| Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1975 | |||
| Recorded | January–May 1975 | |||
| Studio | TCS Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Ross Wilson (as Duke Wilson) | |||
| Skyhooks chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | ||||
| ||||
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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Ross Wilson'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004.
- ^ Baker, Glen A. (28 May 1983). "Australia - Explosive Talent Gains Temper Year of playing Dangerously" (PDF). Billboard. p. A-3. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Cash Box" (PDF). Billboard. 29 November 1975. p. 54. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Ego Is Not a Dirty Word at AllMusic