The Rose Tint | ||||
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Released | 5 May 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010–11 | |||
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Label | Dirty Records, Duck Down Music, Dawn Raid Entertainment | |||
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David Dallas chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Rose Tint | ||||
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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 initially released as a free download via DatPiff on 5 May, 2011 through Duck Down Music, Dirty Management and Dawn Raid Entertainment. It serves as his first release since signing to New York City based record label Duck Down Music.
Production was handled by Fire & Ice, Dan "Exile" Mawby, 41, P-Money and M-Phazes. It features guest appearances from American rappers Buckshot, Freddie Gibbs, Tayyib Ali and Kid Daytona, as well as New Zealand artists Che Fu, PNC, Pieter T and Jordache.
The album was nominated for 'Album of the Year' and 'Best Urban/Hip Hop Album' at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards, and shortlisted for the 2012 Taite Music Prize, considered impressive feats for an album released as a free download.
The album was released as a free download on 5 May, 2011, via DatPiff and Dallas' official website on 11 May. Dallas' explained the rationale behind releasing the album as a free download: "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?". [3]
The album was downloaded more than 8,000 times within its first 24 hours of release and by November 2011 it had been downloaded over 50,000 times. [4]
Due to demand, a physical deluxe edition was released on 8 November in North America and 14 November worldwide. It debuted at #3 on the New Zealand Albums Chart.
The deluxe edition contained four new Fire & Ice-produced tracks: "Feel Like Oasis", featuring Kid Daytonna & Tayyib Ali, "Not Enough", featuring Jordache, "10 Foot Tall" and "Couldn't Walk a Mile", a new M-Phazes remix of "Til Tomorrow" and an additional Disc 2 containing instrumentals of all tracks on the album.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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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" |
| 41 | 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 |
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14. | "Feel Like Oasis" (featuring Tayyib Ali & 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 |
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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 |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5] | 3 |
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | 5 May 2011 | Digital download | Standard | Dirty, Duck Down, Dawn Raid | [6] |
North America | 8 November 2011 | CD, Digital download | Deluxe | ||
Various | 14 November 2011 |
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