Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)
1977 single by Thin Lizzy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. It appears on their 1977 album Bad Reputation and was also released as a single a few months before the album. The song reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1977,[2] and No. 84 in Canada.[3] It should not be confused with a similarly named song, "Dancing in the Moonlight", recorded by King Harvest and Toploader, amongst others.[4]
"Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" | ||||
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Single by Thin Lizzy | ||||
from the album Bad Reputation | ||||
B-side | "Bad Reputation" | |||
Released | August 1977 (UK)[1] | |||
Recorded | May – June 1977 | |||
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Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Lynott | |||
Producer(s) | Thin Lizzy, Tony Visconti | |||
Thin Lizzy singles chronology | ||||
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The song builds on the introductory bass riff played by Phil Lynott, adding the vocal melody line sung by Lynott which contrasts and synergizes with the saxophone melodic counterpoint played by Supertramp's John Helliwell.[5]