Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997

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Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Classic Collection 1974 - 1997
Greatest hits album by
Dragon
ReleasedAugust 1998
Recorded1974 - 1997
GenreRock
LabelRaven
Dragon chronology
Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976–1989
(1998) 		Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Classic Collection 1974 - 1997
(1998) 		Sunshine to Rain
(2006)

Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Classic Collectables 1974-1997 is a compilation album by rock music group, Dragon, released in August 1998.[1] Disc one has the same track listing as Snake Eyes on the Paradise Greatest Hits 1976–1989, which was issued in the same year. Disc two consists of album tracks, live, b-sides and other rarities.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Adrian Zupp from

Velvet Underground/Lou Reed classic "White Light/White Heat" and a deuce of Dragon's second-echelon songs: the high-energy "Dreaded Moroxy Bind." Tales From the Dark Side is a thoroughly entertaining document of the life and times of Dragon."[2]

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "This Time" (Marc Hunter, Neil Storey, Paul Hewson, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter) - 3:09
  2. "
    Get that Jive
    " (Paul Hewson) - 2:47
  3. "Sunshine" (Paul Hewson) - 4:49
  4. "April Sun in Cuba" (Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson) - 3:29
  5. "Konkaroo" (Paul Hewson) - 3:29
  6. "Are You Old Enough?" (Paul Hewson) - 4:08
  7. "Still in Love With You" (Paul Hewson) - 3:27
  8. "
    Love's Not Enough
    " (Paul Hewson) - 3:36
  9. "Island Nights" (by Marc Hunter) (Sammy Egorin, Tony Scuito) - 3:15
  10. "Ramona" (Paul Hewson) - 3:39
  11. "Rain" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:40
  12. "Magic" (Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor) - 3:57
  13. "Cry" (Todd Hunter) - 3:43
  14. "Wilderworld" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:50
  15. "Speak No Evil" (Alan Mansfield, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter) - 4:00
  16. "Dreams of Ordinary Men" (Alan Mansfield, Doane Perry, Johanna Pigott, Todd Hunter, Todd Rundgren) - 4:02
  17. "Western Girls" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter, Sharon O'Neill, Todd Rundgren) - 4:07
  18. "Celebration" (Kool & the Gang, Ronald Bell) - 3:56
  19. "River" (Todd Hunter) - 3:27
  20. "Young Years" (Alan Mansfield, Sharon O'Neill) - 3:59
  21. "Summer" (David Hirschfelder, Marc Hunter, Wendy Hunter) - 3:38
Disc 2
  1. "Universal Radio" (Goodwin, M. Hunter, Thompson, Storey, T. Hunter) - 8:32
  2. "Vermillion Cellars" (Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter, Ray Goodwin) - 3:23
  3. "Education" (Ray Goodwin) - 3:28
  4. "Star Kissed" (Ray Goodwin) - 2:31
  5. "Show Danny Across the Water" (Paul Hewson) - 4:26
  6. "Shooting Stars" (P. Hewson) - 3:30
  7. "O Zambesi" (Robert Taylor)- 4:22
  8. "Blacktown Boogie" (Marc Hunter, Robert M. Taylor, Todd Hunter) (Recorded Live at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda, 22 September 1977) - 3:30
  9. "White Light/White Heat" (Lou Reed) (Recorded Live at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda, 22 September 1977) - 3:46
  10. "Counting Sheep" (Billy Rogers, Paul Hewson) - 3:30
  11. "The Empty Beach" (credited to Marc Hunter) - 3:28
  12. "Dreaded Moroxy Bind" (Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter, Paul Henson, Robert Taylor, Neil Storey) (live) - 3:15
  13. "Body and the Beat" (Marc Hunter, Robert Taylor) (Recorded Live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, 10 August 1984) - 4:25
  14. "Smoke" (Johanna Pigott, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 4:42
  15. "Blue, Blue is the Radio" (Alan Mansfield, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:46
  16. "Heart of Fire" - 4:18
  17. "Oh Now Girl" - 5:09
  18. "Be All Right" - 3:58
  19. "Final Years" (Recorded Live at Bombay Rock, Melbourne, January 1979) - 4:19
  • NB: Disc 2, Tracks 18 & 19 are previously unreleased.
  • NB: Disc 2, Tracks 3, 2, 15 & 16 are previously non-album tracks.

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[3] 186

References

  1. ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Miller, Chuck. "Dragon". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b Zupp, Adrian. "Album Review: Editing Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Dragon chart history, received from ARIA on 23 March 2018". ARIA. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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