Life... Is for Living

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Life... Is For Living
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Studio album by
Sherbet
ReleasedNovember 1975
Recorded1975
StudioTrafalgar Studios, Armstrong Studios, Festival Studios
GenreRock, pop
Length36:43[1]
LabelInfinity, Festival
ProducerClive Shakespeare, Garth Porter, John L Sayers
Sherbet chronology
Greatest Hits 1970-1975
(1975) 		Life... Is For Living
(1975) 		Howzat
(1976)
Singles from Life...Is for Living
  1. "Life"
    Released: August 1975
  2. "Only One You"
    Released: October 1975

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.[2]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Arrival"Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare1:56
2."Survival"Porter, Shakespeare2:03
3."Life"Porter, Shakespeare3:28
4."I Wanna Live"Porter, Shakespeare4:12
5."Only One You"Porter, Shakespeare3:46
6."Matter of Time"Porter, Shakespeare3:00
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Being You"Porter, Shakespeare3:50
2."Bluesong"Clive Shakespeare2:46
3."I've Been in It Too Long"Porter, Shakespeare2:55
4."Where Do We Go?"Shakespeare4:15
5."Survival (Reprise)"Porter, Shakespeare4:32
Total length:36:43

Personnel[]

"Survival"[]

  • Garth Porter – clavinet, Hammond organ, Moog, Yamaha combo organ
  • Clive Shakespeare – guitars
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Alan Sandow – drums

"Life"[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
  • Garth Porter – mutron, clavinet, Moog, organ, harmony vocals
  • Clive Shakespeare – electric guitar, acoustic classical guitar, harmony vocals
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Alan Sandow – drums, roto-toms

"I Wanna Live"[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
  • Garth Porter – organ, clavinet, saxophones, harmony vocals
  • Clive Shakespeare – slide guitars, acoustic guitars, Burns Flyte guitars, harmony vocals
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Alan Sandow – drums, roto-toms, percussion
  • Dalvanius and The Fascinations – harmony vocals

"Only One You"[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
  • Garth Porter – Hammond organs, Yamaha organs, piano, string synthesizer, harmony vocals
  • Clive Shakespeare – classical guitars, 12 string guitars, harmony vocals
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Alan Sandow – drums
  • Bruce Sandell – flute

"Matter of Time"[]

  • Garth Porter – lead vocals, saxophones, piano
  • Clive Shakespeare – electric guitar
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Alan Sandow – drums
  • Daryl Braithwaite – Burns Flyte guitar
  • Geoff Oakes – saxophone solo

"Just Being You"[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine
  • Garth Porter – clavinet, piano, saxes, harmony vocals
  • Clive Shakespeare – lead guitar, Uni-Vibe guitars, 12 string guitars, Burns Flyte guitars
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Alan Sandow – drums
  • Dal & Fascinations – vocals

"Bluesong"[]

  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, lead vocals
  • Garth Porter – Wurlitzer piano
  • Clive Shakespeare – guitars, harmony vocals
  • Alan Sandow – drums, gon bop congas
  • Peter Jones – vibes

"I've Been In It Too Long"[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
  • Garth Porter – lead vocals on 2nd verse, piano, saxophones
  • Clive Shakespeare – ukulele, vocals, harp, kitchen sink
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, vocals
  • Alan Sandow – lead vocals on 1st verse, drums

"Where Do We Go?"[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine
  • Garth Porter – electric piano, grand piano, organ, saxophones, harmony vocals
  • Clive Shakespeare – 12 string guitar, slide guitars, Burns Flyte guitar, harmony vocals
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Alan Sandow – drums, harmony vocals
  • Dal & The Fascinations – harmony vocals
  • David Bronn – saxophone
  • Miguel Carranza – trombone
  • Bruce Sandell – flute
  • Russell Smith – trumpet

"Survival (Reprise)"[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
  • Garth Porter – electric piano, synthesizers, strings, Yamaha combo organ
  • Clive Shakespeare – electric guitars, acoustic guitars
  • Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Alan Sandow – drums
  • Russell Smith – trumpet

Charts[]

Chart (1975/76) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report[3] 3

Release history[]

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Australia November 1975 Festival LP, Cassette L 35652
Australia 23 August 1999 Festival CD D20031

References[]

  1. ^ Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Allmusic
  2. ^ Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Australian Music Database
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 271. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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