''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
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...
'' 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."
Track listing
Personnel
Sherbet
*Daryl Braithwaite - vocals, backing vocals, tambourine
*Harvey James - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, vocals (11)
*Tony Mitchell - bass, ukulele (11), backing vocals, vocals (11)
*Alan Sandow - drums, percussion, vocals (11)
*Garth Porter - keyboard, backing vocals, vocals (5, 11), saxophone (7)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Sherbet (band) albums
1976 albums
Albums produced by Richard Lush
Albums produced by Clive Shakespeare
Albums produced by Garth Porter
Epic Records albums
Festival Records albums
Infinity Records albums
MCA Records albums
{{1970s-rock-album-stub