''So Far'' (subtitled Their Classic Collection') is a
compilation album
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by New Zealand group
Dragon
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, released in January 1988 through J&B Records (JB 325), under licence from
CBS Records and
PolyGram Records.
The album was released as the band's cover version of
Kool & The Gang's "
Celebration
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Film, television and theatre
* ''Celebration'' (musical), by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, 1969
* ''Celebration'' (play), by Harold Pinter, 2000
* ''Celebration'' (TV series), a Canadian music TV serie ...
" was in the top 20 in Australia, on the
RCA Records
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label.
''So Far'' peaked at number 26 on the Australian
Kent Music Report
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.
Track listing
Side A
# "
April Sun in Cuba
"April Sun in Cuba" is a song recorded by New Zealand group Dragon, released in October 1977. 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 nu ...
" (
Marc Hunter
Marc Alexander Hunter (7 September 195317 July 1998) was a New Zealand rock and pop singer, songwriter and record producer. He was the lead vocalist of Dragon (1973–11/1979, 8/1982–1989, 1995–11/1997), a band formed by his older brother, ...
,
Paul Hewson
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.
Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...
) – 3:27
# "
Still in Love With You" (Paul Hewson) – 3:26
# "
Get that Jive" (Paul Hewson) – 2:45
# "
Are You Old Enough?
"Are You Old Enough?" is a song by New Zealand rock band Dragon, released in August 1978 while the band were still based in Australia. It was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album ''O Zambezi'' (1978). The song peaked at ...
" (Paul Hewson) – 4:08
#"O Zambezi" (Robert Taylor) – 4:30
# "
Rain
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" (
Johanna Pigott
Johanna Paton Pigott (born ca. 1955) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and screenwriter. Her best known hit songs are Dragon's "Rain" which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in 1983, Note: Used f ...
, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) – 3:40
# "
Speak No Evil
''Speak No Evil'' is the sixth album by Wayne Shorter. It was released in June 1966 by Blue Note Records. The music combines elements of hard bop and modal jazz, and features Shorter on tenor saxophone, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Herbi ...
" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) – 4:00
# "Fool" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) – 3:31
Side B
# "
Dreams of Ordinary Men
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" (Alan Mansfield,
Doane Perry, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter,
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
) – 4:02
# "
Western Girls" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter,
Sharon O'Neill, Todd Rundgren) – 4:07
# "Body and the Beat" (Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor) – 4:26
# "
Magic
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* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
* Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic
* Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
" (Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor) – 3:57
# "Burn Down the Bridges" (Marc Hunter) – 3:23
# "Promises" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) – 4:11
# "Company" (Jenny Hunter-Brown, Todd Hunter) – 3:55
# "
Konkaroo
"Konkaroo" is a song by New Zealand band Dragon, released in April 1978. A non-album single, it was included on the group's first greatest hits, '' Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1'' in 1979. The B-side, "Mr. Thunder", appears on the group's fourth a ...
" (Paul Hewson) – 3:26
Charts
References
{{Dragon (band)
Dragon (band) albums
1988 greatest hits albums
Compilation albums by New Zealand artists
Albums produced by Peter Dawkins (musician)
Albums produced by Todd Rundgren