* live recording *

Recorded:

11/14/76 and 10/28/77

Charted:

July 22, 1978

Rating:

Genre:

hard rock

Quotable:

“One of the best double live LPs of the 70s.” – Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Album Tracks:

1. Jailbreak
2. Emerald
3. Rosalie/ Cowgirl’s Song
4. Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)
5. Massacre
6. Still in Love with You
7. Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
8. Cowboy Song
9. The Boys Are Back in Town
10. Don’t Believe a Word
11. Warrior
12. Are You Ready
13. Suicide
14. Sha La La
15. Baby Drives Me Crazy
16. The Rocker

Sales (in millions):

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0.3
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0.3

Peak:

84
2

Singles/Hit Songs: *

• The Boys Are Back in Town * (5/15/76) #12 US, #8 UK
• Jailbreak * (8/14/76) #31 UK
• Cowboy Song * (9/18/76) #77 US
• Don’t Believe a Word * (1/15/77) #12 UK
• Dancing in the Moonlight * (9/13/77) #14 UK
• Rosalie/Cowgirl’s Song (live) (5/13/78) #20 UK

* Chart information is for original studio releases.

Notes:

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Awards:

Review:

“Released in 1978, just as the hot streak starting with 1975’s Fighting and running through 1977’s Bad Reputation came to an end, Live and Dangerous was a glorious way to celebrate Thin Lizzy’s glory days and one of the best double live LPs of the 70s. Of course, this, like a lot of double-lives of that decade – Kiss’ Alive! immediately springs to mind – isn’t strictly live; it was overdubbed and colored in the studio (the very presence of studio whiz Tony Visconti as producer should have been an indication that some corrective steering may have been afoot). But even if there was some tweaking in the studio, Live and Dangerous feels live, containing more energy and power than the original LPs, which were already dynamic in their own right. It’s this energy, combined with the expert song selection, that makes Live and Dangerous a true live classic.” ^JB

Review Source(s):

• ^STE Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Last updated March 28, 2011.