Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) - Yellow Pearl: A Collection (2010)

Sometimes while trudging through the bargain bins you find a cd worth buying. This is one of them. Yellow Pearl is an inexpensive way of owning the 'best' of Phil's solo material. I was never a big fan of his solo stuff, but this contains anything worth listening to again and again. No real rarities, but it does have Gary Moore's version of Parisienne Walkways with Phil on vocals. Which was the best thing on Gary's Back On The Street solo release. Most the stuff on here is Lynott trying to sound like a contemporary artist from that time (early 80's). Ugghh. Synths, bad percussion, electronic drums? Phil is "The Rocker". Period. End of the story. His life was over way too soon, and is missed. Stick to the Thin Lizzy material, and spread their music to the unitiated. We'll all be better for it.

TRACKLIST

01. Yellow Pearl (Second 7" Remix) (Ure/Lynott) 1980
02. Dear Miss Lonely Hearts (Bain/Lynott) 1980
03. King's Call (Lynott) 1980
04. A Child's Lullaby (Lynott) 1980
05. Tatoo (Giving It All Up For Love) (Lynott) 1980
06. Solo In Soho (Lynott) 1980
07. Girls (Bain/Robertson) 1980
08. Ode To A Black Man (Lynott) 1980
09. Together (Lynott) 1982
10. Fatalistic Attitude (Lynott) 1982
11. The Man's Fool (Lynott) 1982
12. Old Town (Lynott) 1982
13. Cathleen (Lynott) 1982
14. Little Bit Of Water (Lynott) 1982
15. Ode To Liberty (The Protest Song) (Lynott/Bain) 1982
16. Somebody Else's Dream (Lynott) 1982
17. Beat Of The Drum (Lynott/Downey//McDonagh/Daly) 1982
18. Nineteen (Extended Version) (Lynott) 1985
19. Parisienne Walkways (Moore/Lynott) 1978
20. Yellow Pearl (First Version) (Lynott) 1980