Although it’s not as popular as the Jailbreak album, I think I prefer this album. There’s only so many times you can listen to The Boys Are Back In Town and Jailbreak - and although this album doesn’t really have as big a hit as those two songs, the biggest hit on the album - Don’t Believe A Word - is a really nice, short sharp slice of Phil Lynott’s poetic lyrics.
I came across an amusing comment on this album on Wikipedia:
The album also includes two tracks with the name "Johnny" in their titles as well as the album title itself, a character by that name having already appeared in earlier songs such as Showdown and The Boys Are Back in Town. Guitarist Scott Gorham noted the name's proliferation: "Phil should've been this guy's publicity agent, as he was cropping up everywhere!"
There’s a story that my Dad always tells that happened to him in the early 90s. At somebody’s wedding reception or 50th birthday party, in a function room of a grim working man’s club somewhere in Oldham, a lady walked over to my Dad and said “Pete - I think the lead singer of Thin Lizzy is sat in the next room. He’s sat having a beer.” “You mean Phil Lynott?” asks my Dad. “Yes,” she says. So my Dad rolls his eyes, and goes and takes a look. On his return, he says to the lady “Well, I don’t think it’s Phil Lynott.” The lady looks disappointed. “Why not?” she asks. “Because,” he replies, “Phil Lynott’s black, and that guy’s white. And Phil Lynott’s been dead for five years!” It was later established that the honky at the bar was Oldham resident, and latter-day Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton.
Hit: Don’t Believe A Word
Hidden Gem: Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed
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