Ego Is Not a Dirty Word

Infobox Album |
Name = Ego is not a Dirty Word
Type = Album
Artist = Skyhooks


Released = July 1975
Recorded = January 1975 - May 1975
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 40:09
Label = Mercury Records
Producer = Ross Wilson
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxfuxq85ld0e link]
Last album = "Living in the Seventies" (1974)
This album = "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" (1975)
Next album = "Straight in a Gay Gay World" (1976)

"Ego is not a Dirty Word" was the second album released by Australian band Skyhooks in mid-1975. The album was the follow up to their highly successful album, "Living in the Seventies". As with the former album, it was also produced by Ross Wilson.The album spent 11 weeks at the number one spot in the Australian album charts in 1975 and sold 180,000 copies. Two singles were lifted from the album, "Ego is not a Dirty Word" and "All My Friends are Getting Married". Greg Macainsh penned every song except "Every Chase a Steeple", which was written by guitarist Red Symons. Unlike on other Symons-written tracks "Smut" and "Mumbo Jumbo", lead singer Graham Strachan provided vocals.

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.

Track listing

All tracks by Greg Macainsh, except where noted.

# "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" - 2:58
# "Love on the Radio" - 4:20 (Greg Macainsh, Steve Hill)
# "Saturday Night" - 2:45
# "Love's Not Good Enough" - 7:15
# "The Other Side" - 3:12
# "Smartarse Songwriters" - 4:09
# "Mercedes Ladies" - 3:29
# "All My Friends Are Getting Married" - 4:50
# "Every Chase a Steeple" - 3:41 (Red Symons)
# "Private Eye" - 3:00

Personnel

*Graeme "Shirley" Strachan - Lead Vocals
*Redmond Symons - Guitar, Backing Vocals
*Bob "Bongo" Starkie - Guitar
*Greg Macainsh - Bass
*Imants Alfred Strauks - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Others

* Peter Jones - Fender Rhodes Piano (2,8), Marimba And Vibes (1), Chimes (3), Boo Bams (4)
* Greg Sneddon - Arp Synthesizer (10)
* Andy Cowan - Mini Moog (10)
* Col Loughnan - Tenor And Baritone Saxophones (6)
* Pat Wilson - Finger Cymbals (1)
* Ross Wilson - Yamaha Synthesizer(1), Vocal Harmonies
* Ian Mason - Harmony Vocals (8)
* Jenny Keath - Harmony Vocals (1)

succession box
before = "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" by Elton John
title = Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
years = July 21 - October 5 1975
after = "Sherbet's Greatest Hits" by Sherbet