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| | recorded = 17 December 1971 - January 1972 <ref name="Are you ready?">{{cite web |title=Shades of a Blue Orphanage |url=https://books.google.cz/books?id=yrGcCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=canned+heat+and+thin+lizzy&source=bl&ots=odyTpEo07S&sig=ACfU3U2LeAvaga1gd9Ej2VvE4FDuJ3lRGw&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=1972&f=false |website=Google books}}</ref> | | recorded = 17 December 1971 - January 1972 <ref name="Are you ready?">{{cite web |title=Shades of a Blue Orphanage |url=https://books.google.cz/books?id=yrGcCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=canned+heat+and+thin+lizzy&source=bl&ots=odyTpEo07S&sig=ACfU3U2LeAvaga1gd9Ej2VvE4FDuJ3lRGw&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=1972&f=false |website=Google books}}</ref> | ||
| | studio = ], Wembley, London | | studio = ], Wembley, London | ||
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| '''''Shades of a Blue Orphanage''''' is the second studio album by Irish band ], released in 1972. The title is a combination of the members' previous bands: Shades of Blue and Orphanage. | '''''Shades of a Blue Orphanage''''' is the second studio album by Irish band ], released in 1972. The title is a combination of the members' previous bands: Shades of Blue and Orphanage. Although the album was disappointing as well as the debut album, it received good reviews from Radio Luxembourg's DJ ] and was aired occasionally on his programme.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Boys Are Back |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=hjMDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT55&dq=thin+lizzy+shades+of+a+blue+orphanage&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiipri8o5D8AhVCZDUKHTOiDOsQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=thin%20lizzy%20shades%20of%20a%20blue%20orphanage&f=false}}</ref> | ||
| "Sarah" was written for ]'s grandmother who raised him when his mother, Philomena, was unable to do so. This song should not be confused with the ], for Lynott's daughter, included on '']''. | "Sarah" was written for ]'s grandmother who raised him when his mother, Philomena, was unable to do so. This song should not be confused with the ], for Lynott's daughter, included on '']''. | ||
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1972 studio album by Thin Lizzy
| Shades of a Blue Orphanage | ||||
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| Studio album by Thin Lizzy | ||||
| Released | 10 March 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 17 December 1971 - January 1972 | |||
| Studio | De Lane Lea Studios, Wembley, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Nick Tauber | |||
| Thin Lizzy chronology | ||||
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Shades of a Blue Orphanage is the second studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1972. The title is a combination of the members' previous bands: Shades of Blue and Orphanage. Although the album was disappointing as well as the debut album, it received good reviews from Radio Luxembourg's DJ Kid Jensen and was aired occasionally on his programme.
"Sarah" was written for Phil Lynott's grandmother who raised him when his mother, Philomena, was unable to do so. This song should not be confused with the 1979 song of the same name, for Lynott's daughter, included on Black Rose: A Rock Legend.
A remastered and expanded version of Shades of a Blue Orphanage was released on 11 October 2010.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 |
Stuart Berman of Pitchfork stated that Thin Lizzy "weren’t lacking ambition at this stage, but rather direction", criticizing songs such as the album opener for its "early, clumsy stab at heaviosity from a band that, at this point, had a much better grasp of intimacy", but praising "Lynott’s lyrical voice" as a "sturdy anchor" to the band's output. Martin Popoff defined Shades of a Blue Orphanage "a honest work", showing hints of Lynott's folk acoustic past, "some '60s-directed progressive psychedelia and even out of context rockabilly" typical of such early 1970s rock records. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic was largely critical of the album, describing it as "disappointing", and both the opening track and the title track as "overblown and disjointed". However, he picked out "Baby Face" and "Buffalo Gal" as bright moments, and praised Lynott's "eloquent and personal" performance on "Sarah".
Track listings
All tracks are written by Phil Lynott, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Rise and Dear Demise of the Funky Nomadic Tribes" | Lynott, Eric Bell, Brian Downey | 7:06 |
| 2. | "Buffalo Gal" | 5:30 | |
| 3. | "I Don't Want to Forget How to Jive" | 1:46 | |
| 4. | "Sarah" | 2:59 | |
| 5. | "Brought Down" | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Baby Face" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Chatting Today" | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Call the Police" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Shades of a Blue Orphanage" | 7:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Whiskey in the Jar" (full-length version) | Traditional; arranged by Lynott, Bell, Downey | 5:45 |
| 11. | "Black Boys on the Corner" (B-Side of the single "Whiskey in the Jar") | 3:24 | |
| 12. | "Buffalo Gal" (1977 overdubbed and remixed version) | 5:10 | |
| 13. | "Sarah" (1977 overdubbed and remixed version) | 2:47 | |
| 14. | "Brought Down" (1977 overdubbed and remixed version) | 3:06 | |
| 15. | "Suicide" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) | 4:03 | |
| 16. | "Black Boys on the Corner" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) | 3:07 | |
| 17. | "Saga of the Ageing Orphan" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) | 3:39 | |
| 18. | "Whiskey in the Jar" (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) | 5:55 | |
| Total length: | 77:05 | ||
Singles
- Whiskey In The Jar / Black Boys on the Corner – 7" (1972)
Personnel
- Thin Lizzy
- Philip Lynott – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
- Eric Bell – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Brian Downey – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Clodagh Simonds – harpsichord, keyboards, mellotron
- Gary Moore – additional guitar on tracks 12-14
- Production
- Nick Tauber – producer
- Louie Austin – engineer
- Dick Plant, Tony Duggan, Desmond Najekodunmi – assistant engineer
References
- "Shades of a Blue Orphanage". Google books.
- "Thin Lizzy/Alan Byrne".
- "The Boys Are Back".
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Thin Lizzy - Shades of a Blue Orphanage review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 277. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ Berman, Stuart. "Thin Lizzy: Shades of a Blue Orphanage/Vagabonds of the Western World". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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