In July 1982, Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott released Together, the first single from his second solo album, The Philip Lynott Album. Two years earlier, debut solo album Solo In Soho had been a top 30 hit and spawned a pair of hit singles in Dear Miss Lonely Hearts and Kings Call, while a remix of the album's Yellow Pearl had been selected as the new intro music for long-running TV show Top Of The Pops. All in all, things were looking up.
Following the release of Together, Lynott put together a band to play a 12-date tour of Ireland, with a lineup that included two keyboard players, Lizzy man Darren Wharton and Auto Da Fe's Trevor Knight. The so-called Soul Band was completed by guitarist Gus Isodore, drummer Robbie Brennan – who would later join Lynott in his post Lizzy project Grand Slam – and bassist Jerome Rimson. Lynott would switch from his usual instrument and play guitar.
