Hot for the Orient

Hot for the Orient is the fifth and final studio album from Australian glam rock band Skyhooks. This was the only album the band recorded without newly departed vocalist Graeme "Shirley" Strachan. Lead vocals are performed by Tony Williams. The album peaked at number 64 on the Australian charts; the band's first studio albums not to reach the Australian top ten. The band disbanded soon after. However, the band reformed in 1983 with their classic line-up of their early-mid-1970s success and began touring once again.

Hot for the Orient
Studio album by
Skyhooks
Released1980
RecordedAAV Studios, Melbourne
GenreGlam rock
Length36:07
LabelMushroom Records
ProducerEddie Leonetti
Skyhooks chronology
The Best of Skyhooks
(1979)		 Hot for the Orient
(1980)		 Live in the 80's
(1983)
Singles from Hot for the Orient
  1. "Over the Border"
    Released: April 1979
  2. "This Town Is Boring"
    Released: February 1980
  3. "Keep the Junk in America"
    Released: 8 May 1980
  4. "White Skin Black Sheets"
    Released: 1980

Video clips for "Over the Border" and "Keep the Junk in America" were both performed on Countdown. A live performance at the Bombay Rock was simulcast on television show Nightmoves and radio station 3RRR to debut the album.[1]

The album was re-printed on CD and re-released as part of the Skyhooks Roadcase boxset in 1996.

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bondage on the Boulevarde"Greg Macainsh3:57
2."This Town is Boring"Macainsh4:02
3."White Skin and Black Sheets"Macainsh3:46
4."She's Okay But She's Not You"Macainsh4:43
5."Cars, Bars and Girls"Macainsh2:58
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Red Fingernails"Macainsh4:07
2."My Heart Gets Blown to Bits"Macainsh2:49
3."Fathers and Daughters"Macainsh4:40
4."No Inspiration"Macainsh3:14
5."Keep the Junk in America"Macainsh4:51

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[2] 64

Personnel
  • Tony Williams - lead vocals
  • Bob Spencer - guitar, backing vocals
  • Bob "Bongo" Starkie - guitar, backing and lead vocals
  • Greg Macainsh - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • Imants Alfred Strauks - drums, backing and lead vocals, percussion
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References
  1. "Malicious Gossip". Roadrunner. Parkside, SA: 3. 8 February 1980.
  2. 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.
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