The Optimist (DD Smash album)

The Optimist
Studio album by DD Smash
Released 1984
Genre Rock
Label Mushroom
DD Smash chronology

Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes
(1983)		 The Optimist
(1984)
Singles from The Optimist
  1. "Actor"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Whaling"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Magic (What She Do)"
    Released: 1984
  4. "She Loves Me Back"
    Released: 1985
  5. "Surrender"
    Released: 1985

The Optimist is a 1984 album by the New Zealand band DD Smash led by Dave Dobbyn. The album reached number 6 on the New Zealand music charts and remained in the chart for 26 weeks.[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dave Dobbyn. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Magic (What She Do)"   3:48
2. "The Optimist"   4:05
3. "Surrender"   4:15
4. "She Loves Me Back"   4:08
5. "Actor"   4:14
6. "Whaling"   3:43
Side two
No. Title Length
7. "Open Up"   3:22
8. "What A Day"   3:33
9. "Don't Give Up"   3:48
10. "Guilty Through Neglect"   4:43
11. "Tobacco Indian"   4:04
12. "Headstart"   3:16

References

  1. ↑ "The Optimist: Charts". Archive. Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

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