Body and the Beat

Body and the Beat
Studio album by Dragon
Released June 1984 (1984-06)
Genre Rock
Length 37:56
Label Polydor Records
Producer Alan 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.

Track listing

  1. "Rain" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:33
  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[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

  1. ↑ "DRAGON Body and The Beat 30th Anniversary". The Gov. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  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..
  3. ↑ private e-mail from Todd Hunter in 2016, confirmed on Kerry Jacobson's Wikipedia entry
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