Slipstream (song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Slipstream

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sherbet

| album = Slipstream

| B-side = Jungle Jiver

| released = May 1974

| recorded = Armstrong Studios

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Rock

| length = 2:58

| label = Infinity Records

| writer = Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare

| producer = Sherbet, Tweed Harris

| prev_title = So Glad You're Mine

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = Silvery Moon

| next_year = 1974

}}

"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.[http://australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/slipstream-by-sherbet--2 Sherbet - Slipstream at Australian Music Database]

The song was written by Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare.[http://www.45cat.com/record/k5535 Sherbet - Slipstream at 45cat]

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| title1 = Slipstream

| length1 = 2:58

| writer1 = Garth Porter, Clive Shakespeare

| title2 = Jungle Jiver

| length2 = 4:41

| writer2 = Porter, Shakespeare

| total_length =

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col" |Chart (1974)

! scope="col" |Peak
position

scope="row" |Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|publisher=Australian Chart Book|year=1974|isbn=0-646-11917-6|location=St Ives|page=271|authorlink=David Kent (historian)}}

| style="text-align:center;" |5

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Chart (1974)

! Rank

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/dY7i5IF|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1974|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 29 |via= Imgur |date= 30 December 1974 |access-date= 15 January 2022 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|59

Personnel

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

References