Album · Live
Live and Dangerous
Live and Dangerous is Thin Lizzy's double live album, released on 2 June 1978 through Vertigo. It arrived after Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox and Bad Reputation, and it came about because producer Tony Visconti lacked the time for a full studio session. The band instead went through archive recordings from earlier tours and assembled the strongest performances, taken from London in 1976 and from Philadelphia and Toronto in 1977.
Further work followed in Paris in early 1978, where studio overdubs were added. Just how much was touched up has been argued over ever since. It reached No. 2 in the UK and sold over half a million copies there, and it regularly turns up on lists of the greatest live albums. It also marks guitarist Brian Robertson's last appearance with the band, as he left soon after its release, making it a snapshot of a particular Lizzy line-up.
Live and Dangerous: tracklist, credits and charts
17 tracks · 1:16:38Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1JailbreakPhil Lynott4:33
- 2EmeraldDowney, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson4:36
- 3SouthboundPhil Lynott4:44
- 4Rosalie / Cowgirl's SongDowney, Lynott, Seger4:11
- 5Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in It's Spotlight)Phil Lynott3:54
- 6MassacreDowney, Gorham, Lynott2:46
- 7Still in Love With YouPhil Lynott7:42
- 8Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the WeedDowney, Gorham, Lynott3:45
- Disc 2
- 1Cowboy SongBrian Downey and Phil Lynott4:55
- 2The Boys Are Back in TownPhil Lynott4:41
- 3Don't Believe a WordPhil Lynott2:19
- 4WarriorScott Gorham and Phil Lynott4:02
- 5Are You ReadyDowney, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson2:48
- 6SuicidePhil Lynott5:11
- 7Sha La LaBrian Downey and Phil Lynott5:33
- 8Baby Drives Me CrazyDowney, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson6:40
- 9The RockerBell, Downey, Lynott4:18
- Produced by
- Thin Lizzy, Tony Visconti, Thin Lizzy and Tony Visconti
- Labels
- Vertigo, Mercury (Canada), Warner Bros. (US)
- Length
- 1:16:38
Line-up
- Brian Downey · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Scott Gorham · guitar, background vocals
- Phil Lynott · bass guitar, lead vocals
- Brian Robertson · guitar, background vocals
- John Earle · saxophone · guest
Singles
- “Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song" / "Me and the Boys” · 28 April 1978
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1978–79 | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1978–79 | 84 |
| Scottish Albums · 2023 | 7 |
| German Albums · 2023 | 11 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1978–79 | 17 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1978–79 | 20 |
| Ireland 3 · 2023 | 27 |
| Swedish Albums · 1978–79 | 27 |
| Swiss Albums · 2023 | 27 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) · 2023 | 59 |
All 13 charts
| Dutch Albums · 2023 | 81 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2023 | 131 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2023 | 163 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Ireland · 1978 | Gold |
| United Kingdom | Platinum |
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43.3
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
39
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2 June 1978 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 June 1978 | |
| Wikidata | 2 June 1978 | |
| UK / Europe release | 2 June 1978 | earliest UK or European date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | UMC | 00600753323298 | deluxe |
| — | XW | EMI | 00731453229723 | other |
| 1978 | ES | Vertigo | other | |
| 1978 | SE | Vertigo | other | |
| 2 June 1978 | IE | Philips | original | |
| 2 June 1978 | GB | Vertigo | original | |
| 1989 | JP | Vertigo | 4988011314070 | other |
| 14 February 1989 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992735827 | other |
| 25 October 1990 | JP | Vertigo | 4988011323409 | other |
| 1991 | XE | Vertigo | 042283803022 | other |
| 3 June 1991 | XE | Vertigo | 042283803022 | other |
| 18 March 1996 | XE | Vertigo | 731453229723 | other |
| 24 January 2011 | XE | Mercury Records | 0600753320730 | deluxe |
| 20 January 2023 | XW | Mercury Records | 602508190322 | deluxe |
| 20 January 2023 | — | UMC | 00602508371127 | deluxe |
| 20 January 2023 | — | UMC | 00602508371134 | remaster |
| 20 January 2023 | — | UMC | 00602508190674 | deluxe |
| — | — | — | other |
Cover art sources
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|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2852×2828 | cropped: cropped from 2852x2828 to 2828x2828 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |