▁label , ▁publishing ▁company ▁and ▁mer ch and ising ▁company . ▁ ▁With ▁no ▁previous ▁management ▁experience , ▁Dav ies ▁proceeded ▁along ▁the ▁path ▁he ▁perce ived ▁successful ▁English ▁bands ▁to ▁have ▁taken . ▁ ▁Starting ▁the ▁record ▁label ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁innov ation ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁band ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁mer ch and ising ▁company ▁was ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁time . ▁ ▁Sher bet ▁evol ved ▁from ▁a ▁soul - based ▁covers ▁band ▁into ▁a ▁te en - orient ed ▁pop , ▁rock ▁out fit ▁that ▁re lied ▁mostly ▁on ▁original ▁material . ▁They ▁had ▁eleven ▁singles ▁peak ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁top   ten . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁Sher bet ▁turned ▁their ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁market . ▁The ▁single , ▁" How zat " ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁cr icket , ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁number   one ▁in ▁Australia , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁Top   1 0 ▁hit ▁in ▁several ▁European ▁countries ▁– ▁including ▁number   four ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart , ▁It ▁had ▁less ▁chart ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁it ▁reached ▁No .   6 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot   1 0 0 . ▁Nevertheless , ▁its ▁success ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁extensive ▁international ▁tour ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁for ay ▁into ▁the ▁US ▁market ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁their ▁album