# Life... Is for Living
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{{Infobox album
| name = Life... Is For Living
| type = studio
| artist = [Sherbet](/source/Sherbet_(band))
| cover = Sherbet_life.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 1975
| recorded = 1975
| venue =
| studio = Trafalgar Studios, Armstrong Studios, Festival Studios
| genre = [Rock](/source/Rock_music), [pop](/source/Pop_Music)
| length = 36:43[[https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-is-for-living-mw0001052839 Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Allmusic]]
| label = Infinity, [Festival](/source/Festival_Records_(Australia))
| producer = [Clive Shakespeare](/source/Clive_Shakespeare), [Garth Porter](/source/Garth_Porter), [John L Sayers](/source/John_L_Sayers)
| prev_title = [Greatest Hits 1970-1975](/source/Sherbet's_Greatest_Hits)
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = [Howzat](/source/Howzat_(album))
| next_year = 1976
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Life...Is for Living
| type = studio
| single1 = [Life](/source/Life_(Sherbet_song))
| single1date = August 1975
| single2 = Only One You
| single2date = October 1975
}}
}}
'''''Life... Is for Living''''' is the fourth studio album by [Sherbet](/source/Sherbet_(band)) released in November 1975. The album reached at number 3 on the [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report).[[http://australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/life-is-for-living-by-sherbet Sherbet - Life... Is For Living at Australian Music Database]]
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column =
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Arrival
| length1 = 1:56
| extra1 =
| writer1 = [Garth Porter](/source/Garth_Porter), [Clive Shakespeare](/source/Clive_Shakespeare)
| note1 =
| title2 = Survival
| writer2 = Porter, Shakespeare
| note2 =
| length2 = 2:03
| extra2 =
| title3 = [Life](/source/Life_(Sherbet_song))
| length3 = 3:28
| extra3 =
| writer3 = Porter, Shakespeare
| note3 =
| title4 = I Wanna Live
| length4 = 4:12
| extra4 =
| writer4 = Porter, Shakespeare
| note4 =
| title5 = Only One You
| length5 = 3:46
| extra5 =
| writer5 = Porter, Shakespeare
| note5 =
| title6 = Matter of Time
| length6 = 3:00
| extra6 =
| writer6 = Porter, Shakespeare
| note6 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Just Being You
| length1 = 3:50
| writer1 = Porter, Shakespeare
| title2 = Bluesong
| length2 = 2:46
| writer2 = Clive Shakespeare
| title3 = I've Been in It Too Long
| length3 = 2:55
| writer3 = Porter, Shakespeare
| title4 = Where Do We Go?
| length4 = 4:15
| writer4 = Shakespeare
| title5 = Survival (Reprise)
| length5 = 4:32
| writer5 = Porter, Shakespeare
| total_length = 36:43
}}
==Personnel==
==="Survival"===
*Garth Porter – clavinet, Hammond and Yamaha combo organ, Moog
*Clive Shakespeare – guitars
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
*Alan Sandow – drums
==="Life"===
*Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
*Garth Porter – [Mu-Tron](/source/Mu-Tron), clavinet, Moog, organ, harmony vocals
*Clive Shakespeare – electric guitar, acoustic classical guitar, harmony vocals
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
*Alan Sandow – drums, roto-toms
==="I Wanna Live"===
*Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
*Garth Porter – organ, clavinet, saxophones, harmony vocals
*Clive Shakespeare – slide guitars, acoustic guitars, [Burns Flyte](/source/Burns_Flyte) guitars, harmony vocals
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
*Alan Sandow – drums, roto-toms, percussion
*Dalvanius and The Fascinations – harmony vocals
==="Only One You"===
*Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
*Garth Porter – Hammond and Yamaha organ, piano, string synthesizer, harmony vocals
*Clive Shakespeare – classical guitars, 12 string guitars, harmony vocals
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
*Alan Sandow – drums
*Bruce Sandell – flute
==="Matter of Time"===
*Garth Porter – lead vocals, saxophones, piano
*Clive Shakespeare – electric guitar
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
*Alan Sandow – drums
*Daryl Braithwaite – Burns Flyte guitar
*Geoff Oakes – saxophone solo
==="Just Being You"===
*Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine
*Garth Porter – clavinet, piano, saxes, harmony vocals
*Clive Shakespeare – lead guitar, [Uni-Vibe](/source/Uni-Vibe) guitars, 12 string guitars, Burns Flyte guitars
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
*Alan Sandow – drums
*Dal & Fascinations – vocals
==="Bluesong"===
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, lead vocals
*Garth Porter – Wurlitzer piano
*Clive Shakespeare – guitars, harmony vocals
*Alan Sandow – drums, gon bop congas
*Peter Jones – vibes
==="I've Been In It Too Long"===
*Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
*Garth Porter – lead vocals on 2nd verse, piano, saxophones
*Clive Shakespeare – ukulele, vocals, harp, kitchen sink
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, vocals
*Alan Sandow – lead vocals on 1st verse, drums
==="Where Do We Go?"===
*Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals, tambourine
*Garth Porter – electric and grand piano, organ, saxophones, harmony vocals
*Clive Shakespeare – 12 string guitar, slide guitars, Burns Flyte guitar, harmony vocals
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar, harmony vocals
*Alan Sandow – drums, harmony vocals
*Dal & The Fascinations – harmony vocals
*David Bronn – saxophone
*Miguel Carranza – trombone
*Bruce Sandell – flute
*Russell Smith – trumpet
==="Survival (Reprise)"===
*Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
*Garth Porter – electric piano, synthesizers, strings, Yamaha combo organ
*Clive Shakespeare – electric guitars, acoustic guitars
*Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
*Alan Sandow – drums
*Russell Smith – trumpet
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Chart (1975/76)
! scope="col" |Peak
position
|-
! scope="row" |Australia [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report)[{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|publisher=Australian Chart Book|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|location=St Ives|page=271|author-link=David Kent (historian)}}]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
|}
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable"
! Country
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalog
|-
| Australia
| November 1975
| [Festival](/source/Festival_Records)
| LP, cassette
| L 35652
|-
| Australia
| 23 August 1999
| Festival
| CD
| D20031
|}
==References==
{{Sherbet}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Sherbet (band) albums
Category:1975 albums
Category:Festival Records albums
Category:Infinity Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Clive Shakespeare
Category:Albums produced by John L Sayers
Category:Albums produced by Garth Porter
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