Ego Is Not a Dirty Word explained
Ego Is Not a Dirty Word is the second studio album released by Australian 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.[1]
The album spent 11 weeks at the number-one spot in the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and sold over 200,000 copies.[2] 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.[3] At the 1975 Australian Record Awards, the album won Group Album of the Year.[4]
Charts
Year-end charts
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
- Ross Wilson (as Duke Wilson) – producer[1]
- Peter Jones – Fender Rhodes piano (tracks 2,8), marimba and vibes (1), chimes (3), boobams (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)
Notes and References
- 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 .
- Australia - Explosive Talent Gains Temper Year of playing Dangerously. Billboard. Glen A.. Baker. World Radio History. A-3. 28 May 1983. 10 November 2021.
- Web site: Australian Music Awards . Ron Jeff . 16 December 2010 . 30 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20120630220831/http://users.ncable.net.au/~ronjeff/top40/oz_king.htm . dead .
- Cash Box . Billboard. World Radio History. 54. 29 November 1975 . 14 November 2021.
- Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book Ltd. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
