Straight in a Gay Gay World

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Straight in a Gay Gay World

Studio album by Skyhooks

Released

October, 1976

Genre

Glam Rock

Length

37:46

Skyhooks chronology

Ego is not a Dirty Word
(1975)

Straight in a Gay Gay World
(1976)

Guilty Until Proven Insane
(1978)

Straight In a Gay Gay World was the third studio album released by Australian 70's rock band, Skyhooks. The album was released in October 1976 after the band's first tour of the United States the same year. The title and songs are a sort of view the band had on their experience in the States. Like the band's first two albums, Living in the Seventies and Ego is not a Dirty Word, Straight In a Gay Gay World was produced by former Daddy Cool leader Ross Wilson.

Two singles were lifted from this album:

"This Is My City" / "Somewhere In Sydney" (1976)
"Blue Jeans" / "Mumbo Jumbo" (1976)

These peaked at #19 and #13 respectively on Australian charts. "Million Dollar Riff" was released as a single in 1975 before Skyhooks toured the States and reached #2 in Australia. The album was released by Mushroom Records. It peaked at #2 on Australian charts the same year. All tracks, except 'Mumbo Jumbo' (written by Red Symons, who also provided the vocals to this track), were written by bass player Greg Macainish. This would be the last album Symons recorded with Skyhooks until their reunion in 1990.