| The Islander | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Dave Dobbyn |
| Cover: | Cover_for_The_Islander,_Dave_Dobbyn.jpeg |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 52:14 |
| Label: | Sony BMG |
| Producer: | Dave Dobbyn |
| Prev Title: | Twist |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Overnight Success |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
The Islander is a 1998 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. It reached #1 on the New Zealand music charts.[1]
The album's title comes from Dobbyn's reflection what it is to be a New Zealander: "I've come to terms with the fact that I'm a Pacific Islander a long time ago. There's nothing vaguely European about me apart from the colour of my skin. So I've called it The Islander because it's a stamp of identity."[2]
The album has been described as "quintessentially New Zealand" with Dobbyn at the peak of his talents. It is also noted as a culmination of the directness of his pub-rock DD Smash work and later rock albums, while 'Hallelujah Song' signals the start of his Christian influences in future releases.[3]