"Parisienne Walkways" is a song by the guitarist 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....

 that reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 in May 1979. The song is a track from the album Back on the Streets and features a vocal from 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...

 front man, 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....

, who co-wrote the song with Moore.

The guitarist continued to play the song as an encore at concerts throughout his career. A live version of the track, recorded at The Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....

, was released in 1993 as part of a limited edition 4-track CD single entitled "Parisienne Walkways '93" and went on to reach #32 in the UK Singles Chart. This version appeared on Moore's 1993 live album Blues Alive

Blues Alive

Blues Alive is an album by the Northern Irish guitar player Gary Moore released in 1993. It is a collection of live recordings taken from a 1992 tour and draws most of its material from Moore's then-recent Still Got the Blues and After Hours albums....

and was also included on the 2002 compilation album The Best Air Guitar Album In The World....II

The Best... Album in the World...Ever!

The Best... Album in the World...Ever! is a compilation album brand from Circa Records...

. The original single and 1993 live version feature as the first and final track on the 2006 compilation, The Platinum Collection

The Platinum Collection (Gary Moore album)

The Platinum Collection is a 2006 compilation album by Gary Moore. There are three CDs each covering a different category: Rock, Blues and Live. Disc One features "Out in the Fields" , "Wild Frontier", "Like Angels" and others. Disc Two features "Still Got the Blues", "Oh Pretty Woman" , "Mean...

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1979 UK 7" Single

1. "Parisienne Walkways" (Lynott, Moore) 3:08
2. "Fanatical Fascists" (Lynott) 2:44

1993 UK CD Single

1. "Parisienne Walkways '93" 5:01
2. "Since I Met You Baby (with B.B.King)" 4:40
3. "Still Got The Blues" 6:54
4. "Key To Love" 2:20

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	8
Chart (1993)1	Peak position
French SNEP Singles Chart	9

¹ 1993 live version