Body and the Beat

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]

Body and the Beat
Studio album by
Dragon
ReleasedJune 1984 (1984-06)
GenreRock
Length38:02
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerAlan 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

It was the band's first studio album since Power Play in 1979.

Track listing
  1. "Rain" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:39
  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)
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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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