Single:
I Like It Both Ways entered the Australian singles chart* on 24 May 1976 and peaked at #16. It was the #86 song on the Top 100 of 1976.
Album:
The song is on Supernaut which entered the Australian albums chart* on 6 December 1976 and peaked at #13.
Songwriters:
Chris Burnham, Joe Burnham, Gary Twinn
Producer:
Tony Cohen
Record label of Australian release:
Polydor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Supernaut relocated from Perth to Melbourne and were signed to Polydor Records in 1976 upon recommendation from Molly Meldrum (in turn tipped off by Paul McCartney). In May 1976 they released their debut single I Like It Both Ways which was produced by Meldrum. The song was initially shunned by some commercial radio stations in Sydney** because of its controversial lyrics, but promotion on Meldrum’s TV pop music show Countdown encouraged radio stations to play the track.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernaut_(Australian_band)
**2SM was Sydney’s top-rating top 40 station at the time but because they were owned by the Catholic Church, some records received limited or no airplay.
Lyrics:
Johnny is a guy who can′t make up his mind
He says, “I like it both ways”
Johnny’s world is inside out
His daddy thinks he′s insane
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