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Body and the Beat
Studio album by
Dragon
ReleasedJune 1984 (1984-06)
GenreRock
Length38:02
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerAlan Mansfield, Carey Taylor
Dragon chronology
Are You Old Enough
(1983) 		Body and the Beat
(1984) 		Live One
(1985)
Singles from Body and the Beat
  1. "Rain"
    Released: July 1983
  2. "Magic"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Cry"
    Released: May 1984
  4. "Wilderworld"
    Released: July 1984
  5. "Body and the Beat"
    Released: October 1984

Body and the Beat is the seventh studio album recorded by Australian-New Zealand rock band Dragon. The album was released in June 1984 and peaked at number 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The album was certified platinum in Australia.[1] It was the band's first studio album since Power Play in 1979.

At the 1984 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Australian Album.[2][3]

Track listing

  1. "Rain" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:39
  2. "Promises" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:11
  3. "Wilderworld" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:51
  4. "Cry" (Todd Hunter) - 3:44
  5. "Cool Down" (Alan Mansfield, Todd Hunter) - 4:21
  6. "Body And The Beat" (Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor) - 4:26
  7. "Witnessing" (Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:39
  8. "Magic" (Robert Taylor) - 3:57
  9. "What Am I Gonna Do?" (Alan Mansfield, Kerry Jacobson, Robert Taylor, Paul Hewson, Todd Hunter) - 3:41
  10. "Fool" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:31

Charts

Chart (1984) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[4] 5

Personnel

  • Robert Taylor – guitar, vocals
  • Alan Mansfield – keyboards, guitar, vocals
  • Paul Hewson – keyboards, vocals
  • Marc Hunter – lead vocals
  • Terry Chambers – drums
  • Todd Hunter – bass guitar, vocals
  • Kerry Jacobson – drums on "Rain"[5]

Production

  • Produced by Alan Mansfield (tracks 1 and 8) and Carey Taylor (tracks 2-7, 9, 10)

References

  1. ^ "DRAGON Body and The Beat 30th Anniversary". The Gov. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ 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..
  5. ^ private e-mail from Todd Hunter in 2016, confirmed on Kerry Jacobson's Wikipedia entry
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