
Album · 1980
Chinatown
by Thin Lizzy
Chinatown is a 1980 hard rock album by Thin Lizzy. It runs 9 tracks across 41 minutes on Vertigo.
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- 9
- Tracks
- 41 min
- Runtime
- 137 bpm
- Tempo
- E major
- Key
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- The Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
- AllMusic3/5
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Tracklist
9 tracks · 41 min
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Chinatown is the tenth studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It introduced guitarist Snowy White who would also perform on the next album as well as tour with Thin Lizzy between 1980 and 1982; he replaced Gary Moore as permanent guitarist. White had previously worked with Cliff Richard, Peter Green and Pink Floyd. Chinatown also featured seventeen-year old Darren Wharton on keyboards, and he joined Thin Lizzy as a permanent member later that year.
In brief
- When was Chinatown released?
- Chinatown was released in 1980 on Vertigo.
- How many tracks are on Chinatown?
- Chinatown has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 41 minutes.
- What genre is Chinatown?
- Chinatown is catalogued under Hard Rock.
- What BPM is Chinatown?
- Chinatown runs at a median tempo of 137 BPM across its tracks, most often in E major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Chinatown?
- Listeners of Chinatown also rate Back in Black by AC/DC, Use Your Illusion I by Guns N' Roses, Boston by Boston.
Chinatown at a glance
- Label
- Vertigo Records
- Produced by
- Thin Lizzy
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