Life... Is for Living

Life... Is For Living
Studio album by Sherbet
Released	November 1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	Trafalgar Studios, Armstrong Studios, Festival Studios
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	36:43
Label	Infinity, Festival
Producer	Clive 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
"Life" Released: August 1975 "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.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Arrival"	Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare	1:56
2.	"Survival"	Porter, Shakespeare	2:03
3.	"Life"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:28
4.	"I Wanna Live"	Porter, Shakespeare	4:12
5.	"Only One You"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:46
6.	"Matter of Time"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:00

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Being You"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:50
2.	"Bluesong"	Clive Shakespeare	2:46
3.	"I've Been in It Too Long"	Porter, Shakespeare	2:55
4.	"Where Do We Go?"	Shakespeare	4:15
5.	"Survival (Reprise)"	Porter, Shakespeare	4:32
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 – Mu-Tron, 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

Release history

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