Thin Lizzy "Nightlife"

Nightlife is the fourth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1974. It was produced by Ron Nevison and bandleader Phil Lynott, and was the first album to feature the band as a quartet with newcomers Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson on guitars.

Some reissue CDs, and occasionally other sources, spell the album title as Night Life, the same as the song title. However the original album title is Nightlife.

The song "Philomena" was written for Lynott's mother.

The album cover, designed by Jim Fitzpatrick, shows a panther-like creature in a city scene. The panther is often thought to be intended to represent Lynott, but Fitzpatrick has confirmed that the panther referred to the Black Panthers and African-American political figures like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

Track listings

All tracks written by Phil Lynott, except where noted.

Side one

1. "She Knows" (Scott Gorham, Lynott) 5:13
2. "Night Life" 3:57
3. "It's Only Money" 2:47
4. "Still in Love with You" 5:40
5. "Frankie Carroll" 2:02

Side two

1. "Showdown" 4:32
2. "Banshee" 1:27
3. "Philomena" 3:41
4. "Sha La La" (Brian Downey, Lynott) 3:27
5. "Dear Heart" 4:35

The song "Night Life" borrows the title and chorus of Willie Nelson's 1960 song "Night Life", but Nelson is not credited on the album.[10]

On the cassette version, the positions of "She Knows" and "Showdown" were reversed.

Recording information:

Recorded in September, 1974 at Trident Studio in Soho, Olympic Studios in Barnes, and Saturn Studio in Worthing,

Mastered at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, California.