Howzat (song)

"Howzat"
Single by Sherbet
from the album Howzat
B-side "Motor Of Love"
Released 1976
Format Vinyl, 7",
Genre Rock
Length 3:43
Label Festival Records (Infinity imprint), Epic Records
Songwriter(s) Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell
Producer(s) Richard Lush, Sherbet
Sherbet singles chronology
"Child's Play"
(1976)		 "Howzat"
(1976)		 "Gimme Love"
(1976)

"Child's Play"
(1976)		 "Howzat"
(1976)		 "Gimme Love"
(1976)
Music video
"Howzat" on YouTube

"Howzat" is a song by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1976.[1] The song reached number 1 in Australia on the Kent Music Report[2] and it also reached number 1 in New Zealand on the Recorded Music NZ. It was released from Sherbet's album of the same name Howzat. The song was written by band members Garth Porter & Tony Mitchell. The title track was also a number one hit and remains the group's biggest hit, especially outside of Australia, reaching the top 5 of the UK charts and also entering the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3]

Title Track

It is often used as a cricket anthem and is sometimes loudly played by ground organisers at limited-overs matches. Howzat is a cry used by cricketers when appealing to the umpire for a wicket.

Song Origin

In 1976, someone suggested to Tony Mitchell and keyboardist Garth Porter that Howzat might make a good title for a song because some of the members of Sherbet loved cricket. Despite Mitchell not being a good cricketer, he sat down with Garth Porter at Porter's Rose Bay home to work on the idea. Mitchell soon came up with the "doo-doo, doo-doo" bass riff, after which the first thing that came into Porter's mind was the phrase "I caught you out."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Howzat"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:43
2."Motor Of Love"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Alan Sandow3:21

Charts

Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7] 1
UK Single Charts[8] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 61
Dutch Dutch Top 40[10] 6
Norway VG-lista[11] 8

Personnel

  • Daryl Braithwaite - Lead Vocals, Tambourine
  • Harvey James - Guitar, Vocals
  • Tony Mitchell - Bass, Vocals
  • Alan Sandow - Drums
  • Garth Porter - Keyboards, Vocals

References

  1. ↑ Sherbet - Howzat at 45cat
  2. ↑ Sherbet - Howzat at Australian Music Database
  3. ↑ Sherbet - Howzat at Music Vf
  4. ↑ "I write the songs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-01-28. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1976). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. .
  6. ↑ "Charts.nz – Sherbet – Howzat". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Official Charts - Sherbet - Howzat
  9. ↑ Sherbet - Howzat at Music vf
  10. ↑ Dutch Charts - Sherbet - Howzat
  11. ↑ Norwegian Charts - Sherbet - Howzat
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