Sensitive to a Smile (album)
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]
Track listing
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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 |
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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
Awards
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- Dilworth Karaka
- Tama Lundon
- Thom Nepia
- Tama Renata
- Walter Bianco
- Leyton Greening
- Kaitapu Monga
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