Song · Thin Lizzy
“Emerald” by Thin Lizzy
From the album Jailbreak (1976)
“Emerald” by Thin Lizzy appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1978. It was first released in 1976 on the album Jailbreak. Its best result is #49 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,459 alternative song of all time.
Thin Lizzy split the writing credit on "Emerald" four ways: Phil Lynott, who sings lead and plays bass, Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, both on guitar, and Brian Downey on drums. It's on Jailbreak, the Irish band's sixth album, released on 26 March 1976 through Vertigo in Britain and Mercury in America, and made with their backs to the wall: after Nightlife and Fighting stiffed, Vertigo gave them one last shot.
They worked up songs in a Buckinghamshire studio late in 1975, then moved to Ramport Studios in London in the new year with John Alcock producing, a man who knew the room well. The gamble paid off, with Jailbreak finally breaking them in America, though Gorham and Robertson both felt the rush through February left the album too tight, even stiff.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 49 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978) | 50 |
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