Greatest Hits (Thin Lizzy album)

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Greatest Hits
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Released7 June 2004
Recorded1972–83, 1991
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length155:36 [1]
Label Universal Music
Thin Lizzy compilation albums chronology
Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels
(2001)
Greatest Hits
(2004)
The Definitive Collection
(2006)
Professional ratings
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Greatest Hits is a double-CD compilation of Thin Lizzy songs released in 2004.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Phil Lynott unless stated.

Disc 1

  1. "The Boys Are Back in Town" from Jailbreak
  2. "Jailbreak" from Jailbreak
  3. "Don't Believe a Word" from Johnny the Fox
  4. "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" from Bad Reputation
  5. "Rosalie" [Live] (Bob Seger) from Live and Dangerous
  6. "Waiting for an Alibi" from Black Rose: A Rock Legend
  7. "Do Anything You Want To" from Black Rose: A Rock Legend
  8. "Sarah" (Lynott, Gary Moore) from Black Rose: A Rock Legend
  9. "Chinatown" (Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott, Snowy White) from Chinatown
  10. "Killer on the Loose" from Chinatown
  11. "Trouble Boys" (Billy Bremner) Non-album single
  12. "Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" [Live] (Gorham, Lynott) from Renegade
  13. "Cold Sweat" (Lynott, John Sykes) from Thunder and Lightning
  14. "Thunder and Lightning" (Downey, Lynott) from Thunder and Lightning
  15. "The Sun Goes Down" (Lynott, Darren Wharton) from Thunder and Lightning
  16. "Dedication" from Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy
  17. "Still in Love with You" from Nightlife
  18. "She Knows" (Gorham, Lynott) from Nightlife
  19. "Yellow Pearl" (Lynott, Midge Ure) from Solo in Soho *

Disc 2

  1. "Whiskey in the Jar" (Trad., arr. Eric Bell, Downey, Lynott) Non-album single
  2. "Out in the Fields" (Moore) from Run for Cover
  3. "Parisienne Walkways" (Lynott, Moore) from Back on the Streets
  4. "Emerald" [Live] (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Brian Robertson) from Live and Dangerous
  5. "Bad Reputation" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) from Bad Reputation
  6. "Wild One" from Fighting
  7. "Fighting My Way Back" from Fighting
  8. "Showdown" from Nightlife
  9. "Black Rose" (Lynott, Moore) from Black Rose: A Rock Legend
  10. "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (Jimmy Bain, Lynott) from Solo in Soho*
  11. "The Rocker" (Bell, Downey, Lynott) from Vagabonds of the Western World
  12. "Are You Ready" [Live] (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) from Life
  13. "Renegade" (Lynott, White) from Renegade
  14. "King's Call" from Solo in Soho*
  15. "Angel of Death" (Lynott, Wharton) from Renegade
  16. "Cowboy Song" [Live At The Sydney Opera House 1979] (Lynott, Downey) Previously unreleased
  17. "The Boys Are Back in Town" [Live At The Sydney Opera House 1979] Previously unreleased

DVD

  1. "The Boys Are Back In Town"
  2. "Don’t Believe A Word" (Live)
  3. "Dancing In The Moonlight" (Live)
  4. "Rosalie" (Live)
  5. "Waiting For An Alibi"
  6. "Do Anything You Want To"
  7. "Sarah"
  8. "Chinatown"
  9. "Killer On The Loose"
  10. "Thunder And Lightning" (Live)
  11. "Bad Reputation" (Live)
  12. "King’s Call" by Phil Lynott
  13. "The Rocker"
  14. "With Love"
  15. "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" by Phil Lynott
  16. "That Woman" (Live)
  17. "Johnny The Fox"
  18. "Wild One"
  19. "Whiskey In The Jar" (TOTP 1.2.73)

* Phil Lynott
Gary Moore and Phil Lynott
Gary Moore

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [4] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 18
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 3× Platinum45,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Platinum300,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [9]
2005 DVD
Gold25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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