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This article is about The Sherbs album. For other uses, see Skill (disambiguation).
The Skill
Studio album by
The Sherbs
Released1980 (1980)
GenreRock, pop
Length45:31
LabelFestival, Atco, Infinity
ProducerSherbs, Richard Lush
The Sherbs chronology
The Sherbet Phenomenon
(1980) 		The Skill
(1980) 		Defying Gravity
(1981)
Singles from Photoplay
  1. "Never Surrender"
    Released: 1980
  2. "I'm OK"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Juliet and Me"
    Released: 1980
  4. "I Have the Skill"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]

Track listing

Original LP version / Australian CD version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Have the Skill"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:46
2."Back to Zero"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:22
3."Cindy is Waiting"Garth Porter4:16
4."Crazy in the Night"Garth Porter3:50
5."I'll Be Faster"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:43
6."Never Surrender"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:47
7."No Turning Back"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow5:30
8."Love You to Death"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow4:08
9."Into the Heat"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:14
10."I'm OK"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:31
11."Juliet and Me"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:16
12."Parallel Bars"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:08
Total length:45:31


US CD version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Have the Skill"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:46
2."Back to Zero"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:22
3."Cindy is Waiting"Garth Porter4:16
4."Crazy in the Night"Garth Porter3:50
5."I'll Be Faster"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:43
6."Never Surrender"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:47
7."No Turning Back"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow5:30
8."Love You to Death"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow4:08
9."Into the Heat"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:14
10."I'm OK"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow3:31
11."Juliet and Me"Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:16
12."Parallel Bars"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell4:08
13."I Don't Want To Lose You"Garth Porter3:51
14."The Arrow"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:33
15."Wild is the Sea"Garth Porter3:55
16."Heart Get Ready"Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker3:24
17."Angela"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Harvey James3:40
Total length:62:34


Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980) Position
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

  1. ^ Stone, Doug. The Skill at AllMusic
  2. ^ Australian Music Database - The Sherbs - The Skill
  3. ^ 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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