April Sun in Cuba

"April Sun in Cuba" is a song recorded by New Zealand group Dragon, released in October 1977.^[2] 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 number 2 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart and staying on the chart for 22 weeks.^[3] It also reached number 9 on the New Zealand singles chart.^[4][5][6] The b-side of the single, a non-album track called "Telephone", was credited to "Dr. Agony".

"April Sun in Cuba"
Single by Dragon
from the album Running Free
A-side	"April Sun in Cuba"
B-side	"Telephone"
Released	October 1977
Genre	Rock pub rock[1]
Length	3:24
Label	Portrait Records
Songwriter(s)	Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson
Producer(s)	Peter Dawkins
Dragon singles chronology
"Sunshine" (1977) "April Sun in Cuba" (1977) "Shooting Stars" (1978)

Track listing

1. April Sun in Cuba (Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson) - 3:24
2. Telephone (Paul Hewson, Marc Hunter, Todd Hunter) - 3:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977/78)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report[7]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9]	91
Chart (1978)	Position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[10]	32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12]	4× Platinum	120,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Bass – Todd Hunter
• Guitar – Robert Taylor
• Keyboards – Paul Hewson
• Lead Vocals – Marc Hunter
• Percussion – Kerry Jacobson
• Vocals – Paul Hewson, Robert Taylor, Todd Hunter

Production

• Producer – Peter Dawkins
• Written by - Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson