[1] Black Rose was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while Gary Moore was a member of the band,[1] and he left soon after.

A demo of the song was recorded in early 1978 with Brian Robertson on lead guitar alongside Scott Gorham (this was before Gary Moore's return to the band).

When Moore left Thin Lizzy in July 1979, Midge Ure was brought in to help finish a tour of the US, becoming the first in a string of guitarists to perform the song with the band.

He was followed by Dave Flett, Snowy White and John Sykes before Thin Lizzy split up in 1983.

In later incarnations of the band, Vivian Campbell, Richard Fortus and Damon Johnson also performed Moore's parts.