April Sun in Cuba

"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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

Certifications


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

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

Production

Producer – Peter Dawkins
Written by - Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson

References

^ 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 2024-11-20.

v t e Dragon
Todd Hunter Mark Williams Bruce Reid Pete Drummond Marc Hunter Geoff Chunn Kerry Jacobson Terry Chambers Doane Perry Tommy Emmanuel David Hirschfelder
Studio albums	Universal Radio (1974) Scented Gardens for the Blind (1975) Sunshine (1977) Running Free (1977) O Zambezi (1978) Power Play (1979) Body and the Beat (1984) Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986) Bondi Road (1989) Incarnations (1995) Sunshine to Rain (2006) It's All Too Beautiful (2011) Roses (2014)
Live albums	Live One (1985)
Compilations	Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1979) Are You Old Enough (1983) So Far: Their Classic Collection (1988) The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock (with Mondo Rock) (1990) Cuts from the Tough Times (1990) Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976-1989 (1998) Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997 (1998) The Essential Dragon (2007) The Very Best of Dragon (2010) The Dragon Years - 40th Anniversary Collection (2012)
Extended plays	Chase the Sun (2011) The Great Divide (2011)
Singles	"This Time" (1976) "Get that Jive" (1977) "Sunshine" (1977) "April Sun in Cuba" (1977) "Shooting Stars (1978) "Konkaroo" (1978) "Are You Old Enough?" (1978) "Still in Love with You" (1978) "Love's Not Enough" (1979) "Ramona" (1982) "Rain" (1983) "Magic" (1983) "Cry" (1984) "Wilderworld" (1984) "Speak No Evil" (1985) "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (1986) "Western Girls" (1986) "Celebration" (1980) "River" (1988) "Young Years" (1989) "Here Am I" (1989) "Summer" (1989)
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