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"Hits'n'Riffs" is a compilation album released in November 2015 by Australian band Skyhooks. The band made surprise reformation in early October for RocKwiz’s Salute to the ARIA Hall of Fame live show. "Hits'n'Riffs" follows two weeks after the release of their 3cd box set, Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard. The album was announced on 6 November 2015 and includes all of their hits, classic album tracks, fan favourites and includes the rare "1976 Guitar" all digitally remastered for the first time. The album features stunning cover artwork from legendary '70s album cover & poster artist Ian McCausland, and the booklet includes some previously unseen images. [1] [2]

Track listing

  1. "Living in The 70's" - 3:45
  2. "Balwyn Calling" - 3:34
  3. "Horror Movie" - 3:50
  4. "You Just Like Me Cos I'm Good in Bed" - 3:46
  5. "Ego is Not a Dirty Word" - 2:56
  6. "Saturday Night" - 2:50
  7. "All My Friends Are Getting Married" - 4:49
  8. "Every Chase a Steeple" - 3:42
  9. "Blue Jeans" -2:31
  10. "Let it Rock" - 2:50
  11. "Million Dollar Riff" - 3:50
  12. "This is My City" - 3:41
  13. "Somewhere in Sydney" - 3:47
  14. "Party to End all Parties" - 3:16
  15. "Why Dontcha All Get Fucked" - 4:03
  16. "Women in Uniform" - 4:24
  17. "Jukebox in Siberia" - 3:52
  18. "1976 Guitar" -3:57

Charts

Hits'n'Riffs made its ARIA Chart debut at number 71 following the airing of the Network Seven miniseries, Molly in February 2016. The show was the number 1 watched show of the night, by more than 1.8million viewers.[3] Skyhooks' music featured prominently in the series.

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 71

Credits

  • Bass – Greg Macainsh
  • Drums – Imants "Fred" Strauks
  • Engineers – Doug Brady (tracks: 17), Ern Rose (tracks: 10), Greg Henderson (2) (tracks: 18), John French (3) (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 14), Lee De Carlo* (tracks: 15, 16), Peter Walker (tracks: 15, 16)
  • Guitar – Bob Spencer (tracks: 14 to 16), Bob "Bongo" Starkie*, Red Symons (tracks: 1 to 13, 17, 18)
  • Mixed By – Ern Rose (tracks: 10)
  • Vocals – Graeme "Shirley" Strachan

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Release history

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 13 November 2015[6]
Standard Festival Records, Warner Music Australia FEST601043

References

  1. ^ "Skyhooks To Release New Compilation 'Hits'N'Riffs'". www.noise11.com. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Skyhooks (Facebook)". www.Facebook.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ^ Template:TV Tonight
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (13 February 2016). "ARIA Albums: Molly Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Skyhooks Hits n Riffs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Hits'n'Riffs - Skyhooks". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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