Straight in a Gay Gay World

Straight In a Gay Gay World was the third studio album released by Australian '70s rock band, Skyhooks. The album was released on 23 August 1976. With the exception of "Million Dollar Riff", it was recorded at The Record Plant in Sausalito, California after the band's first tour of the United States earlier in 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" and "Blue Jeans" / "Mumbo Jumbo", both in the year of the album's release. 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. "Mumbo Jumbo" features vocals from guitarist Red Symons, which was also an occurrence on the band's two previous albums where Symons sang lead vocals to a single track on each album.

Track listing

All tracks by Greg Macainsh, except where noted. Red Symons provides lead vocals on "Mumbo Jumbo".

1. "Million Dollar Riff" - 3:50
2. "Is This America" - 4:32
3. "Blue Jeans" - 2:30
4. "Somewhere In Sydney" - 3:46
5. "The Girl Says She's Bored" - 3:33
6. "This Is My City" - 3:40
7. "Straight In A Gay Gay World" - 4:29
8. "I'm Normal" - 3:15
9. "Mumbo Jumbo" - 3:24 (Red Symons)
10. "Crazy Heart" - 4:47

Personnel

• Graeme "Shirley" Strachan - Lead Vocals
• Redmond Symons - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals (9)
• Bob "Bongo" Starkie - Guitar
• Greg Macainsh - Bass
• Imants Alfred Strauks - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals