The Rose Tint
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| Released | May 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–11 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| The New Zealand Herald | 4/5[1] |
| XXL | 4/5 (XL)[2] |
The Rose Tint is the second solo studio album by New Zealand rapper David Dallas. It was released as a free download on 11 May 2011 through Dawn Raid Entertainment/Dirty Management/Duck Down Music. Production was handled by Fire & Ice, Dan "Exile" Mawby, Nick "41" Maclaren, P-Money and M-Phazes. It features guest appearances from Che Fu, Freddie Gibbs, Jordache, Pieter T, PNC and Buckshot. The album peaked at number 3 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
Due to the album, Dallas won 'Best Pacific Male Artist' at the 2012 Pacific Music Awards.[3] Both the artist and the album were also nominated for 'Album of the Year', 'Best Male Solo Artist' and 'Best Urban/Hip Hop Album' at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards,[4] 'Best Pacific Urban Artist' at 2012 Pacific Music Awards,[3] and shortlisted for the 2012 Taite Music Prize. This was considered an impressive feat for a project released as a free download.
Its lead single "Take a Picture" was nominated for 'APRA Best Pacific Song' at 2012 Pacific Music Awards[3] and for 'Best Music Video' at 2012 New Zealand Music Awards.
Release[edit]
The album was available for free download on the Internet on 5 May 2011 via DatPiff and appeared on Dallas' official website on 11 May 2011. Dallas said he wanted to give his album away for free stating: "That's ultimately what you need, you want people to hear it. You think, would you rather a thousand people heard it or would you rather sell it to one hundred?".[5] The album was downloaded more than 8,000 times within its first 24 hours, and by November 2011 it has been downloaded 50,000+ times.[6] Physical edition of the album was announced by Dallas on his website explaining the reason behind the decision:
for EVERYONE who's been asking what The Rose Tint deluxe edition is: it's a gift from me to all the people who've supported this project. At 50,000+ downloads it just felt like it was time we made something for everyone who asked for a physical product they could actually hold.
The Rose Tint: Deluxe Edition was released on 8 November 2011 in North America and 14 November 2011 in New Zealand and Australia. It contains four Fire & Ice-produced extra songs: "Feel Like Oasis", which features Kid Daytonna & Tayyib Ali, "Not Enough", which features Jordache, "10 Foot Tall" and "Couldn't Walk a Mile", replaces the track "Til Tomorrow" with a remix by M-Phazes, and also includes an instrumental disc of all the original tracks of The Rose Tint except "Til Tomorrow" (and "Ain't Coming Down", which is presented as a bonus track on the standard edition), with Dallas saying that the instrumental disc "is for the aspiring artists or anyone who just loved the beats".
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Start Looking Around" |
| Dan "Exile" Mawby | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Say No More" |
| Fire & Ice | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Take a Picture" |
| Fire & Ice | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Caught in a Daze" (featuring Freddie Gibbs) |
| Fire & Ice | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Nothing to Do (With You)" (featuring Pieter T) |
| Fire & Ice | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Life Is..." (Interlude) |
| Fire & Ice | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Til' Tomorrow" (Remix) |
| M-Phazes | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Ain't Perfect" (featuring Jordache) |
| Fire & Ice | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Sideline" (featuring Che Fu) |
| Fire & Ice | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Dream" |
| Nick "41" Maclaren | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Postcard" |
| Fire & Ice | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Make Up" (featuring PNC) |
| P-Money | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Ain't Coming Down" (featuring Buckshot) |
| Fire & Ice | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Feel Like Oasis" (featuring Tayyib Ali and the Kid Daytona) |
| Fire & Ice | 5:11 |
| 15. | "Not Enough" (featuring Jordache) |
| Fire & Ice | 3:46 |
| 16. | "10 Foot Tall" |
| Fire & Ice | 3:25 |
| 17. | "Couldn't Walk a Mile" |
| Fire & Ice | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 18. | "Start Looking Around" (Instrumental) | 3:43 |
| 19. | "Say No More" (Instrumental) | 3:23 |
| 20. | "Take a Picture" (Instrumental) | 3:52 |
| 21. | "Caught in a Daze" (Instrumental) | 4:57 |
| 22. | "Nothing to Do (With You)" (Instrumental) | 3:33 |
| 23. | "Life Is... (Interlude)" (Instrumental) | 3:00 |
| 24. | "Ain't Perfect" (Instrumental) | 4:05 |
| 25. | "Sideline" (Instrumental) | 3:50 |
| 26. | "Dream" (Instrumental) | 3:42 |
| 27. | "Postcard" (Instrumental) | 4:12 |
| 28. | "Make Up" (Instrumental) | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 1:47:24 | |
- Notes
- There are two versions of the album's seventh track: the original version of "Til' Tomorrow" and M-Phazes-produced and version "Til' Tomorrow (Remix)". One version replaces the other on different editions.
- Sample credits
- Track 3 contains an interpolation from "Saturate" written by Thomas Rowlands and Edmund Simons and performed by The Chemical Brothers.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 3 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | 5 May 2011 | Digital download | Standard | Dirty, Duck Down, Dawn Reid | [8] |
| North America | 8 November 2011 | CD | Deluxe | ||
| Australia | 14 November 2011 | ||||
| New Zealand |
References[edit]
- ^ "Album review: David Dallas, The Rose Tint". The New Zealand Herald. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Martinez-Belkin, Neil (22 June 2011). "David Dallas, The Rose Tint - XXL". XXL. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "2012 Pacific Music Awards Winners Announced". Pacific Music Awards. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2011 Winners | Scoop News". Scoop. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Smith, Jacqueline (12 May 2011). "David Dallas: Straight outta Papatoetoe". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Jones, Bridget (16 November 2011). "David Dallas pops up in Auckland". Stuff. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – David Dallas – The Rose Tint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Dallas, David (5 May 2011). "The Rose Tint Mixtape by David Dallas". DatPiff. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links[edit]
- David Dallas – The Rose Tint at Discogs (list of releases)
