The Dragon Years

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The Dragon Years
The Dragon Years 40th Anniversary Collection.jpg
Compilation album by
Released28 September 2012 (2012-09-28)
Recorded1976–2011
Genre Rock, pop
Label Liberation Records
Dragon chronology
The Great Divide
(2011)
The Dragon Years
(2012)
Roses
(2014)

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.

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."April Sun in Cuba"
Running Free 3:34
2."Young Years"
Bondi Road 4:03
3."Rain"
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 Beat4:01
8."Konkaroo"
  • Hewson
Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 3:33
9."Still in Love with You"
  • Hewson
O Zambezi3:31
10."Gold in the River"
  • Brent Thomas
  • M. Hunter
  • Mike Caen
Bondi Road4:20
11."This Time"
  • M. Hunter
  • Neil Storey
  • Hewson
  • T. Hunter
Sunshine3:14
12."Western Girls"
  • Piggot
  • T. Hunter
Dreams of Ordinary Men4:15
13."River"
  • T. Hinter
non-album single3:31
14."Sunshine"
  • Hewson
Sunshine4:58
15."Body and the Beat"
  • M. Hunter
  • T. Hinter
Body and the Beat4:32
16."Summer"
Bondi Road3:45
17."Book of Love"
  • Pigott
  • T. Hunter
Bondi Road4:26
18."Speak No Evil"
  • Mansfield
  • Steve Piggot
  • T. Hunter
Dreams of Ordinary Men4:04
19."O Zambezi"
  • R. Taylor
O Zambezi4:33
20."Celebration"
Bondi Road3:56
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Rainy Day"
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 Divide3:35
4."21 (Heart of Gold)"
  • P. Drummond
  • R. Drummond
Chase the Sun 3:37
5."Chase the Sun"
  • P. Drummond
  • R. Drummond
Chase the Sun3:21
6."Don't I Look Like Jim"
  • B. Reid
The Great Divide3:56
7."Call Out"
  • P. Drummond
  • R. Drummond
The Great Divide3:42
8."Find My Way Home"
  • T. Hunter
  • Piggot
Happy I Am4:13
9."Great Divide" The Great Divide3:57
10."Goodbye Babylon"
  • Williams
  • P. Drummond
  • T. Hunter
  • Reid
  • Piggot
Happy I Am4:38
11."Radio Song"
  • P. Drummond
  • R. Drummond
The Great Divide2:57
12."On the Road"
  • Williams
  • P. Drummond
  • T. Hunter
  • Reid
  • Piggot
Happy I Am5:05
13."God of Small Things"
  • T. Hunter
  • Piggot
Happy I Am4:10
14."When I Was Young" It's All Too Beautiful 3:36
15."Mad World"
  • B. Reid
  • P. Drummond
Chase the Sun3:33
16."Words"
  • P. Drummond
  
17."Happy I Am"
  • T. Hunter
  • Piggot
Happy I Am3:47
18."Kumera Dreaming" The Great Divide2:53
19."Take Me to the End"
  • P. Drummond
  • R. Drummond
  
20."Who I Am"
  • T. Hunter
  • Piggot
Happy I Am2:56

Charts

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatEdition(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia28 September 2012Standard Liberation Records LMCD0196
New Zealand5 October 2012Standard Universal Music 212068

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