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Homegrown - 1990
Tribal Records 9031727721-1
HOMEGROWN

This album is dedicated to the memory of John and Margaret Karaka, Patrick Lundon, John Nepia, Charles Tumahai and Jack Joll.
“Message for the head - music for the soul... Arohanui” - Herbs.

Amazing Grace (Traditional)
Up All Night* (Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Joe Walsh/Morrie Watene)
Walk Away Renee (Michael Brown/Bob Calilli/Tony Sansone)
Anthem (Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Morrie Watene)
Homegrown (Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Morrie Watene)
Azania (Soon Come) (Ross France)
Ordinary Average Guys* (Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Joe Walsh/Morrie Watene)
Way I Am (Sonny Throckmorton)
It’s Alright* (Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Joe Walsh/Morrie Watene)
Sometimes (Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Morrie Watene)
BONUS: Talkback Radio (CD only) (Gordon Joll/Dilworth Karaka/Tama Lundon/Thom Nepia/Charlie Tumahai/Morrie Watene)

Dilworth Karaka - guitar/vocals
Charles Tumahai - bass/vocals
Thom Nepia - percussion/vocals
Morrie Watene - saxophone/vocals
Tama Lundon - keyboards/vocals
Gordon Joll - drums/vocals
Joe Walsh - guitar/vocals

Produced by Joe Walsh and Herbs ’89.
Engineers: Victor Grbic and Stephen Smith.
Assistant engineers: Anthony, Graham, Ilona and Issac.
Mixed by Stephen Smith.
“Talkback Radio” co-produced by Herbs and Stephen Smith.

Guest musician: Errol Shute - steel guitar on “Way I Am”.

Executive producer: Hugh Lynn.
Recorded at Mascot Recording Studios, Auckland, New Zealand.
Cover design by Show-Off.
Cover photography: Graham Hooper (band members), Stuart Sontier (man with stick), Andrew Prast (front cover).

* When these songs appeared on Joe Walsh solo albums in the early 1990s, “Up All Night”
was credited to Joe Vitale and Walsh while “Ordinary Average Guy” and “It’s Alright” were credited to Walsh alone.
No members of Herbs received a songwriting credit.


Singles from Homegrown

Homegrown - 1990
Tribal Records

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