The Skill

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The Skill
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Studio album by
The Sherbs
ReleasedOctober 1980
GenreRock, pop
Length45:31
LabelFestival, Atco, Infinity
ProducerSherbs, Richard Lush
The Sherbs chronology
Track Record
(1979) 		The Skill
(1980) 		The Sherbet Phenomenon
(1980)
Singles from The Skill
  1. "Never Surrender"
    Released: February 1980
  2. "I'm OK"
    Released: May 1980
  3. "Juliet and Me"
    Released: August 1980
  4. "I Have the Skill"
    Released: November 1980
  5. "Crazy in the Night"
    Released: March 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

The Skill is the eighth studio album by Australian band Sherbet but first under the name The Sherbs. It was released in October 1980 and reached at number 85 on the Kent Music Report.[2]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Have the Skill"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:46
2."Back to Zero"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:22
3."Cindy is Waiting"Porter4:16
4."Crazy in the Night"Porter3:50
5."I'll Be Faster"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow3:43
6."Never Surrender"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow3:47
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Turning Back"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow5:30
2."Love You to Death"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow4:08
3."Into the Heat"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow3:14
4."I'm OK"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow3:31
5."Juliet and Me"Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell4:16
6."Parallel Bars"Porter, Mitchell4:08
Total length:45:31

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report[3] 85
US Billboard 200 100

Release history[]

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Australia October 1980 Festival LP, Cassette L 37394
United States 1980 Atco LP K 50783
Australia 5 July 1999 Festival CD D20087
United States 14 March 2000 Renaissance CD RMED-00171

References[]

  1. ^ Stone, Doug. The Skill at AllMusic
  2. ^ Australian Music Database - The Sherbs - The Skill
  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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