| "Let Me Be" | ||||
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| Single by Daryl Braithwaite | ||||
| from the album Edge | ||||
| B-side | "It's All About the Music" | |||
| Released | 28 April 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 5:36 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Simon Hussey, David Reyne | |||
| Producer(s) | Simon Hussey | |||
| Daryl Braithwaite singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Me Be" is a song by Daryl Braithwaite, released as a single from his 1988 album Edge . It was released in April 1989 and peaked at number 26 in June 1989.
CD single
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [1] | 26 |
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.
Laura Simone Gissara is an Australian pop singer-songwriter. She was a final 10 contestant on the 2005 season of TV talent show, Australian Idol, and was eliminated on 26 September. In June 2006 she issued her debut single, "Ti amo", which peaked in the top 50 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It is a cover version of Laura Branigan's 1984 rendition of the Umberto Tozzi 1977 original.
"You're My World" is a ballad originally recorded in 1963 as "Il mio mondo" by Umberto Bindi, who co-wrote the Italian version with Gino Paoli. Subsequently, an English version was commissioned, and the lyrics were written by Carl Sigman as "You're My World". The song reached No. 1 in Australia (twice), Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa and United Kingdom in recordings by Cilla Black, Daryl Braithwaite, Guys 'n' Dolls and Helen Reddy. Black's and Reddy's versions reached the US Top 40 in 1964 and 1977, respectively. The song also reached No. 1 in France and Spain in the respective translations "Ce monde" and "Mi Mundo", both sung by Richard Anthony.
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Edge is an album by Daryl Braithwaite. It was recorded between April–September 1988 and released in November 1988. It reached No.1 on the Australian ARIA Charts for 3 weeks in 1989.
Snapshot is an album by Daryl Braithwaite released in 2005. It was his first studio album since Taste the Salt in 1993.
Taste the Salt is an album by Daryl Braithwaite released in November 1993. The album reached No. 13 on the Australian ARIA Charts.
Rise is an album by Daryl Braithwaite released in November 1990. The album reached No. 3 on the Australian ARIA Charts. It was the best-selling album in Australia in 1991. The album sold over 300,000 copies in Australia.
The Sixth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 6 March 1992 at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne. Hosts were international guest, Julian Lennon and local Richard Wilkins, they were assisted by presenters, Spinal Tap, Rod Stewart, Mick Jones and others to distribute 24 awards. There were live performances and for the first time the awards were televised.
"The Horses" is a song written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker. It was originally performed by Jones on her 1989 album, Flying Cowboys. While not released as a single, the original version did appear in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire and was also included on the film's soundtrack. The song was covered in 1990 by Daryl Braithwaite; his version reached No. 1 in Australia, and by 2022 had been certified tenfold platinum.
"One Summer" is a single by Daryl Braithwaite from his 1988 album Edge. Braithwaite was inspired to write the song by the British television series One Summer. The single reached No. 8 in Australia, No. 5 in Norway and No. 4 in Sweden. It was certified gold in Australia.
Simon Cyril Hussey is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter-arranger, record producer and audio engineer. In 1984 he formed Cats Under Pressure on keyboards with David Reyne on vocals and Mark Greig on guitar. On the Australian Crawl album Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Hussey co-wrote four tracks with the band's lead singer, James Reyne. In 1987 when James undertook his solo career, Hussey joined his backing band on keyboards, and co-wrote six tracks for James' debut self-titled album including top 10 hit singles, "Hammerhead" (October) and "Motor's Too Fast". In May 1988 Hussey was the producer, and provided keyboards and song writing, for Edge (November), the comeback album by Daryl Braithwaite (ex-Sherbet), which peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for three weeks in mid-1989.
"Rise" is the first single released by Daryl Braithwaite from his third studio album, Rise. The single was released in November 1990 and peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Chart. "Rise" was originally written and performed by The Chosen Few.
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"Six Moons: The Best of 1988–1994" is a greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite. The album includes tracks taken from taken albums Edge, Rise and Taste the Salt and three new tracks, "How Can I Be Sure", "Blue Hills" and "Escape From Reality" all recorded in July and August 1994. The album peaked at number 31 in Australia.
The Essential Daryl Braithwaite is a re-mastered greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite. The album focuses on his output from the late 1980s onwards.
The discography of Australian rock and pop singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite.
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"Love Songs" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite. It was released on 5 June 2020. The song was certified gold in Australia in October 2020.
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