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]
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| Released | August 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 49:04 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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Track listing
edit- Side A
- "Dreams of Ordinary Men " (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter, Todd Rundgren) - 4:02
- "Speak No Evil" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:34
- "Nothing to Lose" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 4:20
- "Western Girls" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter, Sharon O'Neill, Todd Rundgren) - 4:10
- "Intensive Care" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter) - 4:25
- "Temptation" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 4:10
- Side B
- "Midnight Sun" (Todd Rundgren) - 3:30
- "Love Don’t Stop" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:42
- "Forever and Ever" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:24
- "Smoke" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:42
- "Start It Up" (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:20
- "When I’m Gone" (Marc Hunter, Martin Briley) - 3:30
Charts
edit| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 18 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Tommy EMMANUEL". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine". Billboard. 15 November 1986. p. 68. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Dragon Dreams of Ordinary Man platinum.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine". Billboard. 15 November 1986. p. 68. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Dragon Dreams of Ordinary Man platinum.