liked. Fitzpatrick developed the theme and finished the front cover. There was another piece in a similar style on the back, which Fitzpatrick finished and sent to the record company directly. "They loved it..." he later said. "One of my best pieces of work. It's why I want it back, right? If it ever turns up anywhere." Reception Greg Prato of AllMusic described Chinatown as a "letdown" compared to the previous album Black Rose: A Rock Legend, blaming the absence of Gary Moore and producer Tony Visconti, and the drug problems experienced by Phil Lynott and Scott Gorham. Prato praised side one as containing the best material, including the "anthemic" "We Will Be Strong", and the "pop perfection" of "Sweetheart". However, he described side two as " almost entirely of bland filler", although he believed that Chinatown was "not their worst album". Canadian journalist Martin Popoff wrote that "although comprising some spirited tunes, (...) lyrically and thematically the songs seem forced and all too topical" and "the overall level of quality below Lizzy's soulful standards", with Snowy White "more a studied session man" than a new band member. Guitarist White later described the album as "pretty strong", although it was in need of more work. He was frustrated at what he saw as wasted time in the studio, and also stated that some guitar ideas he recorded while waiting for the band were subsequently wiped at Lynott's instructions without listening to them. Co-producer Kit Woolven felt the album could have been more "rock 'n' roll": "It needed a Robbo or someone like that in there," he said. Woolven also described the increasing substance abuse within the band as a problem. Gorham himself described Chinatown as "kind of a strange album", and cited his increasing drug use as a reason why the album was "a tough album to actually get through", adding that he does not remember recording some of the material. Drummer Brian Downey remembered, "There's some great tracks on both [Chinatown and the follow-up Renegade], but Phil's songwriting seemed to be slipping a bit. All that pressure was getting to him and the drugs were starting to take effect... For some reason we were becoming a little bit unfashionable as well." Gorham added, "We realised that at this point we weren't actually getting any bigger." Track listings Deluxe edition A new remastered and expanded edition of Chinatown was released