The Adventures of Thin Lizzy

The Adventures of Thin Lizzy is a compilation album by the rock band Thin Lizzy, released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1981. It features songs released as singles from 1972 to 1980.

The Adventures of Thin Lizzy
Cover art by Martin Asbury
Compilation album by Thin Lizzy
Released	1981
Recorded	1972–1980
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	39:31
Label	Vertigo[1]
Thin Lizzy compilation albums chronology
The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans (1979) The Adventures of Thin Lizzy (1981) Lizzy Killers (1981)

Track listing

All tracks written by Phil Lynott unless stated.

Side one

1. "Whiskey in the Jar" (Trad. arr. Lynott, Eric Bell, Brian Downey) - 3:40
2. "Wild One" - 3:29
3. "Jailbreak" - 4:01
4. "The Boys Are Back in Town" - 4:27
5. "Don't Believe a Word" - 2:18
6. "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" - 3:26

Side two

7. "Waiting for an Alibi" - 3:28
8. "Do Anything You Want To" - 3:50
9. "Sarah" (Lynott, Moore) - 3:21
10. "Chinatown" (Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott, Snowy White) - 3:37
11. "Killer on the Loose" - 3:54

Personnel

Thin Lizzy

• Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar on track 2, arrangements
• Brian Downey – drums, percussion
• Eric Bell – guitar on track 1
• Scott Gorham – guitar, except tracks 1 and 9
• Brian Robertson – guitar on tracks 2–5
• Gary Moore – guitar on tracks 7–9
• Snowy White – guitar on tracks 10 and 11

Production

• Gordon Fordyce - engineer
• Kit Woolven - engineer, arrangements

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[2]	6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.