Solo in Soho

Solo in Soho
Cover photo by John Swannell
Studio album by
Philip Lynott
Released18 April 1980[1]
RecordedWinter 1979–early 1980
StudioGood Earth Studios, Soho, London, Compass Point Studios, Nassau, The Bahamas
GenreRock
Length35:47
LabelVertigo (Europe and Japan)
Mercury (Canada)
Warner Bros. (US)
ProducerPhilip Lynott, Kit Woolven
Philip Lynott chronology
Solo in Soho
(1980) 		The Philip Lynott Album
(1982)
Singles from Solo in Soho
  1. "Dear Miss Lonely Heart"
    Released: March 1980
  2. "King's Call"
    Released: June 1980
  3. "Yellow Pearl"
    Released: December 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[3]
Hot Press(mixed)[4]
Music Week[5]
Smash Hits5/10[6]

Solo in Soho is the debut 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 one of the tracks, "Girls".

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2012). We Will Be Strong: Thin Lizzy 76–81. Power Chord Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-9811057-7-2.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ^ Graham, Bill (25 April 1980). "Solo in Soho". Hot Press. Vol. 3, no. 21. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Review: Philip Lynott – Solo in Soho (Vertigo 9102 038)" (PDF). Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. 26 April 1980. p. 12. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ Hepworth, David (15 May 1980). "Albums - Phil Lynott: Solo in Soho". Smash Hits. Vol. 2, no. 10. p. 31. Retrieved 29 June 2018.