Gallagher & Lyle "Seeds" (1973) -Folk Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Country Morning (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

02 - A Misspent Youth (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

03 - I Believe In You (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

04 - Sleepyhead (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

05 - Layna (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

06 - The Clearings (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

2

01 - Remember Then (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

02 - Seeds Of Change (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

03 - Shine A Light (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

04 - Randolph And Me (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

05 - Cape Cod Houses (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

06 - Seeds (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

Produced & Engineered by Glyn Johns

Drums & Marimba : Bruce Rowland

Saxophone : Jimmy Jewel

String Arrangements : Brian Rogers

All Other Instruments : Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle

Two Gibson Hummingbird 6-string Guitars, Martin 12-string Steel Dobro, Fender Bass, Gretsch Corvette Electric, Paragon Banjo, Parrot Accordion, Harmony Mandolin, Tony Zemaitis Bass, Harmonicas

Gallagher And Lyle "The Last Cowboy" (1974) -Soft Rock / Folk Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Keep The Candle Burning (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

02 - Song And Dance Man (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

03 - Acne Blues (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

04 - I'm Amazed (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

05 - King Of The Silents (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

2

01 - Rain (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

02 - We (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

03 - Mhairu (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

04 - Villain Of The Peace (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

05 - The Last Cowboy (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

Produced by Glyn Johns

Drums : Bruce Rowland

Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell

Piano : Billy Livesey on "Keep The Candle Burning"

String Arrangements : Brian Rogers

Special thanks to Doug Sax, The Mastering Lab, L.A.

Gallagher And Lyle "Breakaway" (1976) -Folk Rock / Soft Rock-

 Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Breakaway (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
02 - Stay Young (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
03 - I Wanna Stay With You (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
04 - Heart On My Sleeve* (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
05 - Fifteen Summers (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

2

01 - Sign Of The Times (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
02 - If I Needed Someone (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
03 - Storm In My Soul (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
04 - Rockwriter (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
05 - Northern Girl (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)


Geoff Emmerick : Engineer
John Kelly : Assistant Engineer

Jimmy Jewell : Saxes
John Mumford : Trombone, Euphonium, Timbales
Billy Livesay : Keyboards
Alan Hornall : Bass
Ray Duffy : Drums
Brian Rogers : String Arrangements

Benny Gallagher : Keyboards, Guitars, Accordion
Graham Lyle : Guitars

Produced by David Kershenbaum

*Additional Vocals : Andy Fairweather Low

Lyle McGuinness Band "Acting On Impulse" (1983) -Pop Rock / Folk Rock-

Label : Polydor Records / Cool King Records

 

 Side One

01 - Elise (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

02 - Put The Blame On Me (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

03 - Yellow Kimono (Graham Lyle)

04 - Hit & Run Love (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

05 - You're Always On My Mind (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

06 - Faded Photographs (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

Side Two

01 - Moody (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

02 - Irish Eyes (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

03 - Darlin' Man (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

04 - Hot Lips (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

05 - Only All The Time (Graham Lyle & Tom McGuinness)

06 - Acting On Impulse (Graham Lyle, Tom McGuinness & Benny Gallagher)

Graham Lyle : Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Banjo

Tom McGuinness : Keyboards, Guitars

Alan Dunn : Keyboards, Tin Whistle, Accordion, Glockenspiel

Chrissie Stewart : Bass Guitar

Hugh Flint : Drums, Bodhran

Thanks to Maire Ni Bhraonain of Clannad on "Darlin' Man"

Produced by Graham Lyle, Tom McGuinness & Richard Dodd

Engineered by Richard Dodd at Nova Suite, London

Mastered by Tim Young at CBS, London

Graham Lyle "Something Beautiful Remains" (2003) -Soft Rock-

Label : Hypertension Records

01 - Something Beautiful Remains (Terry Britten & Graham Lyle)
02 - My Father's Son (Graham Lyle & C. Reeves)
03 - Joe Knows How To Live (Graham Lyle, T. Seals & M. Barnes)
04 - I Don't Wanna Lose You (Graham Lyle & Albert Hamond)
05 - Pat (Graham Lyle)
06 - Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues (Graham Lyle & T. Seals)
07 - Nicole (Graham Lyle & Benny Gallagher)
08 - Earthbound (Graham Lyle & C. Reeves)
09 - Darlin' Man (Graham Lyle & T. McGuinness)
10 - Didn't We (Graham Lyle & T. Seals)
11 - The Younger Man (Graham Lyle & C. King)
12 - Button Off My Shirt (Graham Lyle & Bill Livsey)
13 - I Should Have Known Better (Graham Lyle & J. Diamond)
14 - Typical Male (Graham Lyle & Terry Britten)
15 - What's Love Got To Do With It (Graham Lyle & Terry Britten)


The music was Recorded & Mixed at Splendido Studio in Scotland & The Jimmies Studio, London
Produced by Graham Lyle & Pete Smith
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Pete Smith
Mastered at Heathmans, London by Dennis Smith

The Splendidos are :
Graham Lyle : Lead vocals / Guitar
Richard Simmons : Keyboards
Andy Geirus : Guitar
Pete Sinclair : Bass
Tommy O'Donnell : Drums
Bobby Wishut : Sax
Andy Hamilton : Sax

Backing vocals : Drew Gult, Andy Gierus, Graham Lyle, Curly O'Donnell, Daniel Lyle
Strings : Liz Edwards - Violin / Jackie McCready - Violin / Sally Beamish - Viola / Bert Irvine - Cello / Paul Speirs - Bass

Chanty Dyke on "Darlin' Man" :
Calum Mills : Fiddle
Alistair Mills : Fiddle
Tom McDermott : Concertina
Bobby Gillespie : Mandola
Derek McDermott : Bodbrain
James Dippie : Tin Whistle
Mickey Gordon : Missed that night but usually plays, Fiddle
Tommy's dad 'Curly' sung on the chorus of "Darlin' Man"
Bobby Soloed on Nicole ; Richard did all The String Arrangements

Gallagher And Lyle "Love On The Airwaves" (1977) -Soft Rock-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Love On The Airwaves (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
02 - The Runaway (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
03 - Every Little Teardrop (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
04 - Had To Fall In Love (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
05 - Street Boys (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

2

01 - Never Give Up On Love (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
02 - Dude In The Dark (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
03 - Head Talk (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
04 - Call For The Captain (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
05 - It Only Hurts When I Laugh (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)


Produced by David Kershenbaum
Special Thanks to Geoff Emerick, Engineer
Special Thanks to Stewart Grant
Thanks to Jon Kelly & Pete Henderson, Assistant Engineer ; Nigel Walker, Scott Fairtley & John Walls, Tape Operators ; All the staff at Air Studios, London
Belated Thanks To John David
All Compositions & Vocals by Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle
Horn Arrangements by John Mumford & Jimmy Jewell
String Arrangements by Brian Rogers


1

01 - Love On The Airwaves

Drums : Ray Duffy
Bass : Alan Hornall 
Organ & String Synthesizer : Iain Rae
Soprano Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell
Trombone & Percussion : John Mumford
Piano : Benny Gallagher
Guitar : Graham Lyle

02 - The Runaway

Drums : Ray Duffy
Bass : Alan Hornall 
Organ & String Synthesizer : Iain Rae
Piano : Benny Gallagher
Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin : Graham Lyle

03 - Every Little Teardrop

Drums : Ray Duffy
Bass : Alan Hornall 
Alto Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell
Trombone : John Mumford
Piano : Benny Gallagher
Acoustic Guitar : Graham Lyle
Tambourines : Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle & Ray Duffy

04 - Had To Fall In Love

Drums : Ray Duffy
Piano & String Synthesizer : Iain Rae
Tenor Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell
Trombone : John Mumford
Bass Accordion & Cabasa : Benny Gallagher
Guitar : Graham Lyle

05 - Street Boys

Drums : Ray Duffy
Bass : Alan Hornall 
Organ : Iain Rae
Tenor Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell
Clavinet & Moog Synthesizer : Benny Gallagher
Guitar : Graham Lyle 

2

01 - Never Give Up On Love

Drums : Ray Duffy
Bass : Alan Hornall 
Organ : Iain Rae
Alto Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell
Trombone & Percussion : John Mumford
Piano : Benny Gallagher
Acoustic Guitar : Graham Lyle

02 - Dude In The Dark

Drums, Congas & Gogo Bell : Ray Duffy
Bass : Alan Hornall
Organ, String Synthesizer & Acoustic Piano : Iain Rae
Vibraslap : Dickson Kirkwood
Electric Piano, Cowbell & Timbales : Benny Gallagher
Guitar & Cowbells : Graham Lyle

03 - Head Talk

Drums : Ray Duffy
Organ & String Synthesizer : Iain Rae
Alto Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell
Trombone : John Mumford
Bass & Piano : Benny Gallagher
Acoustic Guitar : Graham Lyle

04 - Call For The Captain

Drums : Ray Duffy
Bass : Alan Hornall 
Organ : Iain Rae
Tenor Saxophone : Jimmy Jewell
Euphonium : John Mumford
Clavinet & String Synthesizer : Benny Gallagher
Guitar : Graham Lyle

05 - It Only Hurts When I Laugh

Acoustic Piano & Vocals : Benny Gallagher

Gallagher & Lyle "Showdown" (1978) -Soft Rock-

 Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Heartbreaker (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
02 - Backstage (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
03 - All Grown Up (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
04 - Throw-Away Heart (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
05 - Next To You (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)

2

01 - Showdown (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
02 - In Your Eyes (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
03 - You're The One (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
04 - Hurts To Learn (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)
05 - It's Over (Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle)


Produced by Bill Schnee

Engineered by Bill Schnee
Recorded at RAK Studios, London
Assistant Engineer : Jack Joseph Puig
Mixed at Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles
Assistant Engineer : George Tutkos

Billy Livesay : All Keyboards
Ray Duffy : All Drums
Billy Livesay : Flute on "Showdown"
Strings on "All Grown Up", "Next To You", "Hurts To Learn" & "In Your Eyes" Arranged & Conducted by Richard Henson
Alan Hornall : Bass on "You're The One" & "All Grown Up"
Percussion : Ray Cooper
Horns Arranged by Jim Horn

Mastered by Doug Sax & Mike Reese at The Mastering Labs, Los Angeles

Gallagher & Lyle :
Benny Gallagher : Vocals
Graham Lyle : Vocals