Defying Gravity (The Sherbs album)

Defying Gravity
Studio album by The Sherbs
Released	1981 (1981)
Recorded	Paradise Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	58:01
Label	Festival Records, Infinity Records, Atco Records
Producer	Sherbs, Richard Lush
The Sherbs chronology
The Skill (1980) Defying Gravity (1981) Shaping Up (1982)
Singles from Defying Gravity
"Free the Sailor" Released: 1981 "Some People" Released: 1982 "We Ride Tonight" Released: 1982

Defying Gravity is an album by The Sherbs released in 1981. 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.

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.

Track listing

Australian version

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

Track listing

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

US CD version

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

Personnel

• Bass – Tony Mitchell
• Drums – Alan Sandow
• Guitar – Tony Leigh
• Keyboards – Garth Porter
• Vocals – Daryl Braithwaite

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	LP	L 37698
United States	1982	Mini-LP	Vinyl	SD 38-146
Australia	23 August 1999	Festival	CD	D20088
United States	1999	Renaissance Records	CD	RM ED00170
United States	14 March 2000	Renaissance	CD	RMED-00170

References

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