Solo in Soho

Solo in Soho is the first solo album by Irish rock singer Philip Lynott, released while he was still in Thin Lizzy. Current and former Lizzy members guested on the album, including Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Snowy White, and Gary Moore. Brian Robertson also contributed to the writing of "Girls".

Guest musicians
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler plays on "King's Call", a lament to Elvis Presley. Huey Lewis plays harmonica on "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" and "Ode to a Black Man". Lewis later covered the former on 1982 Huey Lewis and the News album, Picture This.

Yellow Pearl
"Yellow Pearl" was released as a single in two remixed versions - the first of these being later used as the theme tune from 1981–1986 for the British music TV programme Top of the Pops. This version was later included on Lynott's second solo album The Philip Lynott Album.

Track listing
All songs by Philip Lynott, except where noted.


 * Side one
 * 1) "Dear Miss Lonely Hearts" (Lynott, Jimmy Bain) – 4:11
 * 2) "King's Call" – 3:40
 * 3) "A Child's Lullaby" – 2:43
 * 4) "Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)" – 3:21
 * 5) "Solo in Soho" – 4:15


 * Side two
 * 1) "Girls" (Lynott, Bain, Brian Robertson) – 4:00
 * 2) "Yellow Pearl" (Lynott, Midge Ure) – 4:06
 * 3) "Ode to a Black Man" – 4:06
 * 4) "Jamaican Rum" – 2:43
 * 5) "Talk in 79" – 3:00

Personnel

 * Philip Lynott – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, Minimoog, vocoder, string machine, percussion, vocals, producer
 * Scott Gorham – guitars (tracks 1, 4, 8)
 * Snowy White – guitars (tracks 1, 5)
 * Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (track 2)
 * Gary Moore – guitar (track 9)
 * Jerome Rimson – bass guitar (track 5)
 * Huey Lewis – harmonica (tracks 4, 8)
 * Fiachra Trench – string and brass arrangements (tracks 3, 4)
 * Jimmy Bain – piano, Minimoog, string machine (track 6)
 * Billy Currie – ARP synthesizer (track 7)
 * Midge Ure – ARP synthesizer, Minimoog, string machine (track 7)
 * Brian Downey – drums, percussion
 * Bob Benberg – drums, percussion (track 6)
 * Mark Nauseef - drums, percussion (tracks 8, 10)
 * Tony Charles – steel drums (track 9)
 * Andy Duncan – percussion (tracks 3 and 5)
 * Julia – backing vocals (track 5)
 * Lena – backing vocals (track 6, 7)
 * Sophie, Margi, Silver, Christine – backing vocals (track 6)

Production

 * Kit Woolven – producer, engineer
 * Tony Visconti, "Flash" Gordon Fordyce, Will Reid-Dick – engineers
 * Ian Cooper – mastering
 * Chris O'Donnell – art direction
 * Linda Sutton, Roger Cooper – artwork and design
 * John Swannell – photography