Running Back (track)
by Thin Lizzy

Running Back by Thin Lizzy
Year: 1976
From the album Jailbreak (track #3)
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 99 votes)
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Running Back appears on the following album(s) by Thin Lizzy:


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Thin Lizzy - Rocker (1971-1974) - LC50004 - 1977 - London Collector Series
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Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy Hammersmith 15/11/1976 (Vinyl)
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Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation - Us press srm-1-1186 LP + Innerbag (VG+/VG) .*
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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 99 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.6/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.

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From 09/04/2020 17:18 | #257753
Wasn't expecting to cry in this album. Great surprise.
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From 08/28/2015 20:34 | #148799
I love this one, Lynott at his wistful best from the moment he comes in with "I'm a fool now that it's over, can you guess me name?" Lovely.
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From 04/12/2013 05:17 | #72577
Pretty spunky!
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From 12/04/2012 08:36 | #56693
This is my all time favorite Thin Lizzy song. Such a beautiful song with some of the best guitar parts I've ever heard.
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