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

No.	Title	Writer(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

2012 digital bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1987	Sensitive to a Smile	1987 New Zealand Music Awards - Album of the Year	Won^[2]
1987	Billy Kristian for Sensitive to a Smile	1987 New Zealand Music Awards - Best Producer	Won^[2]

References

↑ "HERBS - SENSITIVE TO A SMILE (ALBUM)". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
1 2 3 "1987 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
↑ "HERBS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
↑ "Herbs albums being released digitally". 3 News. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
↑ Kara, Scott (Nov 22, 2008). "Politics, peace and love (stories behind 5 songs as told by Karaka)". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
↑ "Herbs Profile". Audio Culture. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

External links

Herbs
Dilworth Karaka Tama Lundon Thom Nepia Tama Renata Walter Bianco Leyton Greening Kaitapu Monga Charlie Tumahai Joe Walsh
Studio albums	Sensitive to a Smile (1988)
Compilation albums	13 Years of Herbs: The Best Of (1993) Listen: The Very Best Of (2001)
Songs	"Slice of Heaven" "Sensitive to a Smile" "Parihaka"

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