Running Free (album)

Running Free is the fourth studio album by New Zealand rock band Dragon. It was produced by Peter Dawkins and was originally released in November 1977 on vinyl and re-released on CD in 1989.^[1] The album peaked at number 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The album was certified triple platinum in Australia.^[2]

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Reception

Skip Jansen from AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 saying commented on the change of sound from previous records from the "verbose progressive rock sound into an equally lurid pub rock sound" adding "the album remain [a] timepieces of a dark and decadent era for New Zealand rock."^[3]

Track listing

"April Sun in Cuba (Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson) - 3:26
"Rose (M. Hunter, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter) - 3:36
"Any Fool Can Tell You (P. Hewson) - 4:42
"Shooting Stars (P. Hewson) - 3:30
"Man Gone West (R. Taylor) - " 4:30
"Bob's Budgie Boogie (R. Taylor) - " 3:53
"Some Strange Dream" (T. Hunter) - 3:15
"Mr Thunder (M. Hunter) - " 3:50
"Since You Changed Your Mind (P. Hewson) - " 3:41
"Running Free" (M. Hunter, R. Taylor, T. Hunter) - 4:16

Charts

Chart (1977–1978)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report^[4]	6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	16

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	3× Platinum	150,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Bass – Todd Hunter
Guitar – Robert Taylor
Keyboards – Paul Hewson
Lead Vocals – Marc Hunter
Percussion – Kerry Jacobson
Vocals – Paul Hewson, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter

References

^ Holmgren, Magnus; Miller, Chuck. "Dragon". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
^ Barry Bull, Ritchie Yorke (1 September 2005). A Little Bull Goes a Long Way: Business Notes from the Music Man. Pennon Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 1877029017.
^ "Running Free by Dragon". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Charts.nz – Dragon – Running Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ Barry Bull, Ritchie Yorke (1 September 2005). A Little Bull Goes a Long Way: Business Notes from the Music Man. Pennon Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 1877029017.

v t e Dragon
Todd Hunter Mark Williams Bruce Reid Pete Drummond Marc Hunter Geoff Chunn Kerry Jacobson Terry Chambers Doane Perry Tommy Emmanuel David Hirschfelder
Studio albums	Universal Radio (1974) Scented Gardens for the Blind (1975) Sunshine (1977) Running Free (1977) O Zambezi (1978) Power Play (1979) Body and the Beat (1984) Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986) Bondi Road (1989) Incarnations (1995) Sunshine to Rain (2006) It's All Too Beautiful (2011) Roses (2014)
Live albums	Live One (1985)
Compilations	Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1979) Are You Old Enough (1983) So Far: Their Classic Collection (1988) The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock (with Mondo Rock) (1990) Cuts from the Tough Times (1990) Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976-1989 (1998) Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997 (1998) The Essential Dragon (2007) The Very Best of Dragon (2010) The Dragon Years - 40th Anniversary Collection (2012)
Extended plays	Chase the Sun (2011) The Great Divide (2011)
Singles	"This Time" (1976) "Get that Jive" (1977) "Sunshine" (1977) "April Sun in Cuba" (1977) "Shooting Stars (1978) "Konkaroo" (1978) "Are You Old Enough?" (1978) "Still in Love with You" (1978) "Love's Not Enough" (1979) "Ramona" (1982) "Rain" (1983) "Magic" (1983) "Cry" (1984) "Wilderworld" (1984) "Speak No Evil" (1985) "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (1986) "Western Girls" (1986) "Celebration" (1980) "River" (1988) "Young Years" (1989) "Here Am I" (1989) "Summer" (1989)
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