Sherbet was one of the most successful Australian rock bands of the 1970s. The 'classic line-up' of Daryl Braithwaite on vocals, Tony Mitchell on bass guitar, Garth Porter on keyboards, Alan Sandow on drums, and Clive Shakespeare on guitar provided their teen-oriented pop style. In 1976 Shakespeare left and was soon replaced by Harvey James. Sherbet's biggest singles were "Summer Love" (1975) and "Howzat" (1976), both reaching number one in Australia. "Howzat" was also a top 5 hit in the United Kingdom. The band was less successful in the United States, where "Howzat" peaked at No. 61. As The Sherbs they also reached No. 61 in 1981 with "I Have the Skill". The group disbanded in 1984. Subsequent re-unions have occurred since 1998.
Daryl Braithwaite is an Australian singer. He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet. Braithwaite also has a solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including two number-one hits: "You're My World" and "The Horses". His second studio album, Edge, peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, No. 14 in Norway and No. 24 in Sweden.
Garth Ivan Richard Porter is a New Zealand-born Australian multi-instrumental musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member, on keyboards and backing vocals, of the pop group, Sherbet (1970–84), and co-wrote both of their number-one singles, "Summer Love" and "Howzat". Porter is a co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan.
Howzat! is the fifth studio album by the Australian band, Sherbet released in June 1976. It spent two weeks at number one on the Australian albums chart in 1976.
"Summer Love" is a song by Australian pop group, Sherbet and was released in March 1975. It became their first number-one hit on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song was promoted on the newly aired ABC TV pop series, Countdown, which gave it wide exposure. From early 1975 the group made more appearances on the show than any other band in the programme's history. In October, at the King of Pop Awards, "Summer Love" won the Most Popular Australian Single, the band won Most Popular Australian Group and their lead singer, Daryl Braithwaite, won the King of Pop award.
Time Change... A Natural Progression is the debut studio album by Sherbet released in December 1972. The album includes the bands hit singles "Can You Feel It, Baby?", "Free the People", "You're All Woman" and "You've Got the Gun". The album peaked at number 66 on the Kent Music Report.
On with the Show is the second studio album by Australian band, Sherbet released in November 1973. The album spent 12 weeks in the Australian charts, peaking at number #6. "Cassandra" was the only single to be released.
Slipstream is the third studio album by Sherbet released in September 1974 and it peaked at No. 3 in Australia and was certified gold.
The Skill is the eighth studio album by Australian band Sherbet but first under the name The Sherbs. It was released in October 1980 and reached at number 85 on the Kent Music Report.
Life... Is for Living is the fourth studio album by Sherbet released in November 1975. The album reached at number 3 on the Kent Music Report.
Photoplay the sixth studio album by Australian rock band, Sherbet released in June 1977. The album peaked at number 4 on the Kent Music Report.
Sherbet is the seventh studio album by Australian band, Sherbet released in August 1978. The album peaked at number 6 on the Kent Music Report.
The Sherbet Phenomenon is the fourth compilation album by Australian rock band Sherbet released in 1980.
In Concert is the first live album by Sherbet, released in March 1975. It reached number 11 on the Kent Music Report in Australia.
"So Glad You're Mine" is a song by Australian band Sherbet. It was released in January 1974 as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Slipstream. It reached number 44 on the Kent Music Report.
"Contact" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. It is the thirteenth and final track from the duo's fourth studio album Random Access Memories, released on 17 May 2013. The track was written and produced by the duo, with additional writing and co-production by DJ Falcon. Daryl Braithwaite, Tony Mitchell, and Garth Porter are also credited as writers due to the song containing a sample of "We Ride Tonight" by Australian rock band The Sherbs. The song includes audio from the Apollo 17 mission, courtesy of NASA and Captain Eugene Cernan. Due to digital downloads of Random Access Memories, the song charted at number 46 on the French Singles Chart and at number 24 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
"We Ride Tonight" is a song by Australian band The Sherbs, released in May 1982. It was released from the band's ninth studio album Defying Gravity. The song reached at number 26 on the US Mainstream Rock in June 1982. The song was written by the Sherbet band members Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell and Daryl Braithwaite. The B-side is "Some People".
Slipstream is a song by Australian band Sherbet, released in May 1974 as the second single from Sherbet's third studio album, Slipstream. The song peaked at number 5 on the Kent Music Report.
Silvery Moon is a song by Australian rock band Sherbet, released in August 1974 as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, Slipstream. The song reached number 5 on the Kent Music Report
Freedom is a song by Australian rock band, Sherbet. It was released in March 1975 as the first and only single from the band's live album, In Concert, recorded live on Sherbet's Slipstream Tour. The song was written by Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare.
