April Sun in Cuba

"April Sun in Cuba"
Single by Dragon
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".

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Dragon – 'April Sun in Cuba'". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ^ Australian Music Database
  6. ^ Dragon - April Sun In Cuba