The Best of Skyhooks

The Best of Skyhooks
The Best of Skyhooks
Compilation album by Skyhooks
Released	December 1979
Recorded	1974–1978 at TCS Studios, Melbourne; Armstrong's Studios, Melbourne; Trafalgar Studios, Sydney; The Record Plant, Sausalito
Genre	Pop rock, glam rock
Label	Mushroom Records
Producer	Ross Wilson, Eddie Leonetti
Skyhooks chronology

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Livin' in the 70's"	Greg Macainsh	3:44
2.	"You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed"	Macainsh	3:44
3.	"Balwyn Calling"	Macainsh	3:14
4.	"Horror Movie"	Macainsh	3:17
5.	"Smut"	Red Symons	5:21
6.	"All My Friends Are Getting Married"	Macainsh	4:50
7.	"Ego Is Not a Dirty Word"	Macainsh	3:00
8.	"Let It Rock" (live)	Chuck Berry	2:48

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Million Dollar Riff"	Greg Macainsh	3:51
2.	"This Is My City"	Macainsh	3:37
3.	"Bbbbbbbbbbbbboogie"	Fred Strauks	3:00
4.	"Crazy Heart"	Macainsh	5:00
5.	"Blue Jeans"	Macainsh	2:30
6.	"Party to End All Parties"	Macainsh	3:14
7.	"Over the Border"	Macainsh	3:08
8.	"Women in Uniform"	Macainsh	4:21

Charts[]

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

References[]

^ "Skyhooks - History". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ "Skyhooks - Discography". skyhooks-music.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ "The Best of Skyhooks by Skyhooks". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ 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.

[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.

[Kent-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.

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Greg Macainsh Bob Starkie Graeme "Shirley" Strachan Imants Strauks Red Symons Steve Hill Peter Inglis Peter Starkie Bob Spencer Tony Williams
Studio albums	Living in the 70's (1974) Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (1975) Straight in a Gay Gay World (1976) Guilty Until Proven Insane (1978) Hot for the Orient (1980) The Lost Album (1999)
Live Albums	Live! Be in It (1978) Live in the 80's (1983)
Compilation Albums	The Skyhooks Tapes (1977) The Best of Skyhooks (1979) The Latest and Greatest (1990) Singles and B sides (1994) The Collection (1999) Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard (2015) Hits'n'Riffs (2015)
Singles	"Living in the 70's" "Horror Movie" "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" "All My Friends Are Getting Married" "Million Dollar Riff" "Let It Rock (live)" "This is My City" "Blue Jeans" "Party to End All Parties" "Women in Uniform" "Hooked on Hooks" "Jukebox in Siberia" "Happy Hippy Hut"