Album
Fighting
Fighting is the fifth studio album by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released on 12 September 1975 on Vertigo. After four records that had not quite pinned down who they were, this is where the band found a sound that was unmistakably theirs.
The key was the twin guitars of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, weaving hard rock together with folk, pop and rhythm and blues. It was also the first Thin Lizzy album to chart in the UK, reaching No. 60. Just as importantly, it laid the groundwork for the commercial breakthrough of its follow-up, Jailbreak. If you want to hear a great band settling into its identity, just before the wider world caught on, Fighting is the place to start.
Fighting: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 38:21Tracklist
- 1RosalieBob Seger3:02
- 2For Those Who Love to LiveBrian Downey and Phil Lynott3:08
- 3SuicidePhil Lynott5:16
- 4Wild OnePhil Lynott4:22
- 5Fighting My Way BackPhil Lynott3:16
- 6King’s VengeanceScott Gorham and Phil Lynott4:09
- 7Spirit Slips AwayPhil Lynott4:43
- 8Silver DollarBrian Robertson3:31
- 9Freedom SongScott Gorham and Phil Lynott3:32
- 10Ballad of a Hard ManScott Gorham3:23
- Produced by
- Phil Lynott
- Recorded at
- Olympic (London)
- Recorded
- May 1975
- Engineered by
- Keith Harwood
- Label
- Vertigo
- Length
- 38:21
Line-up
- Brian Downey · drums (drum set)
- Scott Gorham · guitar
- Phil Lynott · bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar
- Brian Robertson · guitar
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 September 1975 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 12 September 1975 | |
| Wikidata | 12 September 1975 | |
| US release | 1975 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 12 September 1975 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Vertigo | other | |
| 12 September 1975 | GB | Vertigo | original | |
| 1990 | DE | Vertigo | 042284243322 | other |
| 1990 | US | Vertigo | 042284243322 | other |
| 21 December 1990 | JP | Vertigo | 4988011324338 | other |
| 21 December 1990 | JP | Vertigo | 4988011324338 | other |
| 15 March 1996 | XE | Vertigo | 731453229624 | other |
| 2012 | XE | Mercury Records | 602527922270 | other |
| 25 April 2012 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005702739 | other |
| 1 May 2012 | US | UMe | other | |
| 2014 | US | Mercury Records | other | |
| 19 September 2025 | — | UMC | other | |
| — | — | EMI | 00731453229624 | other |
| — | — | UMC | 00602537056422 | deluxe |
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|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |