# DD Smash

DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers" until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music."

## History

DD Smash formed in 1980. By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with Ian Morris as producer.
DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled Cool Bananas it debuted at number 1 in New Zealand and was certified triple gold.
DD Smash split during the mid-1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself.
In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand Music Charts, Recorded Music NZ honoured DD Smash's debut album Cool Bananas as being the first album by a New Zealand artist to debut at No.1 on the album chart.

## Members

* Dave Dobbyn (guitar, vocals, songwriter)
* Andrew Clouston (saxophone),
* Peter (Rooda) Warren (drums),
* Rob Guy (Revox) (guitar)
* Lisle Kinney (bass guitar)

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Title | Details | NZ | Certifications |
| 1982 | Cool Bananas | Label: Mushroom Catalogue: L-37832 | 1 | NZ: Platinum |
| 1983 | Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes | Label: Mushroom Catalogue: L 29016 | 11 | NZ: Gold |
| 1984 | The Optimist | Label: Mushroom Catalogue: RML 52051 | 6 | NZ: Platinum |
| "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Singles

| Year | Title | NZ | AUS | Album |
| 1981 | Bull by the Horns (Dave Dobbyn and DD Smash) | – | – | Non-album single |
| 1981 | "Repetition" | 25 | – | Cool Bananas |
| 1982 | "Devil You Know" | 35 | – | Cool Bananas |
| 1982 | "Solo" | – | – | Cool Bananas |
| 1983 | "Outlook for Thursday" | 3 | – | Non-album single |
| 1983 | "Actor" | – | – | The Optimist |
| 1984 | "Whaling" | 8 | 70 | The Optimist |
| 1984 | "Surrender" | – | – | The Optimist |
| 1985 | "Magic (What She Do)" | 4 | – | The Optimist |
| 1985 | "She Loves Me Back" | 38 | – | The Optimist |
| "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### RIANZ Awards

The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually by the RIANZ in New Zealand.
| Year | Award | Details | Result |
| 1982 | Album of the Year | Cool Bananas | Won |
| 1982 | Top Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | Won |
| 1982 | Top Group of the Year | | Won |
| 1982 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | Won |
| 1982 | Producer of the Year | Cool Bananas – Ian Morris | Won |
| 1982 | Engineer of the Year | Cool Bananas – Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers | Won |
| 1982 | Sleeve Design of the Year | Wayne Robinson – Cool Bananas | Won |
| 1983 | Album of the Year | Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes | Won |
| 1983 | Single of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday" | Won |
| 1983 | Top Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | Won |
| 1983 | Top Group of the Year | | Won |
| 1983 | Producer of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday" | Nominated |
| 1983 | Most Popular Artist | | Won |
| 1983 | Best Music Video | "Outlook for Thursday" –Andrew Shaw | Won |
| 1983 | Engineer of the Year | Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes–Graeme Myhre | Nominated |
| 1983 | Engineer of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday"–Paul Streekstra | Nominated |
| 1983 | Producer of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday"– Dave Dobbyn | Nominated |
| 1985 | International Achievement | | Nominated |