The Optimist is a 1984 album by the New Zealand band DD Smash, their final studio album led by Dave Dobbyn before he launched his solo career. The album reached number 6 on the New Zealand music charts and remained in the chart for 26 weeks.
Track listing
Personnel Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:
DD Smash Dave Dobbyn — vocals , piano , synthesizers , guitars , Sonor drums Peter Warren — drums , backing vocals , percussion
Additional musicians
Bruce Lynch — bass guitar , E-mu Emulator , strings , electric organ , trumpet Sam McNally — synthesizer , sequencer , piano Ian Mason — piano , Fairlight CMI , vibraphone Maggie McKinney — backing vocals Jenny Morris — backing vocals Jackie Orszaczky — bass guitar Sunil Da Silva — percussion Rex Goh — guitar , classical guitar Steve Ball — organ , Yamaha DX7 marimba Cheryl Gray — backing vocals Mark Williams — backing vocals The Root 'n Tooters Ralph White — trombone; trumpet , flugelhorn Kevin Dubber — trumpet Garry Monks — tenor saxophone Andrew Thompson — solo saxophone Ian Morris — bass guitar Gary Langsford — guitars Dan Bourke — violin Jeff Oakes — tenor saxophone Peter Cross — trumpet Andrew Clouston — solo saxophone Clive Harrison — bass guitar Sharon O'Neill — backing vocals Ashley Irwin — Yamaha DX7 bass
Production Charles Fisher — producer, drum programming Alan Thorne — recording engineer John Sayers — mixing engineer Okidoke Design — cover artwork P.J.M, Paul Clarke — photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1984–1985) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 33
Certifications
References
External links Official website of Dave Dobbyn Muzic Net NZ NZ Music.com