| Bad Reputation | ||||
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| Studio album by Thin Lizzy | ||||
| Released | 2 September 1977 | |||
| Recorded | May - June 1977, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 35:50 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (UK) Mercury (USA) |
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| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
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Bad Reputation is the eighth studio album by the Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1977. As the front cover suggests, most of the tracks feature only three-quarters of the band, with guitarist Brian Robertson only credited on three tracks. He had missed most of their previous tour, following an injury sustained in a brawl, and this album turned out to be his last studio effort with Thin Lizzy.
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Bad Reputation reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart.[1] "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" was a UK hit single. It reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1977.[2] The track should not be confused (although often it is) with a similarly titled song, "Dancing in the Moonlight"; recorded by King Harvest and Toploader, amongst others.[3]
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Hailing Bad Reputation as an improvement on the previous album, Johnny the Fox, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the album as "leaner and tougher" than its predecessor, partly due to the influence of producer Tony Visconti. He claimed that Robertson's absence was not noticeable due to Gorham's "double duty", and that this was "pure visceral rock & roll, the hardest and heaviest that Thin Lizzy ever made". He considered Bad Reputation as a rival to Jailbreak as the band's best studio album.[4]
Although it wasn't released as a single, the title track "Bad Reputation" would prove to be one of the band's most popular songs, becoming a staple of classic rock and hard rock radio. A cover version of the song is a playable track in the 2006 music video game Guitar Hero II, and the Thin Lizzy version was featured in the soundtrack of the 2001 documentary movie Dogtown and Z-Boys.
The Foo Fighters covered "Bad Reputation" and released it on their covers album, Medium Rare. 24-7 Spyz also covered the song on their album Face the Day.
The Smashing Pumpkins covered "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" for various live performances, turning the upbeat, overlayed melody of the original into a slowly-paced acoustic tune.
All songs written by Phil Lynott except as indicated.
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