The Best of Skyhooks

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 following the departure of lead singer Graeme Strachan in late 1978.[1] The album peaked at number 9 in Australia.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Best of Skyhooks
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 1979
Recorded1974–1978 at TCS Studios, Melbourne; Armstrong's Studios, Melbourne; Trafalgar Studios, Sydney; The Record Plant, Sausalito
GenrePop rock, glam rock
LabelMushroom Records
ProducerRoss Wilson, Eddie Leonetti
Skyhooks chronology
Live! Be in It
(1978)
The Best of Skyhooks
(1979)
Hot for the Orient
(1980)

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Livin' in the 70's"Greg Macainsh3:44
2."You Just Like Me Cause I'm Good in Bed"Macainsh3:44
3."Balwyn Calling"Macainsh3:14
4."Horror Movie"Macainsh3:17
5."Smut"Red Symons5:21
6."All My Friends Are Getting Married"Macainsh4:50
7."Ego Is Not a Dirty Word"Macainsh3:00
8."Let It Rock" (live)Chuck Berry2:48
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Million Dollar Riff"Greg Macainsh3:51
2."This Is My City"Macainsh3:37
3."Bbbbbbbbbbbbboogie"Fred Strauks3:00
4."Crazy Heart"Macainsh5:00
5."Blue Jeans"Macainsh2:30
6."Party to End All Parties"Macainsh3:14
7."Over the Border"Macainsh3:08
8."Women in Uniform"Macainsh4:21

Charts

Chart (1979/80) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[4] 9

References

  1. "Skyhooks - History". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. "Skyhooks - Discography". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. "The Best of Skyhooks by Skyhooks". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. 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.
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