Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia is a live album by Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 band Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...

, released in 1999. (see 1999 in music

1999 in music

-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....

). The recording is of a Sydney Harbour open-air show in 1978. It was one of Gary Moore

Gary Moore

Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....

's first shows as a permanent member of the band and featured Gillan

Gillan

Gillan was a rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan.-History:In 1978 Ian Gillan had become dissatisfied with the jazz fusion style of his band called the Ian Gillan Band and dissolved it, retaining only keyboard player Colin Towns, and formed a new band entitled Gillan...

 drummer Mark Nauseef

Mark Nauseef

Mark Nauseef , is a drummer and percussionist who has enjoyed a varied career, ranging from rock music during the 1970s with his time as a member of the Ian Gillan Band and, temporarily, Thin Lizzy, to a wide range of musical styles in more recent times, playing with many notable musicians from all...

 who was touring with Lizzy while regular skinsman Brian Downey

Brian Downey (drummer)

Brian Michael Downey is an Irish drummer.Downey is the drummer and a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy, and a friend from childhood of co-founder and frontman Phil Lynott. Along with Lynott, Downey was the only constant member of the pioneering hard rock group until their break-up in...

 took a break. The show was also released on DVD (Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78

Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78

Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78 is a live concert performance by Thin Lizzy on 29 October 1978 and subsequently produced in VHS and DVD format and available from Warner Vision.. It was originally a made for television special produced by local radio station 2SM and Australia's, Seven Network...

) in 2004.

Track listing

1. "Jailbreak
   Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy song)
   "Jailbreak" is a song by Thin Lizzy that originally appeared as the title track on their 1976 album Jailbreak. Along with "The Boys Are Back in Town", it is one of their most popular songs, and is a classic rock radio staple, receiving steady airplay....
   
   " (Phil Lynott
   Phil Lynott
   Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
   
   ) – 4:30
2. "Bad Reputation" (Brian Downey
   Brian Downey (drummer)
   Brian Michael Downey is an Irish drummer.Downey is the drummer and a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy, and a friend from childhood of co-founder and frontman Phil Lynott. Along with Lynott, Downey was the only constant member of the pioneering hard rock group until their break-up in...
   
   , Scott Gorham
   Scott Gorham
   Scott Gorham is an American guitarist and songwriter who rose to international recognition as one of the "twin lead guitarists" of the Irish-formed rock band, Thin Lizzy...
   
   , Lynott) – 3:14
3. "Cowboy Song" (Downey, Lynott) – 5:13
4. "The Boys Are Back in Town
   The Boys Are Back in Town
   "The Boys Are Back in Town" is a single from Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song came out in 1976 on their album Jailbreak. It was honoured with the 499th position among the 2004 Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, though it was not included in the 2010 update...
   
   " (Lynott) – 5:02
5. "Waiting for an Alibi
   Waiting for an Alibi
   "Waiting for an Alibi" is a song by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the first single from their 1979 album, Black Rose: A Rock Legend. Black Rose was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while Gary Moore was a member of the band, although he left soon after.The song was released as a single reaching...
   
   " (Lynott) – 5:01
6. "Are You Ready" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Brian Robertson
   Brian Robertson
   Brian "Robbo" David Robertson is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known for his work with Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.-Early life:...
   
   ) – 4:39
7. "Me and the Boys Were Wondering How You and the Girls Are Getting Home Tonight" (Lynott) – 6:18
8. "Baby Drives Me Crazy" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Robertson) – 6:23

Personnel

• Phil Lynott
  Phil Lynott
  Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
  
   - lead vocals, bass
• Gary Moore
  Gary Moore
  Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
  
   - guitar, backing vocals
• Scott Gorham
  Scott Gorham
  Scott Gorham is an American guitarist and songwriter who rose to international recognition as one of the "twin lead guitarists" of the Irish-formed rock band, Thin Lizzy...
  
   - guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Nauseef
  Mark Nauseef
  Mark Nauseef , is a drummer and percussionist who has enjoyed a varied career, ranging from rock music during the 1970s with his time as a member of the Ian Gillan Band and, temporarily, Thin Lizzy, to a wide range of musical styles in more recent times, playing with many notable musicians from all...
  
  - drums