The Islander (album)
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| Studio album by Dave Dobbyn | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 52:14 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Dave Dobbyn | |||
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The Islander is a 1998 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. It reached #1 on the New Zealand music charts.
The album's title comes from Dobbyn's reflection what it is to be a New Zealander: "I've come to terms with the fact that I'm a Pacific Islander a long time ago. There's nothing vaguely European about me apart from the colour of my skin. So I've called it The Islander because it's a stamp of identity."
All tracks written by Dave Dobbyn.
The album has been described as "quintessentially New Zealand" with Dobbyn at the peak of his talents. It is also noted as a culmination of the directness of his pub-rock DD Smash work and later rock albums, while 'Hallelujah Song' signals the start of his Christian influences in future releases.
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