All My Friends Are Getting Married Explained

All My Friends Are Getting Married
Type:single
Artist:Skyhooks
Album:Ego Is Not a Dirty Word
B-Side:Saturday Night
Released:June 1975
Studio:TCS Studios, Melbourne
Genre:Glam rock
Length:4:50
Label:Mushroom Records
Producer:Ross Wilson (as Duke Wilson)
Prev Title:Ego is Not a Dirty Word
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Million Dollar Riff
Next Year:1975

"All My Friends Are Getting Married" is a song by Australian band Skyhooks, released in June 1975 as the second and final single from the band's second studio album, Ego Is Not a Dirty Word. It is written by the group's bass guitarist, Greg Macainsh and was produced by Ross Wilson. The song peaked at number two in Australia.

Background

Australian rock band Skyhooks issued "All My Friends Are Getting Married" in June 1975 as the second single from their second studio album, Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (July 1975).[1] The line-up was Greg Macainsh on bass guitar and backing vocals, Bob "Bongo" Starkie on guitar and backing vocals, Shirley Strachan on lead vocals, Imants "Freddie" Strauks on drums, percussion and backing vocals and Red Symons on guitar and backing vocals.[1] [2]

Skyhooks' most recent tour had ended in April 1975 whereupon Strachan took two weeks off and considered leaving the band, however he returned – newly married – as the group continued recording the album.[3] [4] "All My Friends Are Getting Married" was written by Macainsh.[5] Along with the rest of the album it was produced by Ross Wilson (as Duke Wilson), who had also produced their debut album Living in the 70's (October 1974).[1] [2] In Tony Catterall's review of the album for The Canberra Times he rated "All My Friends Are Getting Married" as one of its two best tracks.[6] He described it as "bitter-sweet" and behind its "seemingly simplistic view" of the subject it is enhanced by Strachan's "wistful" delivery.[6] The single peaked at No. 2 on the Kent Music Report.

Track listing

7" single (K-6021)

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Ross Wilson' . https://web.archive.org/web/20040419004737/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=790 . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=790 . 1999 . . . 19 April 2004 . 1-86508-072-1 .
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120924062314/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/skyhooks.html . Skyhooks. Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Holmgren . Magnus . Notling . Fredrik . Brown . Jenny . 24 September 2012 . 3 November 2022 . dead .
  3. Book: Jenkins, Jeff. Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Ian Meldrum. Ian Meldrum. 2007. Wilkinson Publishing. Melbourne, Vic. 84, 89, 90, 104–128, 145, 266–267. 978-1-921332-11-1. 22 November 2009.
  4. Web site: We just liked him 'cos he was Shirl . Brown. Jen Jewel. MilesAgo . Duncan Kimball . ICE Productions. 31 August 2001. 24 November 2009.
  5. Web site: APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) . Song Catalogue Search Results for 'All My Friends Are Getting Married' . 3 November 2022 .
  6. News: Rock Music More of the Same from Skyhooks . Tony . Catterall . The Canberra Times . 49 . 14,129 . 28 July 1975 . 3 November 2022 . 13 . .
  7. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 277.
  8. Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1975. . 79 . . 29 December 1975 . 15 January 2022 .

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