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Thin Lizzy  Fighting
Label: Mercury SRM-1-1108
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Hard Rock
Tracklist:
A1 Rosalie
Written-By B. Seger*
3:15
A2 For Those Who Love To Live
Written-By B. Downey*, P. Lynott*
3:10
A3 Suicide
Written-By P. Lynott*
5:15
A4 Wild One
Written-By P. Lynott*
4:19
A5 Fighting My Way Back
Written-By P. Lynott*
3:11
B1 Kings Vengeance
Written-By P. Lynott*, S. Gorham*
4:12
B2 Spirit Slips Away
Written-By P. Lynott*
4:50
B3 Silver Dollar
Written-By B. Robertson*
3:26
B4 Freedom Song
Written-By P. Lynott*, S. Gorham*
3:32
B5 Ballad Of The Hard Man
Written-By S. Gorham*
3:56

Phonographic Copyright (p) Phonogram Ltd.
Manufactured By Phonogram
Distributed By Phonodisc, Inc.
Recorded At Olympic Studios
Mixed At Olympic Studios

Engineer Jeremy Gee, Keith Harwood
Mastered By Gilbert Kong
Photography Jim Ladwig, Keith Morris
Producer Phil Lynott

Printed in U.S.A.

Matrix / Runout (Side A Etch): SRM-1-1108 A CP4 G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamp): MASTERDISK
Matrix / Runout (Side A Erased): VEL 2005 A-CP4
Matrix / Runout (Side B Etch): SRM-1-1108 B CP3 G.K.
Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamp): MASTERDISK
Matrix / Runout (Side B Erased): VEL 2005 B-CP3

Phil Lynott bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar on “Wild One”
Scott Gorham guitar
Brian Robertson guitar, backing vocals, piano on “Song for Jesse”
Brian Downey drums, percussion
Additional personnel:
Roger Chapman (from Family) backing vocals on “Rosalie”
Ian McLagan (from The Faces) piano on “Silver Dollar”

Reception:
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described Fighting as a “tense, coiled, vicious rock & roll album”, with which Thin Lizzy began their classic era. Highlighting Gorham and Robertson’s twin-guitar interplay, he described this line-up of the band as “vital and visceral”, and added that Lynott had made a leap forward as a songwriter, “fully flourishing as a rock & roll poet”.

Fighting is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released in 1975. After spending four albums trying to find their niche, the band finally forged an identifiable sound featuring the twin guitars of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. This sound draws from hard rock, folk, pop and rhythm and blues. It set the stage for the big commercial breakthrough of the follow-up album, Jailbreak. The album was also their first album to chart in the UK, hitting #60.
The track “Suicide” was originally performed by Thin Lizzy when guitarist Eric Bell was still in the band, including on a BBC broadcast recorded in July 1973. It was first performed with different lyrics under the title “Babys Been Messing”. Another track recorded at the Fighting sessions was “Try a Little Harder”, which was eventually released on the Vagabonds, Kings, Warriors, Angels boxed set in 2002.
Fighting is the only other Thin Lizzy album aside from their 1971 debut where band members other than Phil Lynott receive sole songwriting credits for certain tracks. Bell wrote “Ray Gun” on the debut, and Robertson and Gorham wrote “Silver Dollar” and “Ballad of a Hard Man”, respectively.
Europe guitarist John Norum covered “Wild One” on his 1987 album Total Control. Europe covered “Suicide” on their 2008 live album Almost Unplugged.

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THIN LIZZY FIGHTING/UK TOUR MEMORABILIA original music press advert from 1975

 

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September 27, 2016 marked 30 years without Metallica’s Cliff Burton. His father, Ray, who keeps his son’s memory alive with his family, appeared in a video posted on the Cliff Burton Family fan page on Facebook. There, he presented some of Cliff Burton’s favorite records, which the bassist, although very young, had in his collection. According to Ray Burton, they have kept Cliff’s records and are trying to make sure they do not wear out. Cliff Burton’s discography includes “Fighting”