Sensitive to a Smile (album)
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| Sensitive to a Smile | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Mascot Recording Studios, Auckland | |||
| Genre | Pacific reggae | |||
| Label | Warrior | |||
| Producer | Billy Kristian | |||
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| Singles from Sensitive to a Smile | ||||
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Sensitive to a Smile is a 1987 album by New Zealand reggae band Herbs. It reached number 10 and spent 30 weeks in the New Zealand album chart[1] and was awarded Album of the Year at the 1987 New Zealand Music Awards.[2] The album included the four singles "Sensitive to a Smile", "Rust In Dust", "Listen" and "No Nukes (The Second Letter)", all of which charted.[3] Sensitive to a Smile was re-released digitally in 2012 with extra tracks from Herbs' 1984 album Long Ago and their 1982 single "French Letter (A Letter To France)".[4]
The album was launched at Mangahanea marae in Ruatoria, as a gesture of unity to Ruatoria after it had seen conflict between local Rastafarian groups and the community, as well as arson attacks.[5] The launch concert was filmed by director Lee Tamahori and became the basis of the music video for the first single "Sensitive to a Smile".[6]
Fred Faleauto and Dilworth Karaka first recorded a version of "E Papa" with the Pātea Māori Club who released it as a reggae pop single in 1985.[7][8] The song is a traditional composition sung during tītī tōrea (stick games).[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "E Papa" | Traditional | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Travellin In Style" | Tama Lundon/Willie Hona | 4:18 |
| 3. | "No Nukes (The Second Letter to France)" | Dilworth Karaka/Charlie Tumahai | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Sunshine at Night" | Willie Hona/Tama Lundon/Todd Casella | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Sensitive to a Smile" | Dilworth Karaka/Charlie Tumahai | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Rust in Dust" | Dilworth Karaka/Charlie Tumahai | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Listen" | Willie Hona/Tama Lundon/Todd Casella | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Station of Love" | Willie Hona/Thom Nepia/Fred Faleauto | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Pay The Man" | Dilworth Karaka/Charlie Tumahai | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Jah Knows" | Dilworth Karaka/Willie Hona | 3:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Karanga Ra" | Miro Hawke/Dilworth Karaka | 0:29 |
| 12. | "Long Ago" | Willie Hona/Tama Lundon | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Nuclear Waste" | Willie Hona/Tama Lundon/Rob Van De Lisdonk | 4:25 |
| 14. | "French Letter (a Letter to France)" | Toni Fonoti | 4:35 |
| 15. | "Repatriation" | Peter Stretch/Dilworth Karaka | 4:14 |
Personnel
- Fred Faleauto – drums/vocals
- Dilworth Karaka – guitar/vocals
- Morrie Watene – sax/vocals
- Willie Hona – guitar/vocals
- Tama Lundon – keyboards/vocals
- Charles Tumahai – bass/vocals
- Thom Nepia – percussion/vocals
- Billy Kristian – producer
- Victor Grbic – engineer
- Hugh Harawira Lynn – executive producer
