Bondi Road (album)

Bondi Road
Studio album by
Dragon
Released10 April 1989
Recorded1987−88
GenreNew wave
Length52:46
LabelRCA Records, Wheatley Records
ProducerDavid Hirschfelder
Dragon chronology
So Far: Their Classic Collection
(1988) 		Bondi Road
(1989) 		The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock
(1990)
Singles from Bondi Road
  1. "Celebration"
    Released: November 1987
  2. "Young Years"
    Released: 3 April 1989
  3. "Here Am I"
    Released: 5 June 1989
  4. "Summer"
    Released: 18 September 1989
  5. "Book of Love"
    Released: 19 March 1990

Bondi Road is the ninth studio album by Australian-New Zealand rock band Dragon, released in April 1989. It was the last album of new material to be released during Marc Hunter's lifetime.

Track listing

  1. "Young Years" (Alan Mansfield, Sharon O'Neill) – 3:58
  2. "Blue Blue" (Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) – 4:16
  3. "Book of Love" (Johanna Pigott, T. Hunter) – 4:21
  4. "Here Am I" (A. Mansfield, M. Hunter) – 5:17
  5. "Ice in this Town" (A. Mansfield, Sharon O'Neill) – 4:17
  6. "Gold in the River" (Brent Thomas, M. Hunter, Mike Caen) – 4:15
  7. "Bondi Road" (J. Pigott, M. Hunter, T. Hunter) – 4:07
  8. "Summer" (David Hirschfelder, M. Hunter, Wendy Hunter) – 3:44
  9. "Family Man" (D. Hirschfelder, M. Hunter) – 5:14
  10. "Runaway" (A. Mansfield, S. O'Neill) – 3:50
  11. "Good Time Girl" (A. Mansfield, S. O'Neill) – 5:03
  12. "Celebration" (Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell) – 3:54

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
ARIA Albums Chart[3] 83

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • Backing vocals – Mary Azzopardi, Wendy Matthews
  • Bass, backing vocals – Todd Hunter
  • Guitar – Mike Caen
  • Keyboards – Alan Mansfield, David Hirschfelder, Lee Borkman
  • Vocals – Marc Hunter

Production

  • Mixed by Carey Taylor
  • Producer – David Hirschfelder, Dragon
  • Producuction assistant, engineer [Master of Midi] – Andy Sidari
  • Recorded by John Harvey
  • Additional recording by Adam Chapman, Andy Sidari, Carey Taylor, David Hemmings, Steve Bywaters
  • Remixed by Carey Taylor
  • Mix engineer – David Hemmings
  • Arranged by Carey Taylor, David Hirschfelder, Dragon

References

  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Dragon – Bondi Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Charts.nz – Dragon – Bondi Road". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100)". imgur.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.