On April 18, 1980, “Vertigo” label released “Solo in Soho”, the debut Philip Lynott album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Good Earth Studios” in Soho, London, “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Kit Woolven and Philip Lynott.
Personnel:
- Philip Lynott – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, Minimoog, vocoder, string machine, percussion
- Scott Gorham – guitars
- Snowy White – guitars
- Mark Knopfler – electric guitar
- Gary Moore – guitar
- Jimmy Bain – piano, Minimoog, string machine
- Billy Currie – ARP synthesizer
- Midge Ure – ARP synthesizer, Minimoog, string machine
- Huey Lewis – harmonica
- Jerome Rimson – bass guitar
- Brian Downey – drums, percussion
- Bob Benberg – drums, percussion
- Mark Nauseef – drums, percussion
- Tony Charles – steel drums
- Andy Duncan – percussion
- Julia – backing vocals
- Lena – backing vocals
- Sophie, Margi, Silver, Christine – backing vocals
- Fiachra Trench – string and brass arrangements
- Kit Woolven – engineer
- Tony Visconti, “Flash” Gordon Fordyce, Will Reid-Dick – engineer
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Chris O’Donnell – art direction
- Linda Sutton, Roger Cooper – artwork and design
- John Swannell – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Philip Lynott, except where noted.
- Dear Miss Lonely Hearts – Philip Lynott, Jimmy Bain
- King’s Call
- A Child’s Lullaby
- Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)
- Solo in Soho
- Girls – Philip Lynott, Jimmy Bain, Brian Robertson
- Yellow Pearl – Philip Lynott, Midge Ure
- Ode to a Black Man
- Jamaican Rum
- Talk in 79