DD Smash

DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers" until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music."

History DD Smash formed in 1980. By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with Ian Morris as producer.

DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled Cool Bananas it debuted at number 1 in New Zealand and was certified triple gold.

DD Smash split during the mid-1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself.

In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand Music Charts, Recorded Music NZ honoured DD Smash's debut album Cool Bananas as being the first album by a New Zealand artist to debut at No.1 on the album chart.

Members Dave Dobbyn – lead vocals, guitar (1981–1985, 1986) Peter "Rooda" Warren – drums, backing vocals (1981–1985, 1986) Rob "Revox" Guy – guitar (1981–1982) Lisle Kinney – bass guitar (1981–1982) Andrew Clouston – saxophone (1982–1983) Gary Langsford – guitar (1982-1983) Ian Morris – bass guitar (1982–1983) Scott Colhoun – trumpet, keyboards (1982–1983) Clive Harrison – bass guitar (1984–1985) Michael Bartolomei – keyboards (1984–1985) Kevin Dubber – trumpet (1984–1985) Mark Dennison – saxophone (1984–1985) Gary Verberne – guitar (1986) Ian Belton – bass guitar (1986)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Year Title Details Peak chartpositions Certifications NZ 1982 Cool Bananas Label: Mushroom Records Catalogue: L-37832 1 NZ: Platinum 1984 The Optimist Label: Mushroom Records Catalogue: RML 52051 6 NZ: Platinum

Live albums

Year Title Details Peak chartpositions Certifications NZ 1983 Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes Label: Mushroom Records Catalogue: L 29016 11 NZ: Gold

Singles

YearTitleNZAUSAlbum 1981 Bull by the Horns (Dave Dobbyn and DD Smash) –– Non-album single "Repetition" 25–Cool Bananas 1982 "Devil You Know" 35– "Solo" –– 1983 "Outlook for Thursday" 3– Non-album single "Actor" ––The Optimist 1984 "Whaling" 870 "Surrender" –– 1985 "Magic (What She Do)" 4– "She Loves Me Back" 38– "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

RIANZ Awards The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually by the RIANZ in New Zealand. Year Award DetailsResult1982 Album of the Year Cool Bananas Top Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Top Group of the Year Most Promising Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Producer of the Year Cool Bananas – Ian Morris Engineer of the Year Cool Bananas – Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers Sleeve Design of the Year Wayne Robinson – Cool Bananas 1983 Album of the Year Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes Single of the Year "Outlook for Thursday" Top Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Top Group of the Year Producer of the Year "Outlook for Thursday" Most Popular Artist Best Music Video "Outlook for Thursday" –Andrew Shaw Engineer of the Year Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes–Graeme Myhre "Outlook for Thursday"–Paul Streekstra Producer of the Year "Outlook for Thursday"– Dave Dobbyn 1985 International Achievement

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