Fighting (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Fighting
Type = Album
Artist = Thin Lizzy


Released = September 12, 1975
Recorded = London, May 1975
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 37:56
Label = Mercury
Producer = Phil Lynott
Reviews =
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wh9hs39ba3dg~T1~T1 Allmusic.com] Rating|4.5|5| Last album = Night Life
(1974)
This album = "Fighting"
(1975)
Next album = Jailbreak
(1976)

"Fighting" is the fifth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). After spending four albums trying to find their niche, Thin Lizzy 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.

Track listing

#"Rosalie" (Bob Seger) – 3:11
#"For Those Who Love to Live" (Downey, Lynott) – 3:08
#"Suicide" (Lynott) – 5:12
#"Wild One" (Lynott) – 4:18
#"Fighting My Way Back" (Lynott) – 3:12
#"King's Vengeance" (Gorham, Lynott) – 4:08
#"Spirit Slips Away" (Lynott) – 4:35
#"Silver Dollar" (Robertson) – 3:26
#"Freedom Song" (Gorham, Lynott) – 3:32
#"Ballad of a Hard Man" (Gorham) – 3:14

* The North American cover is pictured, other territories had a different sleeve.

Personnel

*Brian Downey - drums, percussion
*Scott Gorham - guitar
*Phil Lynott - bass, vocals, acoustic guitar on Wild One
*Brian Robertson - guitar, backing vocals

with

*Roger Chapman (from Family) - backing vocals on 'Rosalie'
*Ian McLagan (from The Faces) - piano on Silver Dollar

Notes

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.