Thin Lizzy - Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)

Thin Lizzy - Shades of a Blue Orphanage (1972)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Side one

1. "The Rise and Dear Demise of the Funky Nomadic Tribes" (Lynott, Eric Bell, Brian Downey) 7:06

2. "Buffalo Gal" 5:30

3. "I Don't Want to Forget How to Jive" 1:46

4. "Sarah" 2:59

5. "Brought Down" 4:19

Side two

6. "Baby Face" 3:27

7. "Chatting Today" 4:19

8. "Call the Police" 3:37

9. "Shades of a Blue Orphanage" 7:06

Shades of a Blue Orphanage is the second studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1972. The title is a combination of the members' previous bands: Shades of Blue and Orphanage.

"Sarah" was written for Phil Lynott's grandmother who raised him when his mother, Philomena, was unable to do so. This song should not be confused with the 1979 song of the same name, for Lynott's daughter, included on Black Rose: A Rock Legend.

A new remastered and expanded version of Shades of a Blue Orphanage was released on 11 October 2010.