The Rose Tint

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.

The Rose Tint
Studio album by
David Dallas
ReleasedMay 2011
Recorded2010–11
Genre
Label
Producer
David Dallas chronology
Something Awesome
(2009)		 The Rose Tint
(2011)		 Falling into Place
(2013)
Singles from The Rose Tint
  1. "Take a Picture"
    Released: 25 July 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand Herald4/5[1]
XXL4/5 (XL)[2]

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

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.

— David Dallas

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
The Rose Tint
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Start Looking Around"
Dan "Exile" Mawby3:43
2."Say No More"
  • Dallas
  • Aaron Iose Iusitini
  • Jordan Mathew Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:23
3."Take a Picture"
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:52
4."Caught in a Daze" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)
Fire & Ice4:57
5."Nothing to Do (With You)" (featuring Pieter T)
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:33
6."Life Is..." (Interlude)
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:00
7."Til' Tomorrow" (Remix)
M-Phazes3:20
8."Ain't Perfect" (featuring Jordache)
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice4:05
9."Sideline" (featuring Che Fu)
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:50
10."Dream"
  • Dallas
  • Nick MacLaren
Nick "41" Maclaren3:42
11."Postcard"
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice4:12
12."Make Up" (featuring PNC)
P-Money3:39
13."Ain't Coming Down" (featuring Buckshot)
Fire & Ice4:01
The Rose Tint: Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Feel Like Oasis" (featuring Tayyib Ali and the Kid Daytona)
  • Dallas
  • Tayyib Ali
  • Austin Donawa
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice5:11
15."Not Enough" (featuring Jordache)
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:46
16."10 Foot Tall"
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:25
17."Couldn't Walk a Mile"
  • Dallas
  • A. Iusitini
  • J. Iusitini
Fire & Ice3:25
The Rose Tint: Dexule Edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
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
Chart (2011) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 3

Release history
Release dates and formats for The Rose Tint
Region Date Format Edition Label Ref.
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
  1. "Album review: David Dallas, The Rose Tint". The New Zealand Herald. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. Martinez-Belkin, Neil (22 June 2011). "David Dallas, The Rose Tint - XXL". XXL. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2011 Winners | Scoop News". Scoop. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. Smith, Jacqueline (12 May 2011). "David Dallas: Straight outta Papatoetoe". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. Jones, Bridget (16 November 2011). "David Dallas pops up in Auckland". Stuff. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. "Charts.nz – David Dallas – The Rose Tint". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. Dallas, David (5 May 2011). "The Rose Tint Mixtape by David Dallas". DatPiff. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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