Ego Is Not a Dirty Word
Ego Is Not a Dirty Word is the second studio album released by Australian pop rock band, Skyhooks, in July 1975. The album was the follow-up to their highly successful debut album, Living in the 70's (1974). As with the former album, it was also produced by Ross Wilson.
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| Released | July 1975 | |||
| Recorded | January–May 1975 | |||
| Studio | TCS Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Ross Wilson | |||
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The album spent 11 weeks at the number-one spot in the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and sold 180,000 copies.[1] Two singles were lifted from the album, "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" and "All My Friends are Getting Married". The American release of the album contained "Horror Movie" and "You Just Like Me 'Cause I'm Good in Bed" from their first album in place of tracks 9 and 10. The album was re-released by Mushroom Records in 1997.
At the Australian 1975 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" | Greg Macainsh | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Love on the Radio" | Macainsh, Steve Hill | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Saturday Night" | Macainsh | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Love's Not Good Enough" | Macainsh | 7:15 |
| 5. | "The Other Side" | Macainsh | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smartarse Songwriters" | Macainsh | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Mercedes Ladies" | Macainsh | 4:29 |
| 3. | "All My Friends Are Getting Married" | Macainsh | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Every Chase a Steeple" | Red Symons | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Private Eye" | Macainsh | 3:00 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[1] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1975) | Position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[1] | 4 |
Personnel
- Skyhooks
- Shirley Strachan – lead vocals
- Red Symons – guitar, backing vocals
- Bob "Bongo" Starkie – guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Macainsh – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Imants Alfred Strauks – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Peter Jones – Fender Rhodes piano (tracks 2,8), marimba and vibes (1), chimes (3), boo bams (4)
- Greg Sneddon – Arp synthesiser (10)
- Andy Cowan – Mini Moog (10)
- Col Loughnan – tenor and baritone saxophones (6)
- Pat Wilson – finger cymbals (1)
- Ross Wilson – Yamaha synthesiser (1), vocal harmonies
- Ian Mason – harmony vocals (8)
- Jenny Keath – harmony vocals (1)
References
- 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. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Ego Is Not a Dirty Word at AllMusic
