The Rose Tint

The Rose Tint
The Rose Tint
Studio album by David Dallas
Released	May 2011
Recorded	2010–11
Genre	Hip hop; R&B;
Label	Dawn Raid; Dirty; Duck Down;
Producer	Dan "Exile" Mawby; Fire & Ice; Nick "41" Maclaren; P-Money; M-Phazes;
David Dallas chronology
Singles from The Rose Tint
	"Take a Picture"; Released: 25 July 2011;

Professional ratings
Review scores
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

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^{[citation needed]}

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Start Looking Around"	David Keith Dallas Dan Mawby	Dan "Exile" Mawby	3:43
2.	"Say No More"	Dallas Aaron Iose Iusitini Jordan Mathew Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:23
3.	"Take a Picture"	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:52
4.	"Caught in a Daze" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)	Dallas Fredrick Tipton A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	4:57
5.	"Nothing to Do (With You)" (featuring Pieter T)	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:33
6.	"Life Is..." (Interlude)	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:00
7.	"Til' Tomorrow" (Remix)	Dallas Mark Landon	M-Phazes	3:20
8.	"Ain't Perfect" (featuring Jordache)	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	4:05
9.	"Sideline" (featuring Che Fu)	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:50
10.	"Dream"	Dallas Nick MacLaren	Nick "41" Maclaren	3:42
11.	"Postcard"	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	4:12
12.	"Make Up" (featuring PNC)	Dallas Sam Hansen Peter Wadams	P-Money	3:39
13.	"Ain't Coming Down" (featuring Buckshot)	Dallas Kenyatta Blake A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	4:01

*The Rose Tint: Deluxe Edition*
No.	Title	Writer(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 & Ice	5:11
15.	"Not Enough" (featuring Jordache)	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:46
16.	"10 Foot Tall"	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:25
17.	"Couldn't Walk a Mile"	Dallas A. Iusitini J. Iusitini	Fire & Ice	3:25

*The Rose Tint: Dexule Edition (Disc 2)*
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

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	14 November 2011

References

^ "Album review: David Dallas, The Rose Tint". The New Zealand Herald. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Martinez-Belkin, Neil (22 June 2011). "David Dallas, The Rose Tint - XXL". XXL. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Smith, Jacqueline (12 May 2011). "David Dallas: Straight outta Papatoetoe". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Jones, Bridget (16 November 2011). "David Dallas pops up in Auckland". Stuff. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

David Dallas – The Rose Tint at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Album review: David Dallas, The Rose Tint". The New Zealand Herald. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Martinez-Belkin, Neil (22 June 2011). "David Dallas, The Rose Tint - XXL". XXL. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:0-3] "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Smith, Jacqueline (12 May 2011). "David Dallas: Straight outta Papatoetoe". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] Jones, Bridget (16 November 2011). "David Dallas pops up in Auckland". Stuff. Retrieved 21 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[ac_New_Zealand_David_Dallas-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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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