Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy

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Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy is a compilation album released by rock group Thin Lizzy in 1991. The only previously unreleased track was "Dedication", which was reconstructed after Phil Lynott's death using an old 8 track demo recording of the song (originally recorded around 1985) to provide the bass and vocal lines, with new guitar and drum parts added by Scott Gorham and Brian Downey.

There was also a VHS video release to accompany the album.

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Track listing

UK & Japanese CD

1. "Whiskey in the Jar" (Trad. arr. Phil Lynott, Eric Bell, Brian Downey) – 5:45
2. "The Rocker" (Lynott, Bell, Downey) – 2:45
3. "Jailbreak" (Lynott) – 4:04
4. "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Lynott) – 4:27
5. "Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) – 2:21
6. "Bad Reputation" (Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott) – 3:10
7. "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (Lynott) – 3:24
8. "Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song" [Live] (Bob Seger, Lynott, Downey) – 4:00
9. "Still in Love With You" [Live] (Lynott) – 7:40
10. "Emerald" [Live] (Gorham, Brian Robertson, Downey, Lynott) – 4:18
11. "Waiting for an Alibi" (Lynott, Gary Moore) – 4:13
12. "Do Anything You Want To" (Lynott) – 3:52
13. "Sarah" (Lynott, Moore) – 4:20
14. "Parisienne Walkways" (Lynott, Moore) – 3:19
15. "Chinatown" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Snowy White) – 4:44
16. "Killer on the Loose" (Lynott) – 3:55
17. "Out in the Fields" (Moore) – 4:18
18. "Dedication" (Lynott, Laurence Archer) – 4:00

• Tracks 14 and 17 are not Thin Lizzy recordings, but were produced as "Gary Moore" and "Gary Moore & Phil Lynott" releases respectively.
• The track listing for all non-US vinyl and cassette releases, and the German CD, is the same as above minus "Bad Reputation", "Still in Love with You", "Emerald" and "Chinatown".

All US releases

1. "Whiskey in the Jar"
2. "The Rocker"
3. "She Knows"
4. "Still in Love With You"
5. "Showdown"
6. "Rosalie"
7. "Wild One"
8. "Fighting My Way Back"
9. "Jailbreak"
10. "The Boys Are Back in Town"
11. "Cowboy Song"
12. "Don't Believe a Word"
13. "Bad Reputation"
14. "Dancin' in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)"
15. "Do Anything You Want To"
16. "Waiting For an Alibi"
17. "Chinatown"
18. "Dedication"

Singles

• "Dedication" / "Cold Sweat" – 11 January 1991

A 12" and CD single were also released, featuring the extra tracks "Emerald" (live) / "Still in Love With You" (live).

A 12" picture disc was also released, with two different tracks, "Chinatown" / "Bad Reputation".

• "The Boys Are Back in Town" / Sarah" – 11 March 1991

A 12", picture disc and CD single were also released, all featuring four tracks: "The Boys Are Back in Town" / "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" / Black Boys on the Corner" / "Me and the Boys".

Video

1. "The Rocker"
2. "Whiskey in the Jar"
3. "The Boys Are Back in Town"
4. "Jailbreak"
5. "Don't Believe a Word"
6. "Bad Reputation"
7. "Dancin' in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)"
8. "Rosalie" [Live]
9. "Waiting For an Alibi"
10. "Do Anything You Want To"
11. "Sarah"
12. "Chinatown"
13. "Killer on the Loose"
14. "Out in the Fields"
15. "Dedication"

Personnel

• Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals
• Brian Downey – drums, percussion
• Eric Bell – guitar on tracks 1 and 2
• Scott Gorham – guitar on tracks 3–12, 15, 16 and 18 (plus the two US-only tracks)
• Brian Robertson – guitar on tracks 3–5, 8–10 (plus the two US-only tracks)
• Gary Moore – guitar on tracks 11–14 and 17
• Snowy White – guitar on tracks 15 and 16