"Slipstream" is a song by Australian band Sherbet, released in May 1974 as the second single from Sherbet's third studio album, Slipstream. The song peaked at number 5 on the Kent Music Report.[1]

"Slipstream"
Single by Sherbet
from the album Slipstream
B-side"Jungle Jiver"
ReleasedMay 1974
RecordedArmstrong Studios
GenreRock
Length2:58
LabelInfinity Records
Songwriter(s)Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare
Producer(s)Sherbet, Tweed Harris
Sherbet singles chronology
"So Glad You're Mine"
(1974)
"Slipstream"
(1974)
"Silvery Moon"
(1974)

The song was written by Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare.[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slipstream"Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare2:58
2."Jungle Jiver"Porter, Shakespeare4:41

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 5

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1974) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 59

Personnel edit

  • Lead vocals – Daryl Braithwaite
  • Bass, vocals – Tony Mitchell
  • Keyboards, vocals – Garth Porter
  • Drums – Alan Sandow
  • Guitar, vocals – Clive Shakespeare

References edit

  1. ^ Sherbet - Slipstream at Australian Music Database
  2. ^ Sherbet - Slipstream at 45cat
  3. ^ Kent, David (1974). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 271. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. 30 December 1974. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.