Renegade is the eleventh studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1981. Though not his first appearance, this was the first album in which keyboard player Darren Wharton was credited as a permanent member, becoming the fifth member of the line-up. As such, he made a contribution as a songwriter on the opening track "Angel of Death". However, even though he had officially joined the band, his picture was omitted from the album sleeve. Renegade was the second and final album to feature guitarist Snowy White. By his own admission, White was more suited to playing blues than heavy rock and he quit by mutual agreement the following year. He went on to have a hit single with "Bird of Paradise" in 1983. Recording The previous album Chinatown having been released in October 1980, Thin Lizzy travelled to Compass Point Studios, Nassau, in early January 1981 to start work on the follow-up. Chinatown co-producer Kit Woolven accompanied them, and they worked on four songs during the following week. However, band leader and main songwriter Phil Lynott was also using this studio time to record material for his second solo album, and two of these songs, "Cathleen" and "A Little Bit of Water", appeared on The Philip Lynott Album the following year. "In the Delta" ultimately remained unused, but "It's Getting Dangerous for Us" became the first song earmarked for the as yet untitled Thin Lizzy album. The band then went on the road, before convening at Townhouse Studios in London in March to work on more new material. Work continued on "In the Delta", and a song left over from the Chinatown sessions, "The Act", was reworked and abandoned again, while another song destined to be a Lynott solo track, "Someone Else's Dream", was recorded. Three other songs were brought in: the upbeat "Kill (Gotta Get a Gun)"; guitarist Scott Gorham's song "Wham Bam", and a song begun by Snowy White called "Fats". The latter was the only track which emerged on Renegade. In early May, Thin Lizzy began work at the new Odyssey Studios in London, as they were increasingly unable to secure time at Good Earth Studios. More time was spent on "The Act", while Lynott recorded an eight-minute demo of a tune called "Mexican Girl". Another song recorded at this time which was eventually left unused was "For Always" (originally titled "Darren's Tune"), which originated