Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) "Sarah" is a pop song released in 1979 by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, included on their album, "". The song was written by the band's frontman Phil Lynott and guitarist Gary Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter. The song was also issued as a single, and appeared on several compilation albums including "". The song was never performed live by Thin Lizzy, but it was adopted as a live favourite by Lynott's post-Thin Lizzy project, Grand Slam, and featured on "Live in Sweden 1983", a recording of Lynott's solo band. This song is not connected to
Thin Lizzy UK, after a successful single, "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)". Also in 1977, Thin Lizzy headlined the Reading Festival. In 1978, Thin Lizzy released their first live album "Live and Dangerous". There is some disagreement over just how much of the album is actually recorded live – producer Tony Visconti claimed that the only parts that were not overdubbed were the drums and the audience. However Brian Robertson has disputed this, saying that he had refused Lynott's request to re-record a guitar solo, and that the only overdubs were backing vocals and some guitar parts