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Power Play
Studio album by
Dragon
ReleasedSeptember 1979
StudioEMI Studios 301, Sydney
GenreRock
Length36:59
LabelCBS Records
ProducerPeter Dawkins
Dragon chronology
Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1
(1979) 		Power Play
(1979) 		Are You Old Enough
(1983)
Singles from Power Play
  1. "Motor City Connection"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "Counting Sheep"
    Released: October 1979

Power Play is the sixth studio album recorded by Australian-New Zealand group Dragon, released in September 1979. Power Play peaked at number 64 on the Australian Kent Music Report. It was the group's final studio album for five years with the band splitting up in December 1979.[1]

Track listing

  1. Motor City Connection (Jenny Hunter-Brown, Todd Hunter) – 3:50
  2. Counting Sheep (Billy Rogers, Paul Hewson) – 3:41
  3. Crying Shame (J. Hunter-Brown, T. Hunter) – 3:12
  4. Bus Stop (Robert Taylor) – 3:16
  5. Time Of The Year (Billy Rogers, Paul Hewson) – 4:09
  6. Gans En Farben (B. Rogers, Kerry Jacobson, Richard Lee, Robert Taylor, T. Hunter) – 3:09
  7. Crooked Highway (P. Hewson) – 4:31
  8. For Free (R. Taylor) – 4:19
  9. 3:33 (J. Hunter-Brown, T. Hunter) – 3:00
  10. Same Old Lies (B. Rogers, P. Hewson) – 3:52

Charts

Chart (1979) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[2] 64

Personnel

  • Bass, vocals – Todd Hunter
  • Drums – Kerry Jacobson
  • Guitar, vocals – Robert Taylor
  • Keyboards, vocals – Paul Hewson
  • Saxophone, lead vocals – Billy Rogers
  • Synthesizer – Murray Burns
  • Violin [Electric Violin] – Richard Lee

Production

  • Peter Dawkins – producer
  • Howard Steele – engineer
  • Dave Marett – assistant engineer
  • Richard Dunn – cover
  • Photography by Graeme Webber – photography
  • Greg Penniket – photography

References

  1. ^ "MARC HUNTER (1953-1998)". Miles Ago. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ 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..


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