Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 released by rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group 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...

 in 1991. The only previously unreleased track was "Dedication", which was reconstructed after 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....

's death using an old 8 track demo recording of the song (originally recorded around 1985) to provide the bass and vocal lines, with new guitar and drum parts added by 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...

 and 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...

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Track listing

1. "Whiskey in the Jar
   Whiskey in the Jar
   "Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous Irish traditional song, set in the southern mountains of Ireland, with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in county Kerry. It is about a Rapparee , who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed...
   
   " (Trad. arr. 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....
   
   , Eric Bell
   Eric Bell
   Eric Robin Bell is a Northern Irish rock musician and guitarist, best known as a founder member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy.-Early career:...
   
   , 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...
   
   ) – 5:45
2. "The Rocker
   The Rocker
   "The Rocker" is a song by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, included on their 1973 album Vagabonds of the Western World. It was also released as a single in a 2:41 edited format, the original album track stretching to 5:17, most of the extra length being taken up by an extended guitar solo by Eric Bell...
   
   " (Lynott, Bell, Downey) – 5:12
3. "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....
   
   " (Lynott) – 4:04
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) – 4:27
5. "Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) – 2:21
6. "Bad Reputation" (Downey, 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) – 3:10
7. "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (Lynott) – 3:24
8. "Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song" [Live] (Bob Seger
   Bob Seger
   Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
   
   , Lynott, Downey) – 4:00
9. "Still in Love With You
   Still in Love with You (Thin Lizzy song)
   "Still in Love with You" is a song originally recorded by Thin Lizzy, first released on their 1974 album Nightlife, and later released on the live albums Live and Dangerous, Life, BBC Radio One Live in Concert, The Peel Sessions and One Night Only...
   
   " [Live] (Lynott) – 7:40
10. "Emerald" [Live] (Gorham, 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:...
    
    , Downey, Lynott) – 4:18
11. "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, 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....
    
    ) – 4:13
12. "Do Anything You Want To
    Do Anything You Want To
    "Do Anything You Want To" is a song by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the second single released from their 1979 album, Black Rose: A Rock Legend. Black Rose was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while guitarist Gary Moore was a member of the band, although he left soon after...
    
    " (Lynott) – 3:52
13. "Sarah
    Sarah (Thin Lizzy song)
    Sarah is a pop song released in 1979 by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, included on their album, Black Rose: A Rock Legend. The song was written by the band's frontman Phil Lynott and guitarist Gary Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter...
    
    " (Lynott, Moore) – 4:20
14. "Parisienne Walkways" (Lynott, Moore) – 3:19
15. "Chinatown" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott, Snowy White
    Snowy White
    Snowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...
    
    ) – 4:44
16. "Killer on the Loose" (Lynott) – 3:55
17. "Out in the Fields
    Out in the Fields (song)
    "Out in the Fields" is a single by former Thin Lizzy band members Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, released in 1985. The song is about the religious turmoil in their native Ireland....
    
    " (Moore) – 4:18
18. "Dedication" (Lynott, Laurence Archer
    Laurence Archer
    Laurence Archer is a guitarist. He is notable for his work with British rock bands, UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He was also a member of Wild Horses, Medicine Head and Rhode Island Red with Gary Leiderman Bass , Manolo Antonana Drums and frontman/actor/writer Mike Dyer before temporarily...
    
    ) – 4:00

• Tracks 14 and 17 are not Thin Lizzy recordings, but were released by "Gary Moore & Phil Lynott".

Also released in the US with a differing track listing:

1. "Whiskey in the Jar"
2. "The Rocker"
3. "She Knows"
4. "Still in Love With You"
5. "Showdown"
6. "Rosalie"
7. "Wild One"
8. "Fighting My Way Back"
9. "Jailbreak"
10. "The Boys Are Back in Town"
11. "Cowboy Song"
12. "Don't Believe a Word"
13. "Bad Reputation"
14. "Dancin' in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)"
15. "Do Anything You Want To"
16. "Waiting For an Alibi"
17. "Chinatown"
18. "Dedication"

Listing courtesy Vertigo by way of 1991 Phonogram Ltd (London).

Singles

• "Dedication" / "Cold Sweat" – 11 January 1991

A 12" and CD single were also released, featuring the extra tracks "Emerald" (live) / "Still in Love With You" (live).

A 12" picture disc was also released, with two different tracks, "Chinatown" / "Bad Reputation".

• "The Boys Are Back in Town" / Sarah" – 11 March 1991

A 12", picture disc and CD single were also released, all featuring four tracks: "The Boys Are Back in Town" / "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" / Black Boys on the Corner" / "Me and the Boys".

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....
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals
• 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...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Eric Bell
  Eric Bell
  Eric Robin Bell is a Northern Irish rock musician and guitarist, best known as a founder member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy.-Early career:...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   on tracks 1 and 2
• 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 on tracks 3–12, 15, 16 and 18
• 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:...
  
   – guitar on tracks 3–5, 8–10
• 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 on tracks 11–14 and 17
• Snowy White
  Snowy White
  Snowy White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd and, more recently, for Roger Waters'...
  
  – guitar on tracks 15 and 16