Defying Gravity (The Sherbs album)

Defying Gravity
Defying Gravity
Studio album by The Sherbs
Released	November 1981
Recorded	Paradise Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	58:01
Label	Atco, Infinity, Festival
Producer	Sherbs, Richard Lush
The Sherbs chronology
Singles from Defying Gravity
	"Free the Sailor"; Released: October 1981; "Some People"; Released: February 1982; "We Ride Tonight"; Released: May 1982;

Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album by Australian band Sherbet, and second under the name The Sherbs. It was released in 1981.^[2]

French duo Daft Punk sampled "We Ride Tonight" on the song "Contact" from the 2013 album Random Access Memories, which was a number one album in many countries.^[3]^[4]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Ride Tonight"	Daryl Braithwaite, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell	4:30
2.	"Free the Sailor"	Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, Harvey James, Alan Sandow	3:45
3.	"Steppin' On Ice"	Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell, James, Sandow	3:39
4.	"Blood On My Hands"	Porter	3:34
5.	"We Can Make It"	Porter	6:34

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Alive"	Porter, Mitchell	4:06
2.	"The Danger Zone"	Porter, Mitchell	4:28
3.	"Some People"	Braithwaite, Porter, Mitchell	4:34
4.	"The Escape"	Porter, Mitchell	3:34
5.	"I Wanna Lay With You / Defying Gravity"	Porter, Mitchell	6:07
Total length:			58:01

Production

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	November 1981	Festival	LP, Cassette	L 37698
United States	1982	Mini-LP,	Vinyl, Cassette	SD 38-146
Australia	23 August 1999	Festival^[6]	CD	D20088
United States	1999	Renaissance Records ^[7]	CD	RM ED00170
United States	14 March 2000	Renaissance	CD	RMED-00170