Howzat! (album)


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."

Personnel

Sherbet
  • Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Harvey James – electric guitar, backing vocals; acoustic guitar
  • Garth Porter – clavinet, backing vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, Yamaha organ, piano, lead vocals, Hammond organ, saxophone synthesizer
  • Tony Mitchell – bass, backing vocals; ukulele 
  • Alan Sandow – drums; congas, bongos, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart Peak
position
Australia 1

Year-end charts
Chart Peak
position
Australia 10