The Very Best of Dragon

The Very Best of Dragon
The Very Best of Dragon
Greatest hits album by Dragon
Released	March 2010
Recorded	1976–1989
Genre	Rock, pop
Label	Sony Music Australia
Dragon chronology

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album
1.	"April Sun in Cuba"	Marc Hunter Paul Hewson	Running Free
2.	"Are You Old Enough?"	Hewson	O Zambezi
3.	"Still in Love with You"	Hewson	O Zambezi
4.	"Rain"	Johanna Pigott M. Hunter Todd Hunter	Body and the Beat
5.	"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
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"	Alan Mansfield Sharon O'Neill	Bondi Road
13.	"Speak No Evil"	Mansfield Steve Piggot T. Hunter	Dreams of Ordinary Men
14.	"Dreams of Ordinary Men"	Mansfield Doane Perry M. Hunter T. Hunter Todd Rundgren	Dreams of Ordinary Men
15.	"Western Girls"	Piggot T. Hunter	Dreams of Ordinary Men
16.	"River"	T. Hinter	non-album single
17.	"Summer"	David Hirschfelder M. Hunter Wendy Hunter	Bondi Road

Charts

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

Certifications

Country	Certification
New Zealand	Gold ^[3]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
New Zealand	29 March 2010	CD^[4] digital download	Standard	Sony Music	150262
Australia	9 July 2010 ^[5]	CD	Standard	Sony BMG	88697748982

References

^ "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 VERY BEST OF". Hung Medien.
^ "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
^ "The Very Best of Dragon (NZ)". JB Hi Fi. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ "The Very Best of Dragon – CD (AU)". JB Hi Fi. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

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[1] "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-2] "Charts.nz – Dragon – THE VERY BEST OF". Hung Medien.

[nzcert-3] "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

[4] "The Very Best of Dragon (NZ)". JB Hi Fi. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[CD_Album_Release-5] "The Very Best of Dragon – CD (AU)". JB Hi Fi. Retrieved 23 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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