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Released
  
10 March 1972

Length
  
40:09

Release date
  
10 March 1972

Label
  
Decca Records

Recorded
  
London

Artist
  
Thin Lizzy

Producer
  
Nick Tauber

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Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)
  
Vagabonds of the Western World (1973)

Genres
  
Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues rock

Similar
  
Thin Lizzy albums, Blues rock albums

Thin lizzy shades of a blue orphanage 1972


Shades of a Blue Orphanage is the second studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1972. The title is a combination of the members' previous bands: Shades of Blue and Orphanage.

Contents

"Sarah" was written for Phil Lynott's grandmother who raised him when his mother, Philomena, was unable to do so. This song should not be confused with the 1979 song of the same name, for Lynott's daughter, included on Black Rose: A Rock Legend.

Thin lizzy shades of a blue orphanage


Track listing

All songs written by Phil Lynott, except where stated.

Side one
  1. "The Rise and Dear Demise of the Funky Nomadic Tribes" (Lynott, Eric Bell, Brian Downey) – 7:06
  2. "Buffalo Gal" – 5:30
  3. "I Don't Want to Forget How to Jive" – 1:46
  4. "Sarah" – 2:59
  5. "Brought Down" – 4:19
Side two
  1. "Baby Face" – 3:27
  2. "Chatting Today" – 4:19
  3. "Call the Police" – 3:37
  4. "Shades of a Blue Orphanage" – 7:06

Remastered and expanded release

On 11 October 2010 a new remastered and expanded version of Shades of a Blue Orphanage was released. This version features the following bonus tracks:

  1. "Whiskey in the Jar" (Full-length version) (Trad. arr. Lynott, Bell, Downey)
  2. "Black Boys on the Corner"
  3. "Buffalo Gal" (1977 Overdubbed and remixed version)
  4. "Sarah" (1977 Overdubbed and remixed version)
  5. "Brought Down" (1977 Overdubbed and remixed version)
  6. "Suicide" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)
  7. "Black Boys on the Corner" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)
  8. "Saga of the Ageing Orphan" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)
  9. "Whiskey in the Jar" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session)

Reception

Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic was largely critical of the album, describing it as "disappointing", and both the opening track and the title track as "overblown and disjointed". However, he picked out "Baby Face" and "Buffalo Gal" as bright moments, and praised Lynott's "eloquent and personal" performance on "Sarah".

Personnel

Thin Lizzy
  • Philip Lynott – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Eric Bell – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Brian Downey – drums, percussion
    • Additional personnel
  • Clodagh Simonds – harpsichord, keyboards, mellotron

    • Songs

    1The Rise and Dear Demise of the Funky Nomadic Tribes7:07
    2Buffalo Gal5:30
    3I Don't Want to Forget How to Jive1:46

    References

    Shades of a Blue Orphanage Wikipedia
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