Bad Reputation

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Bad Reputation
Studio album by Thin Lizzy
Released	September 2, 1977
Recorded	Toronto, May-June 1977
Genre	Hard rock
Length	35:50
Label	Mercury
Producer	Tony Visconti
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Positive) link
Thin Lizzy chronology
Johnny the Fox (1976) Bad Reputation (1977) Live and Dangerous (1978)

Bad Reputation is the eighth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). As the front cover suggests, most of the tracks feature only three-quarters of the band, with guitarist Brian Robertson only playing on tracks 3 and 6 (despite a credit on track 8). He had missed most of the previous tour following an injury sustained in a brawl and this album turned out to be his last studio effort with Lizzy. "Dancing in the Moonlight" was a UK hit single.

The title track is featured as a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero II.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Soldier of Fortune" (Lynott) – 5:18
2. "Bad Reputation" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) – 3:09
3. "Opium Trail" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) – 3:58
4. "Southbound" (Lynott) – 4:27
5. "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (Lynott) – 3:26
6. "Killer Without a Cause" (Gorham, Lynott) – 3:33
7. "Downtown Sundown" (Lynott) – 4:08
8. "That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart" (Lynott) – 3:25
9. "Dear Lord" (Gorham, Lynott) – 4:26

[edit] Credits

• Brian Downey – drums, percussion
• Scott Gorham – lead guitar, guitars
• Phil Lynott – bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Brian Robertson – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards

With:

• Mary Hopkin-Visconti – backing vocals on "Dear Lord"
• John Helliwell – sax, clarinet

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