The Optimist

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A1	Magic What She Do Backing Vocals – Maggie McKinneyPiano – Ian Mason	3:48
A2	The Optimist Bass – Jackie Orszaczky	4:05
A3	Surrender	4:15
A4	She Loves Me Back Backing Vocals – Cheryl Gray, Maggie McKinney, Mark Williams Guitar – Rex GohOrgan – Steve Ball Piano – Ian Mason	4:08
A5	Actor	4:14
A6	Whaling Violin – Dan Bourke	3:43
B1	Open Up Bass – Jackie OrszaczkyTenor Saxophone – Jeff Oakes Trumpet – Peter Cross	3:22
B2	What A Day Bass – Jackie Orszaczky	3:33
B3	Don't Give Up	3:48
B4	Guilty Thru Neglect Bass – Clive HarrisonGuitar – Gary LangsfordSaxophone – Andrew CloustonVocals – Sharon O'Neill	4:43
B5	Tobacco Indian	4:04
B6	Headstart	3:16

Companies, etc.

• Made By – Festival Records (NZ) Ltd.
• Marketed By – Festival Records Retail Marketing Ltd.

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Jenny Morris (tracks: A1, A6)
• Bass – Bruce Lynch (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3, B6), Ian Morris (tracks: A5, A6)
• Drums – Peter Warren
• Engineer – Alan Thorne
• Guitar – Rex Goh (tracks: B1, B2, B6)
• Percussion – Sunil Da Silva (tracks: A3, B1, B2, B5)
• Producer – Charles Fisher
• Saxophone – Garry Monks (tracks: A4, A5, B1, B2, B4)
• Synthesizer – Sam McNally (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B2)
• Trombone – Ralph White (tracks: A4, A5, B1, B2, B4)
• Trumpet – Kevin Dubber (tracks: A4, A5, B1, B2, B4)
• Vocals, Synthesizer, Guitar – Dave Dobbyn

Notes

Alternative Cover, for there 1985 tour, Sleeve references label number as L52051 the record is the standard Mushroom NZ RML52051

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RML 52051	DD Smash	The Optimist ‎(LP, Album)	Mushroom N.Z.	RML 52051	New Zealand	1984
MUSH32063.2	DD Smash	The Optimist ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Mushroom	MUSH32063.2	Australia	Unknown
L 38225	DD Smash	The Optimist ‎(LP, Album)	Mushroom	L 38225	Australia	1984