Dirty Fingers

Dirty Fingers is the third solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore. It was recorded in 1981, shortly after Moore disbanded his G-Force project, but was not released until 1983, and even then only in Japan, where Moore was very popular. It finally saw a European release in 1984.

Dirty Fingers
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released	21 July 1983 (Japan) 1984 (Europe)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock
Length	41:35
Label	Jet
Producer	Chris Tsangarides
Gary Moore chronology
Rockin' Every Night – Live in Japan (1983) Dirty Fingers (1983) Live (1983)
Singles from Dirty Fingers
"Nuclear Attack" Released: 1981 (UK release only) "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" / "She's Got You" Released: 1984 (European release only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]

The album contains a cover of the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". The track "Nuclear Attack", written by Moore, had previously appeared on Greg Lake's eponymous debut album, on which Moore played guitar.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Moore, except where noted.

Side One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hiroshima"	4:30
2.	"Dirty Fingers" (instrumental)	1:09
3.	"Bad News"	5:06
4.	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell)	3:37
5.	"Run to Your Mama"	4:44

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Nuclear Attack"	5:11
7.	"Kidnapped"	3:50
8.	"Really Gonna Rock Tonight"	3:50
9.	"Lonely Nights"	3:58
10.	"Rest in Peace"	5:58

Personnel

• Gary Moore – guitar, co-lead vocals on track 10, backing vocals
• Charlie Huhn – lead vocals
• Don Airey – organ, keyboards
• Jimmy Bain – bass
• Tommy Aldridge – drums

Production

• Chris Tsangarides – producer, engineer

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Dirty Fingers at AllMusic
2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.