Light of the Pacific is the second studio album by New Zealand reggae band Herbs. The album was released in March 1983 by Warrior Records. The album includes Herbs' first hit single in "French Letter", written by Toni Fonoti before his departure from the band later in 1982.
Track listing
Personnel Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:
Herbs Jack Allen – bass guitar Dilworth Karaka — rhythm guitar, vocals Morrie Watene — saxophone, vocals Spencer "Spenz" Fusimalohi — lead guitar, vocals Fred Faleauto — drums, vocals
Additional musicians Maurice Jones — accordion Brian Fonoti — percussion Tama Renata — backing vocals , acoustic guitar Brian Glamuzina — harmonica Gerard Carr — drum programming Kerry Lamb, Malcolm Smith — synthesizers Corina Fleming, Bunny Walters — backing vocals
Production Phil Yule — recording and mixing engineer Barry Linton — cover artwork Sharon Graham — "Radio Waste" intro
Awards
| 1983 | Light of the Pacific | 1983 New Zealand Music Awards – Album of the Year
Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peakposition
References
External links Glen Moffatt's Light of the Pacific page Light of the Pacific at Discogs