Billy Ocean
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Billy Ocean Biography
Billy Ocean was one of the first Caribbean singers to be
embraced by MTV, resulting in a string of Top Ten hits during the
mid-'80s. Born Leslie Charles in Trinidad on January 21, 1950, Ocean
moved to England at the age of eight, and by his teenaged years, was
singing regularly in London clubs. During this time, Ocean paid the
bills by working at Ford Motors, but continued to pen songs and
perform, as he issued an obscure debut single in 1974 under the name of
Scorched Earth. But by 1975, the singer had dropped his alias and was
going by Billy Ocean, resulting in a self-titled debut that spawned the
singer's first hit single, Love Really Hurts Without You, peaking on
the singles chart at number two in the United Kingdom and number 22 in
the United States. Ocean continued to issue albums (1980's City Limit,
1981's Nights (Feel Like Getting Down), and 1982's Inner Feelings) plus
further singles, with L.O.D. (Love on Delivery) and the title track
from Nights (the latter of which crossed over onto the U.S. R&B
charts) being sizeable hits; as he also began penning songs for other
artists, including a track on LaToya Jackson's 1980 self-titled debut.
But breakthrough success was just around the corner for Ocean, as he
scored a massive hit single in 1984 with Caribbean Queen, a track
that shot to the top of the charts worldwide. Depending on the region,
the song's title and lyrics were changed slightly, resulting in the
tune being known as African Queen and European Queen in other parts
of the world, while the album it was taken from, Suddenly, was
eventually certified double platinum (a few other singles, Loverboy
and the ballad Suddenly, were also successful). Ocean's winning
streak continued with 1986's Love Zone (another double-platinum hit),
which spawned a pair of hit singles: When the Going Gets Tough, The
Tough Get Going (which was used as the theme song to the movie Jewel
of the Nile), which peaked at number two, and the number-one There'll
Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry). 1988 saw Ocean score another
number-one single with Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car, taken
from the platinum album Tear Down These Walls. But afterward, the hits
dried up for Ocean (although his 1989 collection, Greatest Hits, has
been a steady seller over the years), as such further albums as Time to
Move On, L.I.F.E., and Showdown failed to spawn hits. ~ Greg Prato, All
Music Guide
Written by Greg Prato