Body and the Beat
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| Released | June 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:56 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
| Producer | Alan Mansfield, Carey Taylor | |||
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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.
Track listing
- "Rain" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:33
- "Promises" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:11
- "Wilderworld" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:51
- "Cry" (Todd Hunter) - 3:44
- "Cool Down" (Alan Mansfield, Todd Hunter) - 4:21
- "Body And The Beat" (Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor) - 4:26
- "Witnessing" (Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:39
- "Magic" (Robert Taylor) - 3:57
- "What Am I Gonna Do?" (Alan Mansfield, Kerry Jacobson, Robert Taylor, Paul Hewson, Todd Hunter) - 3:41
- "Fool" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:31
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report[2] | 5 |
Personnel
- Guitar, Vocals – Robert Taylor
- Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals – Alan Mansfield
- Keyboards, Vocals – Paul Hewson
- Lead Vocals – Marc Hunter
- Percussion – Terry Chambers (Kerry Jacobson on "Rain")[3]
- Vocals, Bass – Todd Hunter
Production
- Producer – Alan Mansfield (tracks: 1, 8), Carey Taylor (tracks: 2 to 5, 6 to 7, 9 to 10)
References
- ^ "DRAGON Body and The Beat 30th Anniversary". The Gov. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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..
- ^ private e-mail from Todd Hunter in 2016, confirmed on Kerry Jacobson's Wikipedia entry
