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Light of the Pacific

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Light of the Pacific
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1983
StudioMascot Recording Studios (Auckland)
GenrePacific reggae
Length35:49
LabelWarrior
Producers
  • Herbs
  • Phil Yule
Herbs chronology
What's Be Happen?
(1981)
Light of the Pacific
(1983)
Long Ago
(1984)
Singles from Light of the Pacific
  1. "French Letter"
    Released: 1982
  2. "Jah's Son"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Meteli"
    Released: 1983

Light of the Pacific is the second studio album by New Zealand reggae band Herbs. The album was released in March 1983 by Warrior Records.[1] The album includes Herbs' first hit single in "French Letter", written by Toni Fonoti before his departure from the band later in 1982.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."French Letter (Megaton Version)"
  • Toni Fonoti
  • Spencer Fusimalohi
  • Dilworth Karaka
5:19
2."Them's the Breaks"
  • Fonoti
  • Karaka
3:32
3."Mama's Song"Fusimalohi3:08
4."Meteli"
  • Fusimalohi
  • Karaka
  • Jack Allen
  • Morrie Watene
6:32
Total length:18:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Jah's Son"Fusimalohi6:20
6."Crazy Mon?"
  • Karaka
  • Fred Faleauto
4:03
7."Light of the Pacific"
  • Fonoti
  • Karaka
6:55
Total length:17:18 35:49

Personnel

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Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:[2]

Herbs

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  • Jack Allen – bass guitar
  • Dilworth Karaka — rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Morrie Watene — saxophone, vocals
  • Spencer "Spenz" Fusimalohi — lead guitar, vocals
  • Fred Faleauto — drums, vocals

Additional musicians

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  • Maurice Jones — accordion (1)
  • Brian Fonoti — percussion (2)
  • Tama Renata — backing vocals (6, 7), acoustic guitar (7)
  • Brian Glamuzina — harmonica (7)
  • Gerard Carr — drum programming (7)
  • Kerry Lamb, Malcolm Smith — synthesizers (7)
  • Corina Fleming, Bunny Walters — backing vocals (7)

Production

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  • Phil Yule — recording and mixing engineer
  • Barry Linton — cover artwork
  • Sharon Graham — "Radio Waste" intro (1)

Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1983 Light of the Pacific 1983 New Zealand Music Awards – Album of the Year Nominated[3]

Weekly charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]49

References

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  1. ↑ "More to Herbs than meets the eye". The Press. 24 March 1983. p. 16 – via Papers Past.
  2. ↑ Light of the Pacific (liner notes). Herbs. Warrior Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "1983 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Charts.nz – Herbs – Light of the Pacific". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
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