Phil Lynott : Yellow Pearl : A Collection

Yellow Pearl 

is a compilation album 

of songs recorded by

 Irish rock musician

 Phil Lynott;

 The album, 

features songs 

taken from

 Lynott's

 two solo albums, 

Solo in Soho 

and 

The Philip Lynott Album,

 together with

 rare singles,

 remixes and b-sides.

Many members of 

Lynott's band

 Thin Lizzy

 appear on the album 

including

 Scott Gorham,

 Brian Downey, 

 Snowy White,

 Darren Wharton 

and

 Gary Moore.

 Dire Straits

 front man

 Mark Knopfler

 plays on two tracks.

The title track

 "Yellow Pearl"

 is included in

two remixed versions 

 this song had

 been used as

 the theme tune 

for the British TV

 program

 Top of the Pops. 

Two rare b-sides,

 "Somebody Else's Dream"

 (from the "Together" single)

 and

 "Beat of the Drum" 

(from "Old Town") 

were released here 

for the first time on CD.

 Lynott's

 hit single with 

Gary Moore, 

"Parisienne Walkways", 

and his last

 single release,

 "Nineteen", 

were also featured.

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