Sherbet (a.k.a.
The Sherbs and
Highway) was one of the most prominent and successful
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n
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s of the 1970s. Their biggest
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s were "
Summer Love"Summer Love" was the first national number one hit in Australia for Sherbet. They had had a string of top 40 hits in the early 70s with "Can You Feel It Baby" being the first in 1971. "Summer Love" spent 2 weeks at number one in mid 1975 on the Australian charts. The song was also promoted on the...
" (1975) and "Howzat" (1976), both reaching number one in Australia. "Howzat" was also a top 5 hit in the
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. Though the
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's success in the
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was more limited, "Howzat" was a #61 hit in America, and under the name The Sherbs they also hit #61 in 1981 with the single "I Have The Skill". Throughout the 1970s, the group was
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by
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.
History
From 1970 until 1984 Sherbet scored 20 hit singles in their homeland (including two number ones) and released several
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status
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s. The single "Howzat" which was number one in 1976, also reached number four in the
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.
They were the first Australian band to reach $1M in
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sales in Australia; the first Australian band to turn their
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into a huge industry; and they pioneered the concept of massive regional tours. In 1976, the book "Sherbet On Tour", by Christie Eliezer, sold 55,000 copies in its first week.
Formation and early years (1969–1971)
Sherbet were formed in
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in 1969 by
guitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitars, electric guitars, classical guitars and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :...
Clive ShakespeareClive Shakespeare was born 3 June 1949 in Southampton, England. He and Doug Rea co-founded the successful Australian rock band, Sherbet in which he was the lead guitarist. He is now working in record production. He has produced albums such as Paul Kelly's Post....
with members of his former band, Downtown Roll Band. Initially they started out as a
soulSoul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
band doing Motown covers and other soul and rock-based material. The band's first single was 1970's "Crimson Ships", a cover of a song by
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; it featured original Sherbet vocalist Dennis Laughlin.
The band played a formative residency at Jonathon's Disco in Sydney during 1970, playing eight hours a night, four days a week for eight months, and it was during this period that they were spotted by their future manager,
Roger DaviesRoger Davies may refer to:* Roger Davies , Australian-born manager in the music industry* Roger Davies , fictional character in the Harry Potter book series...
.
Daryl BraithwaiteDaryl Braithwaite is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustained a successful solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including the #1 hits "You're My World" and "The Horses".-Early years:Daryl, along with his twin brother...
joined during this period, initially as a second lead vocalist. Laughlin left the band a few months later and Braithwaite then became Sherbet's sole lead singer.
In 1971, Sherbet won Australia's prestigious national rock band contest the
Hoadley's Battle of the SoundsHoadley's Battle of the Sounds was an annual national rock/pop band competition held in Australia from 1966 to 1972.-History:Australia's Battle of the Sounds was originally established by Australian tabloid magazine Everybody’s in 1965 as a talent quest for new unsigned bands in Sydney, Melbourne...
, and they are notable as one of only two groups to win the competition (along with The Twilights) who went on to achieve major commercial success.
Sherbet signed to the
Infinity RecordsInfinity Records was a short lived subsidiary of MCA Records established in New York City in 1977. The label was conceived by MCA president Sidney Sheinberg as a way for the Los Angeles-based entertainment conglomerate to improve its presence on the east coast...
label (a subsidiary of
Festival RecordsFestival Mushroom Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005....
) and in 1971 and 1972 scored their first hits with covers of
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's "Can You Feel It Baby?", Delaney and Bonnie's "Free The People" and
Ted MulryTed Mulry was a British-born singer, songwriter, bass player and guitarist who achieved success in Australia firstly, as a solo performer, and then leading his own band Ted Mulry Gang, sometimes officially credited as just TMG.-Solo:Ted Mulry first came to the attention of the music industry when...
's "You're All Woman". Most of their early recordings were produced by Festival's house producer
Richard BatchensRichard Batchens is an Australian record producer and recording engineer. He was the main in-house producer for the Australian recording company Festival Records in the early-mid 1970s and was one of the most prominent and successful producers of the era....
, who also produced several hit albums and singles for Infinity's other major success,
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. The band increased its profile with prestigious support slots on major tours by visiting international acts including
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and
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.
Rise to stardom (1972–1975)
.
By early 1972, after much turnover, Sherbet's line-up had solidified to include lead vocalist Braithwaite, Shakespeare on guitar,
bassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Tony MitchellTony Mitchell is a songwriter and bass guitarist who rose to fame in the 1970s with the Australian rock band, Sherbet...
,
keyboardA keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
player
Garth PorterGarth Porter is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer best known as a member of the 1970s pop group Sherbet, and for his key role as co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan....
, and
drummerA drummer is a person who plays drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays classical or Latin percussion. Most bands for Rock, Pop, Jazz, R&B etc...
Alan SandowAlan Sandow is an Australian drummer and was a member of the rock band Sherbet.-Music career:After the break-up of Sherbet, Sandow joined The Willie Winter Band with guitarist Ian "Willie" Winter and bass player Barry McCulloch....
. As well, the band had evolved from a soul-based covers band into a pop/rock outfit that mostly relied on original material, although Sherbet would also continue to release the occasional cover tune throughout the 1970s (including Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog",
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' "Nowhere Man" and
FreeFree were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song "All Right Now". Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums...
's "Wishing Well".) However, from 1972 to 1976, Sherbet's chief songwriting team of Shakespeare and Porter were responsible for
co-writingA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well as the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer.-History and background of songwriters:...
the lion's share of the band's music, which deftly combined British pop and American soul influences.
The band released their first album (
Time Change...A Natural Progression) in 1972. The accompanying single "You've Got The Gun" (written by Shakespeare, Porter and Braithwaite) was Sherbet's first self-penned A-side, and charted at a respectable #27. The following year, the band hit the top 10 for the first time with the Shakespeare/Porter original "Cassandra". A string of hits followed in Australia, with Sherbet consistently releasing original Top 10 hits such as "Slipstream" (1974), "Silvery Moon" (1974) and the #1 hit "Summer Love" (1975). In fact a total of 11 Sherbet songs reached the Australian top 10, and the band became the darlings of Australia's
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s and made regular appearances on the top TV pop show
CountdownCountdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist...
. Sherbet's albums also charted extremely well in their homeland: 1973's
On With The Show peaked at #6, 1974's
Slipstream reached #5, 1975's
Life ... Is For Living was a #6 hit, and their first
Greatest Hits compilation from 1975 became their first #1 album.
From 1974, lead singer Braithwaite also maintained an active solo career alongside Sherbet, with Sherbet members often playing on Braithwaite's solo singles.
Beginning in 1975, Sherbet's records were produced by
Richard LushRichard Lush is a British-born Australian recording engineer and producer. He began his career in the mid-1960s as an assistant engineer at the EMI Abbey Road Studios in London....
who had begun his career in the UK as a trainee engineer at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, where he helped to engineer a number of Beatles' recordings including
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. Porter also began to take an occasional lead vocal on Sherbet singles. His vocals can be heard on "Hollywood Dreaming" and "A Matter of Time".
Throughout this era, Sherbet toured Australia regularly and with remarkable thoroughness; they were one of the few bands to consistently commit to playing full-scale concerts in even the remotest regions of the country.
International success...and lack thereof (1976–1979)
In January 1976, Shakespeare left Sherbet citing 'personal reasons'. The last song he played on before leaving the band was "Child's Play", a #5 hit in February.
Shakespeare was replaced at first by journeyman guitarist Gunther Gorman but within weeks (and before any new recordings were made) Gorman left and was replaced by
Harvey JamesHarvey James is a noted Australian rock guitarist. His first major group in Australia was the early '70s harmony-rock band Mississippi, which also featured with Beeb Birtles , Graham Goble and Charlie Tumahai ....
(ex
ArielAriel was an Australian progressive rock band based around the duo Mike Rudd and Bill Putt, who formed the band in 1973 after the breakup of their previous group Spectrum . The original Ariel line-up was Rudd , Putt , Tim Gaze , Nigel Macara and John Mills...
). Around this same time, bassist Tony Mitchell stepped up to join Porter as Sherbet's new main songwriting team. The Porter/Mitchell duo was responsible for penning "Howzat" (1976), the band's only international hit, and a song which was inspired by the sport of
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. The song's success lead to an extensive international tour in 1976-77.
"Howzat" went to #1 in Australia, and was a Top 10 hit through most of Europe, South Africa, several Asian nations and parts of the Middle East -- but it failed to reach the
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, stopping at #61 in the
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Hot 100. As well, while the
Howzat album also made #1 in Australia, it failed to chart in the U.S. altogether.
Hoping to achieve international success, from 1977 Sherbet spent several years trying to make an impact in the
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. Their 1977 album
Photoplay was retitled
Magazine for US release, and featured elaborate gatefold packaging. Though
Photoplay and its lead single "Magazine Madonna" were successes in Australia (both reaching #3 on their respective charts), the retitled
Magazine LP failed to chart in the U.S., as did the associated single.
With U.S. success proving elusive, the band's label
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felt that the lightweight name "Sherbet" may have been hurting their chances. Accordingly, the band's final U.S.-recorded studio album from 1978 (the self-titled
Sherbet) was issued in the States under the group name
Highway and titled
Highway 1. But despite the new group moniker, the
Highway 1 record flopped in the U.S.
By this time the band's career in Australia began to decline. Though the
Sherbet album peaked at #3, "Another Night On The Road" (1978) was Sherbet's final top 10 hit in Australia. The band's next single, "Beg, Steal or Borrow" missed the chart completely, and January 1979's "Angela" (from the soundtrack to the film
Snapshot) only crawled to #85.
Their Australian success was on the wane, and whether as Sherbet or as Highway, the group had been unable to come up with a follow-up international hit to "Howzat". Seemingly frustrated by the sudden career turnaround, after issuing a final single in Australia as Highway ("Heart Get Ready", which flopped at #89), the band broke up in mid-1979.
The Sherbs era (1980–1984)
The breakup did not last long. In 1980, the band reconvened with exactly the same personnel, but with another new name (
The Sherbs) and a somewhat modified progressive
new waveNew Wave is a genre of rock and pop music that emerged in in the middle to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, and...
sound. This version of the band had some minor success in America, but their almost complete lack of chart action in Australia was in stark contrast to their 1970s heyday.
The Sherbs' first album
The Skill just reached the top half of the
Billboard album charts in the US, reaching #100. It was the first album by the group — under any of their names — to chart in America. An accompanying single ("I Have The Skill") also became the band's second US pop chart hit at #61. ("Howzat" had also reached the same US chart position of #61 in 1976).
The Sherbs also received airplay in the US on
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(AOR) radio stations with both "I Have The Skill" and "No Turning Back". In fact, The Sherbs appeared on the very first AOR-oriented
Rock TracksHot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock stations are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981 issue...
chart issued by
Billboard in March 1981: "I Have The Skill" debuted on that inaugural chart at #45. A week later, on the chart dated March 28th, the track climbed to #14, in the process becoming the band's biggest US hit on any chart. However, the news was not all good: none of the singles issued from
The Skill hit the Australian top 100, a huge comedown for a band that had been major stars in Australia only two years earlier.
A second Sherbs album,
Defying Gravity, followed in 1981, but failed to produce a single that charted in the either the US or Australian top 100. However, the band did chart again on Billboard's Rock Tracks Chart with the album cut "We Ride Tonight". Staying on the chart for 16 weeks the track reached number 26 in June of 1982. The track's mild AOR success was not enough to ignite album sales in the US, though, as
Defying Gravity only reached #202 on the album charts.
A mini-album
Shaping Up appeared in 1982. It was critically well received and spawned two rather minor hits in Australia, but the US issue missed the chart completely. The Sherbs were now in a position where the American listening public was apparently largely indifferent to their new releases, and — despite their newer, more contemporary sound — the Australian audience had seemingly written them off as a relic of the 1970s. Garth Porter has said that he found this especially frustrating, as he felt The Sherbs were actually writing and performing better material during this era than in their 1970s heyday.
Harvey James left The Sherbs towards the end of 1982 to be replaced by Tony Leigh. The band finally decided to call it a day in 1984, reverting back to the "Sherbet" name for a surprisingly successful farewell tour of Australia and a final single, "Tonight Will Last Forever". Shakespeare returned to co-write and appear on this final single, and both Shakespeare and James rejoined Sherbet on the final tour.
Following the group's break-up, lead singer
Daryl BraithwaiteDaryl Braithwaite is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustained a successful solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including the #1 hits "You're My World" and "The Horses".-Early years:Daryl, along with his twin brother...
went on to a successful
soloIn music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
career in Australia, and
Garth PorterGarth Porter is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer best known as a member of the 1970s pop group Sherbet, and for his key role as co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan....
and
Clive ShakespeareClive Shakespeare was born 3 June 1949 in Southampton, England. He and Doug Rea co-founded the successful Australian rock band, Sherbet in which he was the lead guitarist. He is now working in record production. He has produced albums such as Paul Kelly's Post....
became successful
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s.
Reunions (1999-present)
Sherbet have continued to come together to perform on occasion over the years. Their first reunion was for a special for ABC-TV on New Year's Eve 1999 (i.e., December 31, 1998/January 1, 1999). This reunion was held without drummer Alan Sandow: former Kevin Borich/
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drummer John Watson filled in.
With Sandow on board, the band reunited again for the
Ted MulryTed Mulry was a British-born singer, songwriter, bass player and guitarist who achieved success in Australia firstly, as a solo performer, and then leading his own band Ted Mulry Gang, sometimes officially credited as just TMG.-Solo:Ted Mulry first came to the attention of the music industry when...
Benefit Concert in March 2001 and then a benefit show for Wayne Jarvis in June 2003.
Sherbet now usually performs as a six piece line-up of Braithwaite, Sandow, Mitchell, Porter, James and Shakespeare, as in a recent live appearance at the May 2006 Australian TV Logie Awards, where they performed their biggest hit, "Howzat". This performance launched the Countdown Spectacular tour which they headlined throughout Australia during September and October 2006. The band also played three warm-up shows in August 2006 billed as
Daryl Braithwaite and Highway http://web.archive.org/web/20060819164926/http://www.southsjuniors.org.au/tlml/auditorium so as not to pre-empt the Sherbet reunion for the Countdown Spectacular.
2006 also saw the release of two newly recorded tracks featured on the
Sherbet - Super Hits CDA Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively, but later it also allowed the preservation of other types of data. Audio CDs have been commercially available since October 1982...
: "Red Dress" (Porter/Shakespeare/Braithwaite/Mitchell/James/Sandow) and "Hearts Are Insane" (Porter), both produced by
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.
2007 saw the release of a live compilation on CD and DVD entitled "And The Crowd Went Wild" encompassing material recorded in the 1970s at shows in Sydney, Melbourne and the UK.
Their song "Howzat" is played at
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matches.
Singles
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Title |
Chart Positions |
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| March 1970 |
"Crimson Ships" |
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| March 1971 |
"Can You Feel It Baby" |
#22 |
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| December 1971 |
"Free The People" |
#36 |
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| August 1972 |
"You're All Woman" |
#13 |
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| October 1972 |
"You've Got The Gun" |
#27 |
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| June 1973 |
"Hound Dog" |
#21 |
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| August 1973 |
"Cassandra" |
#5 |
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| September 1973 |
"So Glad You're Mine" |
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| June 1974 |
"Slipstream" |
#7 |
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| September 1974 |
"Silvery Moon" |
#9 |
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| March 1975 |
"Summer Love" |
#1 |
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| April 1975 |
"Wishing Well" |
#24 |
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| August 1975 |
"Life" |
#7 |
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| November 1975 |
"Only One You/Matter of Time" |
#6 |
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| January 1976 |
"Child's Play" |
#5 |
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| May 1976 |
"Howzat" |
#1 |
#4 |
#61 |
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| June 1976 |
"Hollywood Dreaming/Gimme' Love" |
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| October 1976 |
"Rock Me Gently/You've Got The Gun (1976 Version)" |
#6 |
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| June 1977 |
"Magazine Madonna" |
#3 |
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| August 1977 |
"High Rollin'" |
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| January 1978 |
"Nowhere Man" |
#28 |
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| February 1978 |
"Feels Like It's Slipping Away" |
#18 |
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| August 1978 |
"Another Night On The Road" |
#8 |
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| October 1978 |
"Beg Steal or Borrow/You Made A Fool" |
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| February 1979 |
"Angela" |
#85 |
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| July 1979 |
"Heart Get Ready" (as Highway) |
#89 |
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| February 1980 |
"Never Surrender" (as The Sherbs) |
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| May 1980 |
"I'm Okay" (as The Sherbs) |
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| July 1980 |
"Juliet and Me" (as The Sherbs) |
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| November 1980 |
"I Have The Skill" (as The Sherbs) |
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#61 |
#14 |
| February 1981 |
"No Turning Back" (as The Sherbs) |
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| October 1981 |
"Free The Sailor" (as The Sherbs) |
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| February 1982 |
"Some People" (as The Sherbs) |
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| June 1982 |
"We Ride Tonight" (as The Sherbs) |
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#26 |
| July 1982 |
"Don't Throw It All Away" (as The Sherbs) |
#62 |
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| October 1982 |
"Shaping Up" (as The Sherbs) |
#76 |
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| March 1983 |
"The Arrow" (as The Sherbs) |
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| February 1984 |
"Tonight Will Last Forever" |
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Albums
As
Sherbet
- 1972: Time Change...A Natural Progression
Time Change... A Natural Progression is an album by Sherbet released in 1972.-Track listing:#"You've Got the Gun" – 5:03#"Thinkin' About You" – 4:09...
- 1973: On With The Show
On With the Show is an album by Sherbet released in 1973. The album spent 12 weeks in the Australian charts, reaching a highest point of #6.-Track listing:#"We Can Make It Right"...
- 1974: Slipstream
Slipstream is an album by Sherbet released in 1974. According to the Kent Music Report, it spent 35 weeks in the Australian Charts reaching a highest position of #3.-Track listing:#"Slipstream" – 2:53...
- 1975: Life...Is For Living
-Track listing:#"Arrival" #"Survival" #"Life" #"I Wanna' Live" #"Only One You"...
- 1976: Howzat
Howzat was an album by Australian band Sherbet released in 1976. It spent 2 weeks at number one on the Australian album charts in 1976. The title cut was also a number one hit and remains the groups biggest hit, especially outside of Australia, reaching the top 5 of the UK charts and also charting...
- 1977: Photoplay
-Track listing:#"High Rollin’"#"Magazine Madonna"#"Midsummer Madness"#"What Do You Do"#"I Got Love"#"Still in Love With You"#"Love Is Fine"#"Let Me Flow"#"The Way I Am"#"It’s a Game"-Release history:...
- 1978: Sherbet
-Track listing:#" Slippin' Away"#"Skyline"#"Another Night on the Road"#"Don't Wait Too Long"#"Winnipeg Sidestep"#"Take My Heart"#"Cheatin' Eyes"#"You Made a Fool"#" Breakdown"#"Beg, Steal or Borrow"-Release history:...
As
Highway
- 1978: Highway 1 (The Australian "Sherbet" album, remixed for US release)
As
The Sherbs
- 1980: The Skill
The Skill is an album by The Sherbs released in 1980.-Original LP version / Australian CD version:#"I Have the Skill" #"Back to Zero"...
- 1981: Defying Gravity
- 1982: Shaping Up
-Track listing:#"Shaping Up"#"No Holding Back "#"Don't Throw It All Away"#" Take It On The Run"#"The Arrow"#"Wild Is The Sea"#"I Don't Wanna Lose You"-Release history:...
(Mini-LP)
Live albums (as
Sherbet):
- 1975: In Concert
-Track listing:#"Cassandra"#"Wishing Well"#"Another Hustler"#"Jungle Jiver"#"Do It"#"Freedom"#Medley - "Can You Feel It Baby", "You've Got The Gun", "You're All Woman"#"Hound Dog"#Medley - "Au Revoir", "Goodbye"-Release history:...
- 1977: Caught In The Act...Live
Caught in the Act... Live is a live album by Sherbet released in 1977.-Track listing:#"You Keep Me Hangin' On"#"Dancer"#"Midsummer Madness"#"Howzat"#"Motor of Love"#"High Rollin'"#"Rock Me Gently"#"Nowhere Man"#"Hollywood Dreaming"...
- 2007: Live - And The Crowd Went Wild
Live - And The Crowd Went Wild is a compilation album of live songs by Sherbet released in 2007.-Track listing:#"Slipstream"#"Endless Place"#"Wild Love"#"Silvery Moon"#"Cassandra"#"Blueswalkin'"#"Gimme Love"#"Lady Of The Night"...
Compilation albums (as
Sherbet):
- 1975: Greatest Hits 1970-75
Sherbet's Greatest Hits was a compilation album released on Infinity Records in Australia in 1975, at the time of the height of Sherbet's popularity in Australia. It spent 1 week at the top of the Australian album chart in 1975...
- 1976: The Sherbet Collection
The Sherbet Collection is a compilation album by Sherbet released in 1976.-Track listing:#"You've Got The Gun " – #"If I Had My Way" – #"Old Sid" – #"Only One You" – #"Time" – #"Howzat" –...
- 1979: Track Record
-Track listing:#"Heart Get Ready"#"Midsummer Madness"#"Another Night on the Road"#"Safe Water"#"High Rollin' "#"Skyline "#"Gimme Some Lovin' "#" Slippin' Away"#"Angela"#"Take My Heart"#"You Made a Fool"...
- 1980: The Sherbet Phenomenon
The Sherbet Phenomenon is a compilation album by Sherbet released in 1980.-Track listing:#"Free the People"#"You're All Woman"#"Hound Dog"#"Cassandra"#"Slipstream"#"Silvery Moon"#"You're My World"#"Summer Love"#"Life"#"Only One You"...
- 1984: The Hits 1969 - 1984
The Hits 1969-1984 is a compilation album by Sherbet released in 1984. Unlike their several previous albums which were credited to The Sherbs this release reverts back to their orignal group name Sherbert.-Track listing:...
- 1999: Howzat! - 30th Anniversary Celebration Collection
Howzat! - 30th Anniversary Celebration Collection is a 2 CD compilation album by Sherbet released in 1999.-Disc 1:#"Howzat"#"Cassandra"#"Slipstream"#"Matter Of Time"#"Rock Me Gently"#"Silvery Moon"#"Freedom"#"You're All Woman"#"Magazine Madonna"...
- 2001: The Great Sherbet
The Great Sherbet is a compilation album by Sherbet released in 2001.-Track listing:#"You've Got The Gun"#"Midnight Blues"#"Do It"#"Movie Star"#"Can You Feel It Baby"#"We Can Make It Right"#"Summer Satisfaction"#"Cassandra"#"Jungle Jiver"...
- 2006: Super Hits
Super Hits is a compilation album by Sherbet released in 2006 which includes 2 newly recorded tracks "Hearts Are Insane" and "Red Dress".-Track listing:#"Can You Feel It Baby"#"Free The People"#"You're All Woman"#"Hound Dog"#"Cassandra"...
- 2008: Anthology
DVD (as
Sherbet):
Band members
- Clive Shakespeare
Clive Shakespeare was born 3 June 1949 in Southampton, England. He and Doug Rea co-founded the successful Australian rock band, Sherbet in which he was the lead guitarist. He is now working in record production. He has produced albums such as Paul Kelly's Post....
(guitar/songwriting, 1969-1975, 1984, 1999-present)
- Sam See (keyboards, 1969-1970)
- Dennis Laughlin (lead vocals, 1969-1970)
- Danny Taylor
Daniel Turney Taylor was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1926-1936. He played with the Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers. He died on October 11, 1972....
(drums, 1969)
- Doug Rae
Doug Rea, born 1949, is one of the founders of the Down Town Roll Band in Sydney, Australia from which the band Sherbet was formed. Guitarist Clive Shakespeare was also one of the founders...
(bass, 1969)
- Bruce Worrall (bass guitar, 1969-1972)
- Alan Sandow
Alan Sandow is an Australian drummer and was a member of the rock band Sherbet.-Music career:After the break-up of Sherbet, Sandow joined The Willie Winter Band with guitarist Ian "Willie" Winter and bass player Barry McCulloch....
(drums, 1969-1984, 2001-present)
- Daryl Braithwaite
Daryl Braithwaite is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustained a successful solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including the #1 hits "You're My World" and "The Horses".-Early years:Daryl, along with his twin brother...
(lead vocals, 1970-1984, 1999-present)
- Garth Porter
Garth Porter is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer best known as a member of the 1970s pop group Sherbet, and for his key role as co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan....
(keyboards/songwriting, 1970-1984, 1999-present)
- Tony Mitchell
Tony Mitchell is a songwriter and bass guitarist who rose to fame in the 1970s with the Australian rock band, Sherbet...
(bass guitar/songwriting, 1972-1984, 1999-present)
- Gunther Gorman (guitar, 1976)
- Harvey James
Harvey James is a noted Australian rock guitarist. His first major group in Australia was the early '70s harmony-rock band Mississippi, which also featured with Beeb Birtles , Graham Goble and Charlie Tumahai ....
(guitar, 1976-1982, 1984, 1999-present)
- Tony Leigh (guitar, 1982-1984)
- John Watson (drums, 1999)
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