COLLECTION BILLY OCEAN

He was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago to Grenadian parents, and moved to England with his family at the age of eight.Oceans' musical influence came at an early age of his life, as his father was a musician, and realised he was inline to follow those ambitions as he was growing up. During his teenage years, he sang regularly in London clubswhile also working as a tailor in London's Savile Row.He released his first single in 1972 on Spark Records as Les Charles.

When in Trinidad as a boy he adopted the name Billy Ocean, taking the surname from the local football team 'Ocean's Eleven', who had gotten the name from the famous film of the same name. The next year, 1976, was when he recorded his first album, Billy Ocean, with its first single release, "Love Really Hurts Without You," charting at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and number 22 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. More successes ensued, including "L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)". He also wrote songs for other artists, such as La Toya Jackson.In 1981, he scored the U.S. R&B chart with "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)".

Ocean's period of greatest success began with Suddenly during 1984, and its main single, "Caribbean Queen". The song's title and lyrics were changed for different regions, such that the song is also known as "African Queen" or "European Queen". The song won Ocean the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 1985 Grammy Awards. The album's title track also became a success, its score maximizing at #4 in both the US and the UK; and the song "Loverboy", while also being a #2 US success during 1985, from the album, was also the background music for the first scene of the popular UK BBC One TV series, Casualty, during 1986.

Ocean appeared at Live Aid in 1985, singing "Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy", from the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

His 1986 album Love Zone also sold well. It included the successful singles "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" (the theme from the film The Jewel of the Nile); this was a number one success in the UK and a number two in the U.S.; and "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" (a U.S. number one, and also a major UK success). Also included were the title track and "Love Is Forever", which were #10 and #16 U.S. successes for Ocean, respectively.

In February 1986, Ocean's video of "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" was banned by the BBC, owing to non-union members (including Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito) miming to backing vocals.

Ocean's next album, Tear Down These Walls (1988) featured another number one single, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car", while the album was certified platinum.

His 1993 album Time to Move On failed to produce any major successes, but his 1989 Greatest Hits collection has been a steady seller over the years, and his 1997 compilation Love Is For Ever made #7 on the UK album chart. Ocean's last studio album for Jive Records was Time to Move On, which he recorded in Chicago with R&B star R. Kelly. It turned out that R. Kelly had been a long-time admirer of the way Ocean was able to mix the more emotive soul style with a crossover popular style.

In 2002, the University of Westminster awarded Ocean an honorary doctorate of music.The awards ceremony took place in the Barbican Centre, in London.He continues to tour and record in Europe. He lives in Sunningdale, Berkshire with his wife of 27 years, Judy; and their three children Cherie, Antony and Rachel. Ocean is now a patron for Tech Music Schools in London, made up of Drumtech, Vocaltech, Guitar-X and Keyboardtech. He regularly visits to hold clinics and seminars for the students.

In 2004, "Caribbean Queen" was re-released as a digital single for its 20th anniversary, shooting up to #25 on the Billboard digital singles chart and garnering radio play across the US and UK. A remix of the single by Will.I.Am was released in 2005, and it later appeared on Pitchfork's "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" countdown, at #87.

In October 2007, Ocean commenced his first British tour in over 15 years.In February and March 2008 he toured Australia and the Far East. His new album, Because I Love You was released on 2 February 2009.To coincide with this new tour and album launch, Ocean has been working with Adoseof Design on a website revision which is due March 2009.

Ocean is mentioned many times by the character Tonya Rock as her celebrity idol and crush on the CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.

official website http://www.billyocean.co.uk

Billy Ocean - City Limit - 1980



1 . Stay The Night
2 . What You Doing To Me
3 . Who's Gonna Rock You
4 . Are You Ready
5 . City Limit
6 . Maybe Tonight
7 . Whatever Turns You On
8 . Taking Chances
9 . American Hearts

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Billy Ocean - Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) - 1981



1 . Are You Ready
2 . Don't Say Stop
3 . Whatever Turns You On
4 . Another Day Won't Matter
5 . Nights (Feel Like Getting Down
6 . Who's Gonna Rock You
7 . Stay the Night
8 . Everlasting Love
9 . Taking Chances
10 . Stay the Night (Extended)

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Billy Ocean - Suddenly - 1984



1 . Caribbean Queen
2 . Mystery Lady
3 . Syncopation
4 . The Long and Winding Road
5 . Loverboy
6 . Lucky Man
7 . Dancefloor
8 . If I Should Lose You
9 . Suddenly

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Billy Ocean - Love Zone - 1986



1 . When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
2 . Love Zone
3 . Without You
4 . There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
5 . Bitter Sweet
6 . It's Never Too Late To Try
7 . Showdown
8 . Promise Me
9 . Love Is Forever

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Billy Ocean - Tear Down These Walls - 1988



1 . Tear Down These Walls
2 . Gun For Hire
3 . Stand And Deliver
4 . The Colour Of Love
5 . Calypso Crazy
6 . Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
7 . Soon As You're Ready
8 . Pleasure
9 . Because Of You
10 . Here's To You

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Billy Ocean - Greatest Hits - 1989



1 . When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
2 . Licence To Chill
3 . Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
4 . There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
5 . Loverboy
6 . Suddenly
7 . Get Outa My Dreams, Get Into My Car
8 . Love Zone
9 . Here's To You
10 . I Sleep Much Better In Someone Else's Bed
11 . The Colour Of Love
12 . Calypso Crazy
13 . Mystery Lady

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Billy Ocean - Inner Feelings - 1990



1 . Calypso Funkin'
2 . Rock-A-Bye Baby
3 . No Matter What
4 . Dance With Me
5 . I Can't Stop
6 . Tryin' to Get Through to You
7 . Mind Games
8 . Was It You
9 . Inner Feelings

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Billy Ocean - Red Light - 1991



1 . Emotions In Motion
2 . Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
3 . Let's Do It All Again
4 . Light Up The World
5 . Love Really Hurts Without You
6 . Wild Beautiful Women
7 . Love Really Hurts Without You
8 . Love Really Hurts Without You
9 . On The Run
10 . Red Light Spells Danger
11 . Red Light Spells Danger (Remix
12 . Soul Rock
13 . Who's Little Girl Are You
14 . Stop Me
15 . What's Gonna Happen To Our Love

Billy Ocean - Red Light - 1991

Billy Ocean - Emotions in Motion - 1998

1 . Love Really Hurts Without You
2 . Emotions In Motion
3 . On The Run (The Battle is Over)
4 . Whose Little Girl Are You
5 . He Ain't As Black As He's Painted
6 . On The Run (The Battle is Over) (Extended Remix)
7 . What's Gonna Happen To Our Love
8 . Wild Beautiful Woman
9 . Light Up The World With Sunshine
10 . Can You Feel It
11 . Eye Of The Storm
12 . Hungry For Love
13 . Super Woman, Super Love
14 . On The Run (The Battle is Over) (Max Version)

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Billy Ocean - Ultimate Collection - 2004

1 . When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
2 . Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
3 . There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
4 . Loverboy
5 . Get Outta Mt Dreams, Get Into My Car
6 . Suddenly
7 . Love Is Forever
8 . Mystery Lady
9 . Love Zone
10 . The Long And Winding Road
11 . The Colour Of Love
12 . License To Chill
13 . Everything's So Different Without You
14 . Can We Go 'Round Again?
15 . Love Really Hurts Without You
16 . L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)
17 . Red Light Spells Danger
18 . Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)

Download-Billy Ocean - Ultimate Collection - 2004

Billy Ocean - Because I Love You - 2009

1 . Everything To Me
2 . Baby Don't Go
3 . Happy Refrain
4 . I Remember
5 . My Lady
6 . The Question Is
7 . Because I Love You
8 . Can't Take It
9 . Tenderness
10 . Father Returns
11 . Rastafari
12 . Can't Take It (Remix Bonus Track)
13 . Boogie (Bonus Track)

Download-Billy Ocean - Because I Love You - 2009