The Skill
The Skill is the eighth studio album by Australian band The Sherbs released in 1980. The album reached at number 85 on the Kent Music Report.[2]
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 45:31 | |||
| Label | Festival, Atco, Infinity | |||
| Producer | Sherbs, Richard Lush | |||
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| Singles from Photoplay | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
Original LP version / Australian CD version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Have the Skill" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Back to Zero" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Cindy is Waiting" | Garth Porter | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Crazy in the Night" | Garth Porter | 3:50 |
| 5. | "I'll Be Faster" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Never Surrender" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:47 |
| 7. | "No Turning Back" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 5:30 |
| 8. | "Love You to Death" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Into the Heat" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:14 |
| 10. | "I'm OK" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Juliet and Me" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Parallel Bars" | Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 45:31 | ||
US CD version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Have the Skill" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Back to Zero" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Cindy is Waiting" | Garth Porter | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Crazy in the Night" | Garth Porter | 3:50 |
| 5. | "I'll Be Faster" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Never Surrender" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:47 |
| 7. | "No Turning Back" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 5:30 |
| 8. | "Love You to Death" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Into the Heat" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:14 |
| 10. | "I'm OK" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Juliet and Me" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Parallel Bars" | Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 4:08 |
| 13. | "I Don't Want To Lose You" | Garth Porter | 3:51 |
| 14. | "The Arrow" | Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Wild is the Sea" | Garth Porter | 3:55 |
| 16. | "Heart Get Ready" | Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker | 3:24 |
| 17. | "Angela" | Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 62:34 | ||
Personnel
- Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
- Garth Porter – keyboards
- Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
- Alan Sandow – drums
- Harvey James – guitar
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Position |
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| Australia Kent Music Report[3] | 85 |
| US Billboard 200 | 100 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1980 | Festival | LP | L 37394 |
| United States | 1980 | Atco | LP | K 50 783 |
| Australia | 5 July 1999 | Festival | CD | D20087 |
| United States | 14 March 2000 | Renaissance | CD | RMED-00171 |
References
- Stone, Doug. The Skill at AllMusic
- Australian Music Database - The Sherbs - The Skill
- Kent, David (1980). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
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