Product Code: 5419736003
Artist: Herbs
Origin: New Zealand
Label: Warrior (2023)
Format: LP
Availability: In Stock
Condition:
Cover: M
Record: M
Genre: Reggae N

Sensitive To A Smile (Coloured Vinyl)

Brand new sealed reissue pressed in coloured vinyl.

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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