Thunder and Lightning is the twelfth and final studio album by heavy-rock 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 1983. Guitarist John Sykes

John Sykes

John James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....

 was hired to replace 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'...

 after 1981's Renegade, and Sykes helped to provide a heavier sound and guitar tone than Thin Lizzy had used on previous albums. However, the bulk of the songwriting (except for "Cold Sweat") was completed before he joined the band. Keyboard player Darren Wharton

Darren Wharton

Darren Wharton is a British keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He has fronted his own band, Dare since 1989, but first came to attention as a member of Thin Lizzy.-Biography:...

 also offered a stronger musical influence to Thin Lizzy's final studio album, co-writing many of the tracks including "Some Day She Is Going to Hit Back", and the final single "The Sun Goes Down

The Sun Goes Down (Thin Lizzy song)

"The Sun Goes Down" was a single released by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy, the last single to be released before they split in 1983. It is featured on the group's 1983 album, Thunder and Lightning....

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Track listing

The limited edition double LP and cassette version of the album adds four tracks, recorded live in Britain while Snowy White was still a member of the band.

• "Emerald" (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)
• "Killer on the Loose" (Lynott)
• "The Boys Are Back in Town
  The Boys Are Back in Town
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  " (Lynott)
• "Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" (Gorham, Lynott)

Singles

• "Cold Sweat" / "Bad Habits" - 4 February 1983

A double single pack and 12" were also released, the other tracks being "Angel of Death" (live) / "Don't Believe a Word" (live).

• "Thunder and Lightning" / "Still in Love with You" (live) - April 1983

A 12" was also released, featuring the same two tracks and a poster.

• "The Sun Goes Down" / "Baby Please Don't Go" - July 1983

The B-side in the Netherlands was "Bad Habits".

A 12" was also released featuring a remix of "The Sun Goes Down".

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
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Scott Gorham
  Scott Gorham
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   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , backing vocals
• John Sykes
  John Sykes
  John James Sykes , is an English rock guitarist, who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, in addition to having a notable solo career....
  
   - guitar, backing vocals
• Darren Wharton
  Darren Wharton
  Darren Wharton is a British keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He has fronted his own band, Dare since 1989, but first came to attention as a member of Thin Lizzy.-Biography:...
  
   - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , backing 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
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