{"product_id":"herbs-sensitive-to-a-smile","title":"Herbs - Sensitive To A Smile (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePioneers of New Zealand music, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbs\u003c\/strong\u003e announce the reissue of their ground-breaking back catalogue on 180gam coloured vinyl. Also released on August 25 is a numbered limited-edition box set featuring all five albums special fold out poster and liner notes for fans.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbs\u003c\/strong\u003e, the NZ reggae group were founded in 1979 and led by singer-guitarist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDilworth Karaka\u003c\/strong\u003e, the only constant member. Since its foundation \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbs\u003c\/strong\u003e has been multi-ethnic in membership and featured Samoans, Tongans, Cook Islanders, New Zealand Europeans and Maori members. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbs\u003c\/strong\u003e were the 11th inductee into the \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Zealand Music Hall of Fame\u003c\/strong\u003e, and were once described as \"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice\". \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbs\u003c\/strong\u003e produced a stream of reggae hits with some of the country's top talent. In the 1980s and the first half of the '90s, they had 10 top 20 singles hits. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbs\u003c\/strong\u003e also worked alongside \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUB40, Taj Mahal, Billy Preston, Neil Sedaka, Tina Turner, Neil Young, George Benson, Joe Walsh\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStevie Wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sensitive to a Smile\"\u003c\/strong\u003e was the single from the \u003cstrong\u003eSensitive to a Smile\u003c\/strong\u003e album. The single reached #9 in the New Zealand chart and was written by \u003cstrong\u003eDilworth Karaka and Charlie Tumahai\u003c\/strong\u003e with the American poet \u003cstrong\u003eTodd Casella,\u003c\/strong\u003e who had moved to New Zealand and was a fan of the band. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe song and album were originally set to be released in 1986, but the success of the song \u003cstrong\u003e\"Slice of Heaven\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, that \u003cstrong\u003eHerbs\u003c\/strong\u003e had recorded with D\u003cstrong\u003eave Dobbyn\u003c\/strong\u003e, meant that they held back the release of the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Sensitive to a Smile\"\u003c\/strong\u003e single and the album. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe video for the single was made in Ruatoria so that the band could give support to the \u003cstrong\u003eRastafarian\u003c\/strong\u003e protests happening in the area. The video was shot by \u003cstrong\u003eLee Tamahori,\u003c\/strong\u003e the future director of\u003cstrong\u003e Once Were Warriors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslucent yellow 180 gram vinyl remastered plus extended liner notes with lyrics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIDE A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. E Papa\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Travellin In Style\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. No Nukes (The Second Letter To France)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Sunshine At Night\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Sensitive To A Smile\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIDE B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Rust In Dust\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. 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