Howzat! is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band, Sherbet. released in June 1976. It spent two weeks at number one on the Australian albums chart in 1976.
At the Australian 1976 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album.
Reception Cash Box magazine said "Their sound is a bit pop-ish, but the somewhat heavy-handed treatment of the instrumentation lends just enough punch to make Howzat! a solid choice for the FM programmer as well. We highly recommend the title track and 'Blueswalkin' to the progressive programmer, while 'Dancer' will supplement these just fine in the pop markets."
Track listing
Personnel Sherbet Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–11), tambourine (tracks 1, 3, 6), backing vocals (track 5) Harvey James – electric guitar, backing vocals; acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 5, 10) Garth Porter – clavinet (track 1, 6, 8–10), backing vocals (track 1–4, 6–11), Wurlitzer electric piano (track 2, 3, 6, 7, 8), Yamaha organ (track 3), piano (track 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), lead vocals (track 5), Hammond organ (track 7, 9), saxophone (track 7) synthesizer (track 8) Tony Mitchell – bass, backing vocals; ukulele (track 11) Alan Sandow – drums; congas (tracks 6), bongos (tracks 6), percussion (track 11), backing vocals (track 11)
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1976/77)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)1
Year-end charts Chart (1976) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 10
Sales
Release history Country Date Label Format Catalog Australia June 1976 Festival LP, Cassette L35905 United Kingdom 1976 Epic LP, Cassette EPC 81623 United States 1976 MCA LP MCA 2226 Australia 1998 Infinity, Festival Records CD D20034 Australia 2006 Liberation CD+DVD BLUE125.5
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