The Dragon Years

The Dragon Years
The Dragon Years
Compilation album by Dragon
Released	28 September 2012
Recorded	1976–2011
Genre	Rock, pop
Label	Liberation Records
Dragon chronology

The Dragon Years (subtitled The 40th Anniversary Collection) is a compilation album by the New Zealand band Dragon. The album was released in September 2012 and peaked at number 21 in the New Zealand chart.

This comprehensive 40 track, 2-CD set contains a disc of all the hits, and a special second disc of new songs recorded since the band reformed in 2006.

Upon release, band member Todd Hunter said; “When a band has been around for 40 years it’s just not possible to thank everyone who should be acknowledged within the confines of a cramped CD cover. From the 40 musicians who have been through the band in the last 4 decades to all those who have been through the Dragon crews in different eras we salute you. To all the record companies we have plagued and all managers who had to manage the unmanageable in the early days, cheers. We must acknowledge the songwriters for their memorable songs that are a joy to play and have such longevity that the 20 year olds are googling the lyrics on their phones and singing along at the shows now.“ ^[1]

To promote the release, Dragon toured New Zealand in October and November 2012.^[2]

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"April Sun in Cuba"	Marc Hunter Paul Hewson	Running Free	3:34
2.	"Young Years"	Alan Mansfield Sharon O'Neill	Bondi Road	4:03
3.	"Rain"	Johanna Pigott M. Hunter Todd Hunter	Body and the Beat	3:45
4.	"Are You Old Enough?"	Hewson	O Zambezi	4:13
5.	"Dreams of Ordinary Men"	Mansfield Duane Perry M. Hunter T. Hunter Todd Rundgren	Dreams of Ordinary Men	4:06
6.	"Get that Jive"	Hewson	Sunshine	2:52
7.	"Magic"	M. Hunter R. Taylor	Body and the Beat	4:01
8.	"Konkaroo"	Hewson	Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1	3:33
9.	"Still in Love with You"	Hewson	O Zambezi	3:31
10.	"Gold in the River"	Brent Thomas M. Hunter Mike Caen	Bondi Road	4:20
11.	"This Time"	M. Hunter Neil Storey Hewson T. Hunter	Sunshine	3:14
12.	"Western Girls"	Piggot T. Hunter	Dreams of Ordinary Men	4:15
13.	"River"	T. Hinter	non-album single	3:31
14.	"Sunshine"	Hewson	Sunshine	4:58
15.	"Body and the Beat"	M. Hunter T. Hinter	Body and the Beat	4:32
16.	"Summer"	David Hirschfelder M. Hunter Wendy Hunter	Bondi Road	3:45
17.	"Book of Love"	Pigott T. Hunter	Bondi Road	4:26
18.	"Speak No Evil"	Mansfield Steve Piggot T. Hunter	Dreams of Ordinary Men	4:04
19.	"O Zambezi"	R. Taylor	O Zambezi	4:33
20.	"Celebration"	Ronald Nathan Bell Claydes Charles Smith George Melvin Brown James "J.T." Taylor Robert Spike Mickens Earl Eugene Toon Jr. Dennis Ronald Thomas Robert Earl Bell Eumir Deodato	Bondi Road	3:56

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Rainy Day"	Mark Williams P. Drummond T. Hunter Reid Piggot	The Great Divide	3:39
2.	"Rain" (1984 US Dance Mix)	Pigott M. Hunter Todd Hunter
3.	"New Blue Moon"	T. Hunter Piggot	The Great Divide	3:35
4.	"21 (Heart of Gold)"	P. Drummond R. Drummond	Chase the Sun	3:37
5.	"Chase the Sun"	P. Drummond R. Drummond	Chase the Sun	3:21
6.	"Don't I Look Like Jim"	B. Reid	The Great Divide	3:56
7.	"Call Out"	P. Drummond R. Drummond	The Great Divide	3:42
8.	"Find My Way Home"	T. Hunter Piggot	Happy I Am	4:13
9.	"Great Divide"		The Great Divide	3:57
10.	"Goodbye Babylon"	Williams P. Drummond T. Hunter Reid Piggot	Happy I Am	4:38
11.	"Radio Song"	P. Drummond R. Drummond	The Great Divide	2:57
12.	"On the Road"	Williams P. Drummond T. Hunter Reid Piggot	Happy I Am	5:05
13.	"God of Small Things"	T. Hunter Piggot	Happy I Am	4:10
14.	"When I Was Young"	Eric Burdon Vic Briggs John Weider Barry Jenkins Danny McCulloch	It's All Too Beautiful	3:36
15.	"Mad World"	B. Reid P. Drummond	Chase the Sun	3:33
16.	"Words"	P. Drummond
17.	"Happy I Am"	T. Hunter Piggot	Happy I Am	3:47
18.	"Kumera Dreaming"		The Great Divide	2:53
19.	"Take Me to the End"	P. Drummond R. Drummond
20.	"Who I Am"	T. Hunter Piggot	Happy I Am	2:56

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[3]	150
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	21

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	28 September 2012	CD^[5]	Standard	Liberation Records	LMCD0196
New Zealand	5 October 2012	CD ^[6] digital download	Standard	Universal Music	212068

References

^ "ALBUM BIO: DRAGON – THE DRAGON YEARS FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION [LIBERATION]". Mushroom Promotions. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Dragon 40th Anniversary Tour". Event Finda. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Dragon chart history, received from ARIA on 23 March 2018". ARIA. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Charts.nz – Dragon – The Dragon Years". Hung Medien.
^ "Dragon Years, The: 40th Anniversary Collection (AUえーゆー)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Dragon Years, The: 40th Anniversary Collection (NZ)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[1] "ALBUM BIO: DRAGON – THE DRAGON YEARS FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION [LIBERATION]". Mushroom Promotions. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[2] "Dragon 40th Anniversary Tour". Event Finda. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[3] "Dragon chart history, received from ARIA on 23 March 2018". ARIA. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[ac_New_Zealand_Dragon-4] "Charts.nz – Dragon – The Dragon Years". Hung Medien.

[5] "Dragon Years, The: 40th Anniversary Collection (AUえーゆー)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[6] "Dragon Years, The: 40th Anniversary Collection (NZ)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

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v t e Dragon
Todd Hunter Mark Williams Bruce Reid Pete Drummond Marc Hunter Geoff Chunn Kerry Jacobson Terry Chambers Doane Perry Tommy Emmanuel David Hirschfelder
Studio albums	Universal Radio (1974) Scented Gardens for the Blind (1975) Sunshine (1977) Running Free (1977) O Zambezi (1978) Power Play (1979) Body and the Beat (1984) Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986) Bondi Road (1989) Incarnations (1995) Sunshine to Rain (2006) It's All Too Beautiful (2011) Roses (2014)
Live albums	Live One (1985)
Compilations	Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1979) Are You Old Enough (1983) So Far: Their Classic Collection (1988) The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock (with Mondo Rock) (1990) Cuts from the Tough Times (1990) Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976-1989 (1998) Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997 (1998) The Essential Dragon (2007) The Very Best of Dragon (2010) The Dragon Years - 40th Anniversary Collection (2012)
Extended plays	Chase the Sun (2011) The Great Divide (2011)
Singles	"This Time" (1976) "Get that Jive" (1977) "Sunshine" (1977) "April Sun in Cuba" (1977) "Shooting Stars (1978) "Konkaroo" (1978) "Are You Old Enough?" (1978) "Still in Love with You" (1978) "Love's Not Enough" (1979) "Ramona" (1982) "Rain" (1983) "Magic" (1983) "Cry" (1984) "Wilderworld" (1984) "Speak No Evil" (1985) "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (1986) "Western Girls" (1986) "Celebration" (1980) "River" (1988) "Young Years" (1989) "Here Am I" (1989) "Summer" (1989)
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