"Western Girls" is a song by New Zealand-Australian rock band

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released in November 1986 as the third single from the group's eighth studio album ''

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'' (1986). The song peaked at number 58 on the Australian

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and 37 in New Zealand.

Track listing

# "Western Girls" (Alan Mansfield,

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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, ...

Sharon O'Neill Sharon Lea O'Neill (born 23 November 1952) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and pianist, who had an Australasian hit single in 1983 with " Maxine" which reached No. 16 on both the Australian Kent Music Report and Recording Industry Association ...

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) - 4:10 # "When I'm Gone" (Marc Hunter, Martin Briley) - 3:30

Charts

References

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