April Sun in Cuba

"April Sun in Cuba" is a song recorded by New Zealand group Dragon, released in October 1977.[1] 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.[2] It also reached number 9 on the New Zealand singles chart.[3][4][5]

"April Sun in Cuba"
Single by Dragon
from the album Running Free
A-side"April Sun in Cuba"
B-side"Telephone"
ReleasedOctober 1977
GenreRock
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)

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

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1977/78) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[6] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 9

Year-end charts
Chart (1977) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[8] 91
Chart (1978) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[9] 32

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

Production

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Hung, Steffen. "Dragon – 'April Sun in Cuba'". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. Australian Music Database
  5. Dragon - April Sun In Cuba
  6. 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..
  7. "Charts.nz – Dragon – April Sun in Cuba". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988..
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988..
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