Defying Gravity (The Sherbs album)

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Defying Gravity
Studio album by
The Sherbs
ReleasedNovember 1981
RecordedParadise Studios, Sydney, Australia
GenreRock, pop
Length58:01 [1]
LabelAtco, Infinity, Festival
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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