Howzat! (album)

Howzat!
Studio album by
Sherbet
ReleasedJune 1976
RecordedMarch–May 1976
StudioEMI Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenreRock, pop
Length40:13
LabelInfinity/Festival
ProducerSherbet,
Richard Lush
Sherbet chronology
Life... Is for Living
(1975) 		Howzat!
(1976) 		The Sherbet Collection
(1976)
Singles from Howzat
  1. "Howzat"
    Released: May 1976
  2. "Hollywood Dreaming"/"Gimme Love"
    Released: July 1976

Howzat! is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band, Sherbet. released in June 1976. It spent two weeks at number one on the Australian albums chart in 1976.

At the Australian 1976 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album.

Reception

Cash Box magazine said "Their sound is a bit pop-ish, but the somewhat heavy-handed treatment of the instrumentation lends just enough punch to make Howzat! a solid choice for the FM programmer as well. We highly recommend the title track and 'Blueswalkin' to the progressive programmer, while 'Dancer' will supplement these just fine in the pop markets."

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Howzat"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:46
2."Lady of the Night"Porter, Mitchell, Daryl Braithwaite4:04
3."Gimme' Love"Porter, Mitchell4:01
4."If I Had My Way"Porter4:09
5."Hollywood Dreaming"Porter4:03
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancer"Porter, Mitchell3:22
2."Blueswalkin'"Porter, Mitchell, Alan Sandow3:56
3."Motor of Love"Porter, Mitchell, Sandow3:24
4."The Swap (You Can Get the Lot)"Porter, Mitchell, Harvey James4:16
5."Can't Find True Love"Porter, Mitchell, Sandow2:57
6."I'll Be Coming Home"Porter, Mitchell2:15
Total length:40:13

Personnel

Sherbet

  • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–11), tambourine (tracks 1, 3, 6), backing vocals (track 5)
  • Harvey James – electric guitar, backing vocals; acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 5, 10)
  • Garth Porter – clavinet (track 1, 6, 8–10), backing vocals (track 1–4, 6–11), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 2, 3, 6, 7, 8), Yamaha organ (track 3), piano (track 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), lead vocals (track 5), Hammond organ (track 7, 9), saxophone (track 7) synthesizer (track 8)
  • Tony Mitchell – bass, backing vocals; ukulele (track 11)
  • Alan Sandow – drums; congas (tracks 6), bongos (tracks 6), percussion (track 11), backing vocals (track 11)[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976/77) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 10

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Australia June 1976 Festival LP, Cassette L35905
United Kingdom 1976 Epic LP, Cassette EPC 81623
United States 1976 MCA LP MCA 2226
Australia 1998 Infinity, Festival Records CD D20034
Australia 2006 Liberation CD+DVD BLUE125.5

References

  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/it/master/120093-Sherbet-Howzat/image/SW1hZ2U6NzQ3MzIzMg==


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