Greatest Hits by Thin Lizzy, album cover
Album · Compilation

Greatest Hits

Released7 June 2004
Popularity23.9

Greatest Hits is a double-CD compilation of Thin Lizzy songs, released on 7 June 2004 through Universal Music TV. It gathers the band's hard rock output across two discs, making it a convenient way into a catalogue that ran to twelve studio albums.

That catalogue stretches from the self-titled debut in 1971 to Thunder and Lightning in 1983, taking in Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox, Bad Reputation and Black Rose: A Rock Legend along the way. For anyone who knows the band mainly from the radio, or who wants a single set to dip into before choosing which studio albums to chase down, a two-disc collection like this offers plenty of room to explore.

Greatest Hits: tracklist, credits and charts

36 tracks · 2:35:53

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1The Boys Are Back in TownPhil Lynott4:26
  3. 2JailbreakPhil Lynott4:02
  4. 3Don’t Believe a WordPhil Lynott2:19
  5. 4Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)Phil Lynott3:28
  6. 5RosalieDowney, Lynott, Seger4:10
  7. 6Waiting for an AlibiPhil Lynott3:30
  8. 7Do Anything You Want ToPhil Lynott3:52
  9. 8SarahPhil Lynott and Gary Moore3:31
  10. 9ChinatownDowney, Gorham, Lynott, White4:44
  11. 10Killer on the LoosePhil Lynott3:56
  12. 11Trouble BoysBilly Bremner3:35
  13. 12Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott4:40
  14. 13Cold SweatPhil Lynott and John Sykes3:08
  15. 14Thunder and LightningBrian Downey and Phil Lynott4:55
  16. 15The Sun Goes DownPhil Lynott and Darren Wharton6:21
  17. 16DedicationPhil Lynott3:59
  18. 17Still in Love With YouPhil Lynott5:50
  19. 18She KnowsScott Gorham and Phil Lynott5:14
  20. 19Yellow PearlPhil Lynott and Midge Ure3:00
  21. Disc 2
  22. 1Whiskey in the Jar[traditional]5:47
  23. 2Out in the FieldsGary Moore4:18
  24. 3Parisienne WalkwaysPhil Lynott and Gary Moore3:24
  25. 4EmeraldDowney, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson4:45
  26. 5Bad ReputationDowney, Gorham, Lynott3:10
  27. 6Wild OnePhil Lynott4:21
  28. 7Fighting My Way BackPhil Lynott3:15
  29. 8ShowdownPhil Lynott4:32
  30. 9Black Rose7:07
  31. 10Dear Miss Lonely HeartsJimmy Bain and Phil Lynott4:12
  32. 11The RockerBell, Downey, Lynott2:43
  33. 12Are You ReadyDowney, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson3:02
  34. 13RenegadePhil Lynott and Snowy White6:09
  35. 14King’s CallPhil Lynott3:40
  36. 15Angel of DeathPhil Lynott and Darren Wharton6:18
  37. 16Cowboy Song (live)Brian Downey and Phil Lynott5:30
  38. 17The Boys Are Back in Town (live)Phil Lynott4:59
Produced by
John Alcock, Thin Lizzy, Tony Visconti, Kit Woolven, Chris Tsangarides, Phil Lynott, Ron Nevison, Nick Tauber, Peter Collins, Gary Moore
Recorded at
Eventim Apollo
Recorded
1972–83 1991
Mixed by
Simon Vinestock, Ron Nevison
Engineered by
Will Reid-Dick, Tony Visconti, Kit Woolven, Chris Tsangarides, Andrew Warwick, Chris Sheldon, Ron Nevison, Ted Sharp, James “Jimbo” Barton, Keith Harwood
Mastered by
Tony Cousins
Labels
Universal Music TV, Universal Music
Length
2:35:53

Line-up

  • Brian Downey · drums (drum set), percussion
  • Scott Gorham · guitar, background vocals
  • Phil Lynott · acoustic guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, vocals, harp, keyboard, bass, guitar · guest
  • Brian Robertson · guitar, vocals, background vocals · guest
  • John Helliwell · saxophone · guest
  • Gary Moore · guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, accordion, mandolin, string synthesizer · guest
  • Huey Lewis · harmonica · guest
  • Snowy White · guitar · guest
  • Midge Ure · background vocals · guest
  • John Sykes · guitar · guest
  • Darren Wharton · keyboard · guest
  • Eric Bell · guitar · guest
  • Don Airey · keyboard · guest
  • Charlie Morgan · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Andy Richards · keyboard · guest
  • Mark Knopfler · guitar · guest

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 2004–063
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2004–061
Ireland 2 · 2004–062
Scottish Albums · 2004–063
Norwegian Albums · 2004–0618

Certifications

RegionCertification
Ireland · 20053× Platinum
United KingdomPlatinum

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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz7 June 2004
Wikipedia infobox7 June 2004
Wikidata2004
UK / Europe release7 June 2004earliest UK or European date
3 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
7 June 2004GBUniversal Music TV0602498211113original
2005—Mercury Records602498718049other
4 June 2007GBUniversal Music TV602498496275other
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