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O Zambezi
Studio album by Dragon
Released	September 1978
Genre	Pop rock
Length	37:55
Label	Portrait Records
Producer	Peter Dawkins
Dragon chronology
Running Free (1977) O Zambezi (1978) Dragon's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1979)
Singles from O Zambezi
"Are You Old Enough?" Released: 21 August 1978 "Still in Love with You" Released: October 1978

O Zambezi is the fifth studio album by New Zealand rock band, Dragon. It was produced by Peter Dawkins and was released in September 1978 on vinyl and re-released on CD in 1988. The album peaked at number 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report which remains the band's highest charting album in that country. The album was certified platinum in Australia.

In October 2010, the album was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums, despite being released by a New Zealand band.

Track listing

1. "O Zambezi" (Robert Taylor) - 4:30
2. "Still in Love with You" (Paul Hewson) - 3:24
3. "Are You Old Enough?" (Paul Hewson) - 4:07
4. "Politics" (Jenny Hunter-Brown, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter) - 3:58
5. "Reach the Top" (Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor) - 4:04
6. "Civilization" (Paul Hewson) - 3:59
7. "Midnight Groovies" (Paul Hewson) - 3:19
8. "One Look Across the Water" (Robert Taylor) - 3:16
9. "Company" (Jenny Hunter-Brown, Todd Hunter) - 3:55
10. "Burn Down the Bridges" (Marc Hunter) - 3:23

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

• Bass Guitar, Vocals – Todd Hunter
• Drums – Kerry Jacobson
• Keyboards, Vocals – Paul Hewson
• Guitar, Vocals – Robert Taylor
• Lead Vocals – Marc Hunter
• Violin – Richard Lee

Production

• Management – Sebastian Chase
• Photography By – Graeme Webber
• Producer – Peter Dawkins
• Remix – Howard Steele
• Engineer – Ric Curtin
• Engineer –Tim Dennen
• Arranged By , Conductor – Adrian Scott
• Cover – Ian McCausland

References

1. "Dragon | NZ Music Hall of Fame". Retrieved 12 February 2022.
2. Holmgren, Magnus; Miller, Chuck. "Dragon". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
3. "Dragon - Power Play". Audio Culture. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
4. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
5. Screen, NZ On. "The Dragon Collection | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
7. "Charts.nz – Dragon – O Zambezi". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
8. "Dragon - Power Play". Audio Culture. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
9. "CashBox Magazine" (PDF). Cash Box. 9 December 1978. p. 50. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.

• 1978 albums
• Dragon (band) albums
• Portrait Records albums
• Rock albums by New Zealand artists
• Albums produced by Peter Dawkins (musician)