Solo in Soho Last updated February 08, 2025 Guest musicians Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler plays on the single "King's Call", a lament to Elvis Presley . Huey Lewis plays harmonica on "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" and "Ode to a Black Man". The latter track is devoted to Iconic African, or African diaspora freedom fighters of the 20th century, including Malcolm X , Rastafari , Haile Selassie , Bob Marley , Jimi Hendrix and other socially aware or politically conscious blues - Rhythm and blues artists from history, such as Robert Johnson and Motown singer, Stevie Wonder . Lewis later covered "Tattoo" on the 1982 Huey Lewis and the News album Picture This , titled "Giving It All Up for Love".
Yellow Pearl "Yellow Pearl " was released as a single in two remixed versions; the first of these was later used as the theme tune from 1981 until 1986 for the popular BBC TV music programme Top of the Pops . This version was later included on Lynott's second solo album, The Philip Lynott Album .
Critical reception Billboard gave the album a positive review, saying that Lynott's "lyrics have special appeal". He resumed: "There is nothing here even vaguely similar to the dramatic rock energy of "The Boys Are Back in Town " yet this is a bold and interesting batch of tunes aided by uncluttered arrangements and sound playing". [ 7]
Track listing All songs by Philip Lynott , except where noted.
Side one "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (Lynott, Jimmy Bain ) – 4:11 "King's Call" – 3:40 "A Child's Lullaby" – 2:43 "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" – 3:21 "Solo in Soho" – 4:15 Side two "Girls" (Lynott, Bain, Brian Robertson ) – 4:00 "Yellow Pearl " (Lynott, Midge Ure ) – 4:06 "Ode to a Black Man" – 4:06 "Jamaican Rum" – 2:43 "Talk in 79" – 3:00 Singles "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" / "Solo in Soho" – 7" / 12" (1980) "King's Call" / "Ode to a Black Man" – 7" (1980) "Yellow Pearl" / "Girls" – 7" / 12" (1981) Personnel Philip Lynott – bass guitar , rhythm guitar , keyboards , Minimoog , vocoder , string machine, percussion , vocals , producer Scott Gorham – guitars (tracks 1, 4, 8) Snowy White – guitars (tracks 1, 5) Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (track 2) Gary Moore – guitar (track 9) Jerome Rimson – bass guitar (track 5) Huey Lewis – harmonica (tracks 4, 8) Fiachra Trench – string and brass arrangements (tracks 3, 4) Jimmy Bain – piano , Minimoog, string machine (track 6) Billy Currie – ARP synthesizer (track 7) Midge Ure – ARP synthesizer, Minimoog, string machine (track 7) Brian Downey – drums, percussion (track 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9) Bob Benberg – drums, percussion (track 6) Mark Nauseef – drums, percussion (tracks 8, 10) Tony Charles – steel drums (track 9) Andy Duncan – percussion (tracks 3 and 5) Julia – backing vocals (track 5) Lena – backing vocals (track 6, 7) Sophie, Margi, Silver, Christine – backing vocals (track 6) Production Kit Woolven – producer, engineer Tony Visconti , "Flash" Gordon Fordyce, Will Reid-Dick – engineers Ian Cooper – mastering Chris O'Donnell – art direction Linda Sutton, Roger Cooper – artwork and design John Swannell – photography References ↑ Popoff, Martin (2012). We Will Be Strong: Thin Lizzy 76–81 . Power Chord Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-9811057-7-2 ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho" . AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 29 June 2018 . ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties . Burlington, Ontario , Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 203. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5 ↑ Graham, Bill (25 April 1980). "Solo in Soho" . Hot Press . Vol. 3, no. 21. Retrieved 29 June 2018 . ↑ "Review: Philip Lynott – Solo in Soho (Vertigo 9102 038)" (PDF) . Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. 26 April 1980. p. 12. ISSN 0265-1548 . Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via World Radio History. ↑ Hepworth, David (15 May 1980). "Albums - Phil Lynott: Solo in Soho" . Smash Hits . Vol. 2, no. 10. p. 31. Retrieved 29 June 2018 . ↑ "Review: Philip Lynott – Solo in Soho" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 92, no. 20. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 17 May 1980. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510 . Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via World Radio History. ↑ "Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho (Album)" . Swedishcharts.com . Media Control Charts . Retrieved 29 June 2018 . ↑ "Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho (Album)" . Norwegiancharts.com . Media Control Charts . Retrieved 29 June 2018 . 1 2 3 4 "Phil Lynott Official Charts" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 June 2018 . 1 2 3 "The Irish Cahrts: search for Philip Lynott" . Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 29 June 2018 . ↑ "Philip Lynott - King's Call" . Hitparade.ch (in Dutch). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 29 June 2018 .
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