The Optimist (DD Smash album)

The Optimist
The Optimist
Studio album by DD Smash
Released	1984
Genre	Rock
Label	Mushroom
Producer	Charles Fisher
DD Smash chronology
Singles from The Optimist
	"Actor"; Released: 1984; "Whaling"; Released: 1984; "Magic (What She Do)"; Released: 1984; "She Loves Me Back"; Released: 1985; "Surrender"; Released: 1985;

The Optimist is a 1984 album by the New Zealand band DD Smash led by Dave Dobbyn. The album reached number 6 on the New Zealand music charts and remained in the chart for 26 weeks.^[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Dave Dobbyn.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Magic (What She Do)"	3:48
2.	"The Optimist"	4:05
3.	"Surrender"	4:15
4.	"She Loves Me Back"	4:08
5.	"Actor"	4:14
6.	"Whaling"	3:43

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Open Up"	3:22
8.	"What A Day"	3:33
9.	"Don't Give Up"	3:48
10.	"Guilty Through Neglect"	4:43
11.	"Tobacco Indian"	4:04
12.	"Headstart"	3:16

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1984–85)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[1]	6

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1985)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[2]	33

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[3]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Charts.nz – DD Smash – The Optimist". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1985 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links[]

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[NZ-1] "Charts.nz – DD Smash – The Optimist". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[2] "Top Selling Albums of 1985 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[3] "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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