Hooked on Hooks

"Hooked on Hooks" is a 1982 song by the Australian band Skyhooks. It is a megamix of seven of their greatest hits. It peaked at number 21 in Australia. ^[1]

“Hooked on Hooks” is made up of the songs: "Horror Movie", "Ego (Is Not A Dirty Word)", "This Is My City", "Living in The 70's", "You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed", "Women in Uniform" and "Million Dollar Riff". ^[2]

Background

In 1980, Skyhooks had released their fifth and final studio album, ‘’Hot for the Orient’’ which became their first album to miss the top ten, peaking at number 32 and split later that year. The bands songs continued to receive airplay and 2 years later, their record label Mushroom Records decided to ‘test the water’ by releasing a megamix of their songs, titled “Hooked on Hooks”. It became a radio hit which lead to additional album compilation releases and a tour that took place in 1983. ^[3]

Track listing

Vinyl / 12”

Side A: "Hooked On Hooks" (Extended Version) (6:20)
Side B1: "Hooked On Hooks" (Instrumental) (6:12)
Side B2: "Smut" (5:18)

7”

Side A: "Hooked on Hooks" (4:53)
Side B: "Smut" (5:18)

Credits

Engineer, Producer – John French
Original Producers – Eddie Leonetti, Ross Wilson
Producer, Recorded– John Courtney
Recorded At – T.C.S. Studios

References

↑ 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.
↑ "Hooked on Hooks: Skyhooks". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
↑ "Skyhooks: A History". Retrieved 18 November 2015.

Skyhooks

Greg Macainsh Bob Starkie Graeme "Shirley" Strachan Imants Strauks Red Symons Steve Hill Peter Ingliss 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	"Horror Movie" (1975) "Ego is Not a Dirty Word" (1975) "Women in Uniform" (1978) "Hooked on Hooks" (1982) "Jukebox in Siberia" (1990)

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