The Skill | ||||
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Released | October 1980 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 45:31 | |||
Label | Atco, Infinity, Festival | |||
Producer | Sherbs, Richard Lush | |||
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Singles from The Skill | ||||
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The Skill is the eighth studio album by the Australian band Sherbet but also the first under their new name, The Sherbs. It was released in October 1980 and reached at number 85 on the Kent Music Report.[2]
The title track single, "I Have the Skill" peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in early 1981. It also peaked as high as No. 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts.
Cash Box wrote: "The revitalised fivesome plays a nifty brand of modern power pop that should please both Top 40 and AOR programmers. Best cuts are 'I Have the Skill' and 'Cindy's Waiting'".[3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Have the Skill" | Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell | 3:46 |
2. | "Back to Zero" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow | 3:22 |
3. | "Cindy is Waiting" | Porter | 4:16 |
4. | "Crazy in the Night" | Porter | 3:50 |
5. | "I'll Be Faster" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow | 3:43 |
6. | "Never Surrender" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow | 3:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Turning Back" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow | 5:30 |
2. | "Love You to Death" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow | 4:08 |
3. | "Into the Heat" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow | 3:14 |
4. | "I'm OK" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow | 3:31 |
5. | "Juliet and Me" | Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell | 4:16 |
6. | "Parallel Bars" | Porter, Mitchell | 4:08 |
Total length: | 45:31 |
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australia Kent Music Report[4] | 85 |
US Billboard 200[citation needed] | 100 |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Australia | October 1980 | Festival | LP, Cassette | L 37394 |
United States | January 1981 | Atco | LP | K 50783 |
Australia | 5 July 1999 | Festival | CD | D20087 |
United States | 14 March 2000 | Renaissance | CD | RMED-00171 |