Defying Gravity (The Sherbs album)

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Defying Gravity
Sherbs defying gravity.jpg
Studio album by
The Sherbs
ReleasedNovember 1981
RecordedParadise Studios, Sydney, Australia
GenreRock, pop
Length58:01 [1]
LabelFestival Records, Infinity Records, Atco Records
ProducerSherbs, Richard Lush
The Sherbs chronology
The Sherbet Phenomenon
(1980) 		Defying Gravity
(1981) 		Shaping Up
(1982)
Singles from Defying Gravity
  1. "Free the Sailor"
    Released: October 1981
  2. "Some People"
    Released: February 1982
  3. "We Ride Tonight"
    Released: May 1982

Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album by Australian band Sherbet, and second under the name The Sherbs. It was released in 1981.[2]

French duo Daft Punk sampled "We Ride Tonight" on the song "Contact" from the 2013 album Random Access Memories, which was a number one album in many countries.[3][4]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Ride Tonight"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:30
2."Free the Sailor"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:45
3."Steppin' On Ice"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow3:39
4."Blood On My Hands"Porter3:34
5."We Can Make It"Porter6:34
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Alive"Porter, Mitchell4:06
2."The Danger Zone"Porter, Mitchell4:28
3."Some People"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell4:34
4."The Escape"Porter, Mitchell3:34
5."I Wanna Lay With You / Defying Gravity"Porter, Mitchell6:07
Total length:58:01

Personnel[]

Production

  • Artwork [Cover] – Alan Ewart
  • Engineers – David Price, Richard Lush
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Neil Rawle
  • Producer – Richard Lush, The Sherbs
  • Remastered By – William Bowden

Release history[]

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Australia November 1981 Festival LP, Cassette L 37698
United States 1982 Mini-LP, Vinyl, Cassette SD 38-146
Australia 23 August 1999 Festival[6] CD D20088
United States 1999 Renaissance Records [7] CD RM ED00170
United States 14 March 2000 Renaissance CD RMED-00170

References[]

  1. ^ The Sherbs - Defying Gravity at Allmusic
  2. ^ The Sherbs - Defying Gravity at Australian Music Database
  3. ^ Daft Punk Sample Our Australian Rock Group Sherbet On Their New Album
  4. ^ Daryl Braithwaite Confirms Daft Punk Sample, Thought They Were A Metal Band
  5. ^ The Sherbs - Defying Gravity (Mini LP) at Discogs
  6. ^ The Sherbs - Defying Gravity (AUS CD 1999) at Discogs
  7. ^ The Sherbs Defying Gravity (US 1999 CD Version) at Discogs
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