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.Australian Music Database - The Sherbs - The Skill
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.
Reception 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'".
Track listing
Personnel Tony Mitchell – bass guitar Garth Porter – keyboards Daryl Braithwaite – vocals Alan Sandow – drums Harvey James – guitar
Charts Chart (1980)PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report85US Billboard 200100
Release history Country Date Label Format Catalog 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
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