were before and rarely were afterwards". He singles out "She Knows" as "gently propulsive, [and] utterly addictive", but adds that there are "still moments of tough, primal rock 'n' roll", such as "It's Only Money" and "Sha La La".[3]
"Still in Love with You" has some of the most inspiring guitar solos to date.
Personnel
- Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar
- Scott Gorham – guitar
- Brian Robertson – guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Downey – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Frankie Miller – joint lead vocals on "Still in Love with You"
- Gary Moore – lead guitar on "Still in Love with You"
- Jean Roussel/Jean Alain Roussel – Keyboards
References
- ^ Alan Byrne, "Thin Lizzy: Soldiers of Fortune", Firefly, 2004
- ^ Alan Byrne, "Thin Lizzy: Soldiers of Fortune", Firefly, 2004
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Nightlife review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-15.