| Back on the Streets | ||||
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| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Studio | Morgan, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 35:44 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Chris Tsangarides, Gary Moore | |||
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| Record Collector | [4] |
Back on the Streets is the first album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore,released in September 1978.
The album is Moore's first authentic solo record (1973's Grinding Stone album being credited to the Gary Moore Band). Thin Lizzy bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey appear on four songs,including "Don't Believe a Word" (which originally appeared on the 1976 Thin Lizzy album Johnny the Fox ) and the UK top 10 single "Parisienne Walkways". On the album's sleeve,Moore is depicted leaving notorious prison Wormwood Scrubs in the Inner London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in a photograph by Chalkie Davies. [5]
The album was re-issued in 1989 by Grand Slam Records with a revised playing order and an additional track ("Spanish Guitar"). More bonus tracks were available for download and on the Universal Music Group Remastered CD edition of 2013. The tracks "Road of Pain" and "Track Ten" recorded in the same sessions,remain unreleased. [6] Yet another release with title Back on the Streets,but no other apparent connection to the original album,is a 2003 compilation of Gary Moore's greatest hits.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Back on the Streets" | Gary Moore | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Don't Believe a Word" | Phil Lynott | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Fanatical Fascists" | Lynott | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Flight of the Snow Moose" (instrumental) | Moore | 6:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Hurricane" (instrumental) | Moore | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Song for Donna" | Moore | 5:22 |
| 7. | "What Would You Rather Bee or a Wasp" (instrumental) | Moore | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Parisienne Walkways" | Lynott, Moore | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back on the Streets" | 4:18 | |
| 2. | "Song for Donna" | 5:22 | |
| 3. | "What Would You Rather Bee or a Wasp" | 4:48 | |
| 4. | "Fanatical Fascists" | 2:44 | |
| 5. | "Spanish Guitar" | Lynott, Moore | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Don't Believe a Word" | 3:34 | |
| 7. | "Flight of the Snow Moose" | 6:59 | |
| 8. | "Hurricane" | 4:50 | |
| 9. | "Parisienne Walkways" | 3:08 | |
| Total length: | 39:31 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Track Nine" | Moore | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Spanish Guitar" (vocals by Phil Lynott) | 3:55 | |
| 11. | "Spanish Guitar" (vocals by Gary Moore) | 3:56 | |
| 12. | "Spanish Guitar" (instrumental) | 3:48 | |
| Total length: | 52:22 | ||
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