Defying Gravity (The Sherbs album)

Defying Gravity is an album by The Sherbs released in 1981.[2] The album spawned the singles "Free the Sailor", "Some People" and "We Ride Tonight". The album was re-released on CD on 23 August, 1999.

Defying Gravity
Studio album by
The Sherbs
Released1981 (1981)
RecordedParadise Studios, Sydney, Australia
GenreRock, pop
Length58:01 [1]
LabelFestival Records, Infinity Records, Atco Records
ProducerSherbs, Richard Lush
The Sherbs chronology
The Skill
(1980)		 Defying Gravity
(1981)		 Shaping Up
(1982)
Singles from Defying Gravity
  1. "Free the Sailor"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Some People"
    Released: 1982
  3. "We Ride Tonight"
    Released: 1982

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

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

US mini LP version

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Ride Tonight"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Daryl Braithwaite4:31
2."Steppin' On Ice"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Daryl Braithwaite, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:37
3."We Can Make It"Garth Porter6:36
4."I'm Alive"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:08
5."The Danger Zone"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:30
6."Don't Throw It All Away"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:21
Total length:25.63

US CD version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Ride Tonight"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:32
2."Free the Sailor"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:47
3."Steppin' On Ice"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:39
4."Blood On My Hands"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:49
5."We Can Make It"Garth Porter6:36
6."I'm Alive"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:06
7."The Danger Zone"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:31
8."Some People"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:36
9."The Escape"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James3:39
10."I Wanna Lay With You"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:32
11."Defying Gravity"Garth Porter1:33
12."Don't Throw It All Away"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:26
13."Shaping Up"Garth Porter, Tony Leigh 
14."Tonight Will Last Forever"Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare5:32
15."I Don't Want To Lose You"Garth Porter3:42
16."Howzat" (Live)Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:36

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 1981 Festival[5] LP L 37698
United States 1982 Mini-LP Vinyl SD 38-146
Australia 23 August, 1999 Festival[7] CD D20088
United States 1999 Renaissance Records [8] CD RM ED00170
United States 14 March, 2000 Renaissance CD RMED-00170
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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 (LP Australia) at Discogs
  6. The Sherbs - Defying Gravity (Mini LP) at Discogs
  7. The Sherbs - Defying Gravity (AUS CD 1999) at Discogs
  8. The Sherbs Defying Gravity (US 1999 CD Version) at Discogs

The Australian cd reissue has 2 tracks unlisted.15 don't wanna lose you 16 howzat

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