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Bondi Road (album)

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Bondi Road
Studio album by
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

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  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

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Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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  • 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

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  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.