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"[1] 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."[2]

DD Smash
OriginNew Zealand
Years active1980–1986
Past membersDave Dobbyn
Peter Warren
Rob Guy
Lisle Kinney
Andrew Clouston

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.[3]

Members

Lisle Kinney (bass guitar)

Discography

Albums
Year Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Certifications
NZ[4]
1982 Cool Bananas 1
  • NZ: Platinum[5]
1983 Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes 11
1984 The Optimist 6
  • NZ: Platinum[5]
"–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles
Year Title NZ AUS[6] Album
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" 8 70
"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[7] Details Result
1982 Album of the Year Cool Bananas Won
Top Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Won
Top Group of the Year Won
Most Promising Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Won
Producer of the Year Cool Bananas – Ian Morris Won
Engineer of the Year Cool Bananas – Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers Won
Sleeve Design of the Year Wayne Robinson – Cool Bananas Won
1983 Album of the Year Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes Won
Single of the Year "Outlook for Thursday" Won
Top Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Won
Top Group of the Year Won
Producer of the Year "Outlook for Thursday" Nominated
Most Popular Artist Won
Best Music Video "Outlook for Thursday" –Andrew Shaw Won
Engineer of the Year Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes–Graeme Myhre Nominated
"Outlook for Thursday"–Paul Streekstra Nominated
Producer of the Year "Outlook for Thursday"– Dave Dobbyn Nominated
1985 International Achievement Nominated

See also

References
  1. "DD Smash". Biography. Music.net.nz.
  2. "Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn". Documentary. NZ On Screen.
  3. "40 years of chart-topping music". Stuff. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. "DISCOGRAPHY DD SMASH". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "NZMAs". nzmusicawards.co.nz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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