Life... Is for Living

Life... Is For Living
Life... Is For Living
Studio album by Sherbet
Released	November 1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	Trafalgar Studios, Armstrong Studios, Festival Studios
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	36:43
Label	Infinity, Festival
Producer	Clive Shakespeare, Garth Porter, John L Sayers
Sherbet chronology
Singles from Life...Is for Living
	"Life"; Released: August 1975; "Only One You"; Released: October 1975;

Life... Is for Living is the fourth studio album by Sherbet released in November 1975. The album reached at number 3 on the Kent Music Report.^[2]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Arrival"	Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare	1:56
2.	"Survival"	Porter, Shakespeare	2:03
3.	"Life"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:28
4.	"I Wanna Live"	Porter, Shakespeare	4:12
5.	"Only One You"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:46
6.	"Matter of Time"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:00

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Being You"	Porter, Shakespeare	3:50
2.	"Bluesong"	Clive Shakespeare	2:46
3.	"I've Been in It Too Long"	Porter, Shakespeare	2:55
4.	"Where Do We Go?"	Shakespeare	4:15
5.	"Survival (Reprise)"	Porter, Shakespeare	4:32
Total length:			36:43

Personnel

"Survival"

Garth Porter – clavinet, Hammond and Yamaha combo organ, Moog
Clive Shakespeare – guitars
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
Alan Sandow – drums

"Life"

Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
Garth Porter – Mu-Tron, clavinet, Moog, organ, harmony vocals
Clive Shakespeare – electric guitar, acoustic classical guitar, harmony vocals
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
Alan Sandow – drums, roto-toms

"I Wanna Live"

Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
Garth Porter – organ, clavinet, saxophones, harmony vocals
Clive Shakespeare – slide guitars, acoustic guitars, Burns Flyte guitars, harmony vocals
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
Alan Sandow – drums, roto-toms, percussion
Dalvanius and The Fascinations – harmony vocals

"Only One You"

Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
Garth Porter – Hammond and Yamaha organ, piano, string synthesizer, harmony vocals
Clive Shakespeare – classical guitars, 12 string guitars, harmony vocals
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
Alan Sandow – drums
Bruce Sandell – flute

"Matter of Time"

Garth Porter – lead vocals, saxophones, piano
Clive Shakespeare – electric guitar
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
Alan Sandow – drums
Daryl Braithwaite – Burns Flyte guitar
Geoff Oakes – saxophone solo

"Just Being You"

Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine
Garth Porter – clavinet, piano, saxes, harmony vocals
Clive Shakespeare – lead guitar, Uni-Vibe guitars, 12 string guitars, Burns Flyte guitars
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
Alan Sandow – drums
Dal & Fascinations – vocals

"Bluesong"

Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, lead vocals
Garth Porter – Wurlitzer piano
Clive Shakespeare – guitars, harmony vocals
Alan Sandow – drums, gon bop congas
Peter Jones – vibes

"I've Been In It Too Long"

Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
Garth Porter – lead vocals on 2nd verse, piano, saxophones
Clive Shakespeare – ukulele, vocals, harp, kitchen sink
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, vocals
Alan Sandow – lead vocals on 1st verse, drums

"Where Do We Go?"

Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine
Garth Porter – electric and grand piano, organ, saxophones, harmony vocals
Clive Shakespeare – 12 string guitar, slide guitars, Burns Flyte guitar, harmony vocals
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
Alan Sandow – drums, harmony vocals
Dal & The Fascinations – harmony vocals
David Bronn – saxophone
Miguel Carranza – trombone
Bruce Sandell – flute
Russell Smith – trumpet

"Survival (Reprise)"

Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
Garth Porter – electric piano, synthesizers, strings, Yamaha combo organ
Clive Shakespeare – electric guitars, acoustic guitars
Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
Alan Sandow – drums
Russell Smith – trumpet

Charts

Chart (1975/76)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report^[3]	3

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	November 1975	Festival	LP, cassette	L 35652
Australia	23 August 1999	Festival	CD	D20031

References

^ Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Allmusic
^ Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Australian Music Database
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 271. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[1] Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Allmusic

[2] Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Australian Music Database

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 271. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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