The Very Best of Dragon

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The Very Best of Dragon
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 2010 (2010-03)
Recorded1976–1989
Genre Rock, pop
Label Sony Music Australia
Dragon chronology
Happy I Am
(2009)
The Very Best of Dragon
(2010)
It's All Too Beautiful
(2011)

The Very Best of Dragon is a compilation album by the New Zealand band Dragon. The album was first released in New Zealand in March 2010 and peaked at number 4.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."April Sun in Cuba"
Running Free  
2."Are You Old Enough?"
  • Hewson
O Zambezi  
3."Still in Love with You"
  • Hewson
O Zambezi 
4."Rain"
Body and the Beat  
5."Celebration"
Bondi Road  
6."Get that Jive"
  • Hewson
Sunshine  
7."This Time"
  • M. Hunter
  • Neil Storey
  • Hewson
  • T. Hunter
Sunshine 
8."Konkaroo"
  • Hewson
Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1  
9."Island Nights" (credited to Marc Hunter)
  • Sam Egorin
  • Tony Scuito
  
10."Love's Not Enough"
  • Hewson
non-album single 
11."Magic"
  • M. Hunter
  • R. Taylor
Body and the Beat 
12."Young Years"
Bondi Road 
13."Speak No Evil"
  • Mansfield
  • Steve Piggot
  • T. Hunter
Dreams of Ordinary Men  
14."Dreams of Ordinary Men"
Dreams of Ordinary Men 
15."Western Girls"
  • Piggot
  • T. Hunter
Dreams of Ordinary Men 
16."River"
  • T. Hinter
non-album single 
17."Summer"
Bondi Road 

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [1] 151
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [2] 4

Certifications

CountryCertification
New Zealand Gold [3]

Release history

RegionDateFormatEdition(s)LabelCatalogue
New Zealand29 March 2010StandardSony Music150262
Australia9 July 2010 [5]
Standard Sony BMG 88697748982

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