title: Life... Is for Living
text: # Life... Is for Living
  
  Life... Is for Living is the fourth studio album by Sherbet released in November 1975. The album reached at number 3 on the Kent Music Report.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### "Survival"
  
  * Garth Porter – clavinet, Hammond organ, Moog, Yamaha combo organ
  * Clive Shakespeare – guitars
  * Tony Mitchell – bass guitar
  * Alan Sandow – drums
  
  ### "Life"
  
  * Daryl Braithwaite – lead vocals
  * Garth Porter – 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 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 organs, Yamaha organs, 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 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 piano, 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
  
  | Chart (1975/76) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australia Kent Music Report | 3 |
  
  ## Release history
  
  | Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | November 1975 | Festival | LP, cassette | L 35652 |
  | Australia | 23 August 1999 | Festival | CD | D20031 |
  