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"April Sun in Cuba"
SinglebyDragon
from the album Running Free
A-side"April Sun in Cuba"
B-side"Telephone"
ReleasedOctober 1977
Genre
Length3:24
LabelPortrait Records
Songwriter(s)Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson
Producer(s)Peter Dawkins
Dragon singles chronology
"Sunshine"
(1977)
"April Sun in Cuba"
(1977)
"Shooting Stars"
(1978)

"April Sun in Cuba" is a song recorded by New Zealand group Dragon, released in October 1977.[2] It is the first single to be released from Dragon's fourth studio album Running Free. "April Sun in Cuba" first charted on 7 November 1977, peaking at number 2 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart and staying on the chart for 22 weeks.[3] It also reached number 9 on the New Zealand singles chart.[4][5][6] The b-side of the single, a non-album track called "Telephone", was credited to "Dr. Agony".

Track listing

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  1. April Sun in Cuba (Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson) - 3:24
  2. Telephone (Paul Hewson, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:10

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1977/78) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[7] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (1977) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 91
Chart (1978) Position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[10] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] 4× Platinum 120,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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Production

References

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  1. ^ Gawne, Holley (17 October 2021). "Check out 14 of the most iconic Aussie pub rock songs". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  • ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Dragon'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004.
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  • ^ Hung, Steffen. "Dragon – 'April Sun in Cuba'". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  • ^ Australian Music Database
  • ^ Dragon - April Sun In Cuba
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Dragon – April Sun in Cuba". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  • ^ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Imgur.com.
  • ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  • ^ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 13 May 1978. p. 49. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  • ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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