Dreams of Ordinary Men

Dreams of Ordinary Men
Studio album by Dragon
Released	August 1986 (1986-08)
Genre	Rock
Length	49:04
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Todd Rundgren
Dragon chronology
Live One (1985) Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986) So Far: Their Classic Collection (1988)
Singles from Dreams of Ordinary Men
"Speak No Evil" Released: February 1985 "Dreams of Ordinary Men" Released: August 1986 "Western Girls" Released: November 1986 "Nothing to Lose" Released: 1987

Dreams of Ordinary Men is the eighth studio album recorded by Australian-New Zealand rock band Dragon. The album was released in August 1986 and peaked at number 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report and was certified platinum in November 1986. ^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

Side A

1. "Dreams of Ordinary Men " (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter, Todd Rundgren) - 4:02
2. "Speak No Evil" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:34
3. "Nothing to Lose" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 4:20
4. "Western Girls" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter, Sharon O'Neill, Todd Rundgren) - 4:10
5. "Intensive Care" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter) - 4:25
6. "Temptation" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 4:10

Side B

1. "Midnight Sun" (Todd Rundgren) - 3:30
2. "Love Don’t Stop" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:42
3. "Forever and Ever" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:24
4. "Smoke" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:42
5. "Start It Up" (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:20
6. "When I’m Gone" (Marc Hunter, Martin Briley) - 3:30

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3]	18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Todd Hunter – Bass, vocals
• Marc Hunter – Vocals
• Alan Mansfield – Keyboards
• Doane Perry – Drums

with:

• Tommy Emmanuel – Guitar
• Todd Rundgren – Guitar [additional], backing vocals
• Gary Window, Lenny Pickett - Saxophone

Production

• Management – Stephen White
• Other [Fairlight Cmi Bass] – Todd Hunter
• Photography by – Janette Beckman
• Producer – Todd Rundgren
• Engineer – Chris Andersen, Todd Rundgren
• Remix – Jason Corsaro (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12), Jim Boyer (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12)
• Art direction, design – The Cream Group

References

1. "Tommy EMMANUEL". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
2. "Billboard Magazine". Billboard. 15 November 1986. p.  68 . Retrieved 21 January 2018. Dragon Dreams of Ordinary Man platinum.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
4. "Billboard Magazine". Billboard. 15 November 1986. p.  68 . Retrieved 21 January 2018. Dragon Dreams of Ordinary Man platinum.