Solo in Soho

Solo in Soho
Cover photo by John Swannell
Studio album by Philip Lynott
Released 18 April 1980
May 1980 (Japan)
Recorded Winter 1979–early 1980
Studio Good Earth Studios, Soho, London, Compass Point Studios, Nassau, The Bahamas
Genre Rock
Length 35:47
Label Vertigo (Europe and Japan)
Mercury (Canada)
Warner Bros. (US)
Producer Philip Lynott, Kit Woolven
Philip Lynott chronology
Solo in Soho
(1980)		 The Philip Lynott Album
(1982)The Philip Lynott Album1982
Singles from Solo in Soho
  1. "Dear Miss Lonely Heart" / "Solo in Soho"
    Released: April 1980
  2. "King's Call" / "Ode to a Black Man"
    Released: June 1980
  3. "Yellow Pearl" / "Girls"
    Released: October 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[2]
Hot Press(mixed)[3]
Smash Hits5/10[4]

Solo in Soho is the first solo album by Irish rock singer Philip Lynott, released while he was still in Thin Lizzy. Current and former Lizzy members guested on the album, including Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Snowy White, and Gary Moore. Brian Robertson also contributed to the writing of "Girls".

Guest musicians

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler plays on "King's Call", a lament to Elvis Presley. Huey Lewis plays harmonica on "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" and "Ode to a Black Man". Lewis later covered the former on 1982 Huey Lewis and the News album, Picture This.

Yellow Pearl

"Yellow Pearl" was released as a single in two remixed versions - the first of these being later used as the theme tune from 1981–1986 for the British music TV programme Top of the Pops. This version was later included on Lynott's second solo album The Philip Lynott Album.

Track listing

All songs by Philip Lynott, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (Lynott, Jimmy Bain) – 4:11
  2. "King's Call" – 3:40
  3. "A Child's Lullaby" – 2:43
  4. "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" – 3:21
  5. "Solo in Soho" – 4:15
Side two
  1. "Girls" (Lynott, Bain, Brian Robertson) – 4:00
  2. "Yellow Pearl" (Lynott, Midge Ure) – 4:06
  3. "Ode to a Black Man" – 4:06
  4. "Jamaican Rum" – 2:43
  5. "Talk in 79" – 3:00

Personnel

Production

  • Kit Woolven – producer, engineer
  • Tony Visconti, "Flash" Gordon Fordyce, Will Reid-Dick – engineers
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Chris O'Donnell – art direction
  • Linda Sutton, Roger Cooper – artwork and design
  • John Swannell – photography

Charts


References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ↑ Graham, Bill (25 April 1980). "Solo in Soho". Hot Press. Vol. 3 no. 21. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. ↑ Hepworth, David (15 May 1980). "Albums - Phil Lynott: Solo in Soho". Smash Hits. Vol. 2 no. 10. p. 31. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Phil Lynott Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "The Irish Cahrts: search for Philip Lynott". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Philip Lynott - King's Call". Hitparade.ch (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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