Live! Be in It

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{{Infobox album

| name = Live! Be in It

| type = live

| artist = Skyhooks

| cover = LIve! Be in It by Skyhooks.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 1978

| recorded = December 1975–July 1978

| venue = Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Festival Hall, Council Club Hotel, Commodore Hotel, Palais Theatre

| studio =

| genre = Pop rock, glam rock

| length = 72:24

| label = Mushroom Records

| producer = Greg Macainsh

| prev_title = Guilty Until Proven Insane

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = The Best of Skyhooks

| next_year = 1979

}}

Live! Be in It is the first live album by Australian rock band Skyhooks. It was released by Mushroom Records on cassette and vinyl in December 1978 in Australia and on CD in 1991.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Skyhooks-Live-Be-In-It/release/6245724|title=Skyhooks - Live Be In It (CD)|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=14 February 2016}}

The live recordings are taken from various concerts around Melbourne from December 1975 to July 1978.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Skyhooks-Live-Be-In-It/release/2864439|title=Skyhooks - Live Be in it (LP)|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=14 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live!-be-in-it-mw0000518544|title=Live! Be in It by Skyhooks|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=18 February 2016}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Mercedes Ladies

| writer1 = Greg Macainsh

| length1 = 3:41

| title2 = Balwyn Calling

| writer2 = Macainsh

| length2 = 4:52

| title3 = Smartarse Songwriters

| writer3 = Macainsh

| length3 = 5:20

| title4 = Sitting in a Bar in Adelaide

| writer4 = Macainsh

| length4 = 4:59

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = All My Friends Are Getting Married

| writer1 = Macainsh

| length1 = 4:53

| title2 = The Bruce Suite

| note = medley of "Big Bad Bruce", "Straight in a Gay Gay World" and "I'm Normal"

| writer2 = Macainsh

| length2 = 10:08

| title3 = Kaboodleschnitzer Kommercials

| writer3 = Imants "Freddie" Strauks

| length3 = 2:15

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side C

| title1 = Wild in the Streets

| writer1 = Garland Jeffreys

| length1 = 6:26

| title2 = Do the Hook

| writer2 = Macainsh

| length2 = 2:36

| title3 = Why Dontcha All Get Fucked

| writer3 = Macainsh

| length3 = 3:56

| title4 = Brown Sugar

| writer4 = Jagger/Richards

| length4 = 6:22

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side D

| title1 = Bondage on the Boulevard

| writer1 = Macainsh

| length1 = 3:51

| title2 = Party to End All Parties

| writer2 = Macainsh

| length2 = 3:27

| title3 = Sex Is Not a Dirty Word

| writer3 = Macainsh

| length3 = 4:38

| title4 = Women in Uniform

| writer4 = Macainsh

| length4 = 5:00

}}

Charts

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!Chart (1978/79)

!Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Ltd|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

| 84

Personnel

  • Greg Macainsh – bass guitar, vocals, production
  • Steve Malpass – cover design, art direction {{small|(for Mushroom Art)}}
  • Freddy Kaboodleschnitzer – drums, vocals
  • Bob Spencer – guitar, vocals {{small|(tracks 1–5, 7–15)}}
  • Bongo Starr – guitar, vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
  • Red Symons – guitar, vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
  • Michael Gudinski – management {{small|(for Worldwide Management)}}
  • Merry Took – percussion {{small|(track 6)}}
  • David Parker – cover photography
  • Bob King – liner bag photography
  • David Parker – liner bag photography
  • Danny Robinson – vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
  • Shirley Strachan – vocals

References

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