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Dreams of Ordinary Men is the eighth studio album recorded by Australian-New Zealand rock band Dragon. The album was released in August 1986 and peaked at number 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report and was certified platinum in November 1986.[1][2]

Dreams of Ordinary Men
Studio album by Dragon
Released	August 1986 (1986-08)
Genre	Rock
Length	49:04
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Todd Rundgren
Dragon chronology
Live One (1985) Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986) So Far: Their Classic Collection (1988)
Singles from Dreams of Ordinary Men
"Speak No Evil" Released: February 1985 "Dreams of Ordinary Men" Released: August 1986 "Western Girls" Released: November 1986 "Nothing to Lose" Released: 1987

Track listing

Side A

1. "Dreams of Ordinary Men " (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter, Todd Rundgren) - 4:02
2. "Speak No Evil" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:34
3. "Nothing to Lose" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 4:20
4. "Western Girls" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter, Sharon O'Neill, Todd Rundgren) - 4:10
5. "Intensive Care" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter) - 4:25
6. "Temptation" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 4:10

Side B

1. "Midnight Sun" (Todd Rundgren) - 3:30
2. "Love Don’t Stop" (Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:42
3. "Forever and Ever" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 3:24
4. "Smoke" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:42
5. "Start It Up" (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:20
6. "When I’m Gone" (Marc Hunter, Martin Briley) - 3:30

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report[3]	18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Todd Hunter - Bass, Vocals
• Marc Hunter - Vocals
• Alan Mansfield - Keyboards
• Doane Perry - Drums

with:

• Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar
• Todd Rundgren - Guitar [Additional], Backing Vocals
• Gary Window, Lenny Pickett - Saxophone

Production

• Management – Stephen White
• Other [Fairlight Cmi Bass] – Todd Hunter
• Photography By – Janette Beckman
• Producer – Todd Rundgren
• Engineer – Chris Andersen, Todd Rundgren
• Remix – Jason Corsaro (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12), Jim Boyer (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12)
• Art Direction, Design – The Cream Group

References

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