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Sherbet was one of the most prominent and 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.
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.
Clive Richard Shakespeare was an English-born Australian pop guitarist, songwriter and producer. He was a co-founder of pop rock group Sherbet, which had commercial success in the 1970s including their number-one single, "Summer Love" in 1975. The majority of Sherbet's original songs were co-written by Shakespeare with fellow band member Garth Porter. Other Sherbet singles co-written by Shakespeare include "Cassandra", "Slipstream" and "Silvery Moon". In January 1976 Shakespeare left the band citing dissatisfaction with touring, pressures of writing and concerns over the group's finances. Shakespeare has produced albums for other artists including Post by Paul Kelly in 1985.
Sherbet's Greatest Hits (1970–1975) was a compilation album released on Infinity Records in Australia in 1975, at the height of Sherbet's popularity in Australia. It spent 1 week at the top of the Australian album chart in 1975. It was Sherbet's first number one album in Australia and covered their single releases 1970–1975. The liner notes gave track-to-track information.
"Summer Love" is a song by Australian pop group Sherbet which was released on 20 March 1975. It became their first number-one hit on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The band had had a string of top 40 hits in the early 1970s with "Can You Feel It Baby" in 1971. "Summer Love" spent 2 weeks at number one in May 1975. The song was written by band members, Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare. It 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 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 an album by Sherbet released in 1973. The album spent 12 weeks in the Australian charts, reaching a highest point of #6. "Cassandra" was the only single to be released.
Slipstream is an album by Sherbet released in 1974. On the Kent Music Report, it peaked at No. 3. Singles from the album include "So Glad You're Mine", "Slipstream" and "Silvery Moon".
Life... Is For Living is an album by Sherbet released in 1975. It spawn two singles Life and Only One You. The album reached at number 3 on the Kent Music Report.
The Sherbet Phenomenon is the fourth compilation album by Australian rock band Sherbet released in 1980.
In Concert is a live album by Sherbet, released in 1975. It reached number 11 on the Kent Music Report in Australia. To promote the album, "Freedom" was released as a single.
"Can You Feel It, Baby?" is the second single by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1971. It was released as the first single from Sherbet's debut studio album Time Change... A Natural Progression. The song charted at number 22 on Go-Set and it also peaked at number 16 on the Kent Music Report. The song was written by English songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.
Can You Feel It Baby is the first EP album by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1971. The EP includes four songs on it. The EP charted at number 22 on Go-Set and it also peaked at number 16 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
"Free the People" is the third single by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1971. It was released from Sherbet's debut studio album Time Change... A Natural Progression. The song charted at number 33 on Go-Set and number 18 on the Kent Music Report.
"You're All Woman" is the fourth single by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1972. It was released from Sherbet's debut studio album Time Change... A Natural Progression. The single reached at number 19 on the Kent Music Report and it also reached at number 13 on Go-Set.
"You've Got the Gun" is the fifth single by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1972. It was released as the final single from Sherbet's debut studio album Time Change... A Natural Progression. The song was written by Sherbet band members Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare, Daryl Braithwaite. The song reached at number 29 on Go-Set and number 27 on the Kent Music Report.
"Cassandra" is the seventh single by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1973. It is the first and final single to be released from Sherbet's second studio album, On with the Show. The song was written by Sherbet members Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare. Cassandra peaked at number 5 on Go-Set and it also peaked at number 9 on the Kent Music Report.
Slipstream is the ninth single by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1974. It was released as the second single from Sherbet's album Slipstream and it reached number 5 on the Kent Music Report and number 7 on Go-Set. The song was written by Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare.
Silvery Moon is the tenth single by Australian rock band Sherbet, released in 1974. It was released as the third and final single from the album Slipstream and it was written by Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare. The song reached number 5 on the Kent Music Report
Freedom is the twelfth single by Australian rock band Sherbet, released in 1975. It was released as the first and final single from the album In Concert and it was written by Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare. The song reached number 52 on the Kent Music Report.
References
- ↑ Sherbet - So Glad You're Mine at Discogs
- ↑ Sherbet - So Glad You're Mine at 45cat
- ↑ Sherbet - So Glad You're Mine at Australian Music Database
- ↑ Kent, David (1974). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
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