The Best of Skyhooks

The Best of Skyhooks
Compilation album by
Skyhooks
ReleasedDecember 1979 (1979-12)
Recorded1974–1978
Studio
Genre
Length58:39
LabelMushroom/Festival
Producer
Skyhooks chronology
Live! Be in It
(1978) 		The Best of Skyhooks
(1979) 		Hot for the Orient
(1980)

The Best of Skyhooks is the second compilation album released in December 1979 by Australian band Skyhooks, following The Skyhooks Tapes in 1977. The album was released after lead singer Graeme Strachan left in late 1978. The album peaked at number 9 in Australia.

Background

Australian pop rock group Skyhooks had formed in March 1973. By 1978 they had issued four studio albums, Living in the 70's (October 1974), Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (July 1975), Straight in a Gay Gay World (August 1976) and Guilty Until Proven Insane (March 1978), from which the tracks for their second compilation album, The Best of Skyhooks (December 1979) were gathered.[1][2][3] For the first three studio albums the line-up was Greg Macainsh on bass guitar, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan on lead vocals, Bob "Bongo Starr" Starkie on guitar, Imants "Freddie" Strauks on drums and Red Symons on guitar.[1][3] They had all been produced by Ross Wilson. After Straight in a Gay Gay World Symons was replaced on guitar by Bob Spencer and following Guilty Until Proven Insane Strachan left.[1][2][4] For the latter album they had worked with Eddie Leonetti in the studio.[1][2] The Best of Skyhooks peaked at No. 9 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Macainsh, unless otherwise noted

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Livin' in the 70's"3:44
2."You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed"3:44
3."Balwyn Calling"3:14
4."Horror Movie"3:17
5."Smut" (Red Symons)5:21
6."All My Friends Are Getting Married"4:50
7."Ego Is Not a Dirty Word"3:00
8."Let It Rock" (Chuck Berry)2:48
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Million Dollar Riff"3:51
2."This Is My City"3:37
3."Bbbbbbbbbbbbboogie" (Fred Strauks)3:00
4."Crazy Heart"5:00
5."Blue Jeans"2:30
6."Party to End All Parties"3:14
7."Over the Border"3:08
8."Women in Uniform"4:21
Total length:58:39

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Skyhooks
Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[7] 9

References

  1. ^ a b c d McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Skyhooks'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus; Notling, Fredrik; Brown, Jenny. "Skyhooks". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 19 March 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "Skyhooks". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Skyhooks - History". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Skyhooks - Discography". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ^ "The Best of Skyhooks by Skyhooks". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.