Running Free is the fourth studio album by New Zealand rock band Dragon. It was produced by Peter Dawkins and was originally released in November 1977 on vinyl and re-released on CD in 1989.[1] The album peaked at number 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The album was certified triple platinum in Australia.[2]
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| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Label | Portrait Records, CBS Records | |||
| Producer | Peter Dawkins | |||
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| Singles from Running Free | ||||
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Reception
editSkip Jansen from AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 saying commented on the change of sound from previous records from the "verbose progressive rock sound into an equally lurid pub rock sound" adding "the album remain [a] timepieces of a dark and decadent era for New Zealand rock."[3]
Track listing
edit- "April Sun in Cuba (Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson) - 3:26
- "Rose (M. Hunter, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter) - 3:36
- "Any Fool Can Tell You (P. Hewson) - 4:42
- "Shooting Stars (P. Hewson) - 3:30
- "Man Gone West (R. Taylor) - " 4:30
- "Bob's Budgie Boogie (R. Taylor) - " 3:53
- "Some Strange Dream" (T. Hunter) - 3:15
- "Mr Thunder (M. Hunter) - " 3:50
- "Since You Changed Your Mind (P. Hewson) - " 3:41
- "Running Free" (M. Hunter, R. Taylor, T. Hunter) - 4:16
Charts
edit| Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 16 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
edit- Bass – Todd Hunter
- Guitar – Robert Taylor
- Keyboards – Paul Hewson
- Lead Vocals – Marc Hunter
- Percussion – Kerry Jacobson
- Vocals – Paul Hewson, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter
References
edit- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Miller, Chuck. "Dragon". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ Barry Bull, Ritchie Yorke (1 September 2005). A Little Bull Goes a Long Way: Business Notes from the Music Man. Pennon Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 1877029017.
- ^ "Running Free by Dragon". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Dragon – Running Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Barry Bull, Ritchie Yorke (1 September 2005). A Little Bull Goes a Long Way: Business Notes from the Music Man. Pennon Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 1877029017.