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Billy Ocean (born Leslie Charles January 21, 1950)
is a United Kingdom|UK-based popular music
performer who had a string of rhythm and blues
tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and
1980s.

He was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago and
moved to England with his family at the age of
eight.  In his teenage years, he sung regularly in
London clubs.  He released his first single in
1974 under the alias Scorched Earth.

By 1976 he had adopted the name Billy Ocean and
recorded his debut album, Billy Ocean, with the
first single, "Love Really Hurts Without You,"
charting at number 2 in the United Kingdom and
number 22 in the United States. More hits
followed, such as “L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)”.
He also wrote songs for other artists such as
LaToya Jackson. In 1982 he hit the US Rhythm and
Blues Chart with “Nights (Feel Like Getting
Down).”

Ocean's period of greatest success began with
Suddenly in 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
album's title track also became a hit. His 1986
album Love Zone also sold very well, with hit
singles "When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get
Going" and "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You
Cry)." His 1988 album Tear Down These Walls had
another number one single, "Get Outta My Dreams,
Get Into My Car".

His later albums, such as Time to Move On,
L.I.F.E. and Showdown, failed to spawn hits, but
his 1989 Greatest Hits collection has been a
steady seller over the years.

In 2002, the University of Westminster awarded
Ocean an honorary doctorate of music. He continues
to tour and record in Europe.

Hip hop music|Hip-hop artist Big Boi of OutKast
uses the name "Billy Ocean" as an alias, a
reference to the performer.

==Discography==
===Albums===
*Billy Ocean (album)|Billy Ocean (GTO 1976)
*City Limit(GTO 1980)
*Nights Feel Like Getting Down (GTO 1981)
*Inner Feelings (GTO 1982)
*Suddenly(album) (Jive 1984)
*Love Zone (Jive 1986)
*Tear Down These Walls (Jive 1988)
*Greatest Hits (Billy Ocean)|Greatest Hits (Jive
1989)
*Time To Move On  (Jive 1993)
*L.I.F.E.
*Showdown
*Let's Get Back Together (Jive 2003)

===Singles and Hot 100 history===
* 1976 "Love Really Hurts Without You" (#22)
* 1980 "Are You Ready" / "Stay the Night" (#83 Hot
Dance Music/Club Play|US Dance)
* 1981 "Stay the Night" / "Night (Feel Like
Getting Down)" (#4 US Dance)
* 1984 "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)"
(#1 two weeks, #1 US Dance)
* 1985 "Loverboy" (#2, #1 US Dance)
* 1985 Suddenly (#4)
* 1985 "Mystery Lady" (#24)
* 1986 "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get
Going" (#2, #31 US Dance)
* 1986 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
(#1, one week)
* 1986 "Hold On Brother" (#48 US Dance)
* 1986 "Love Zone" (#10)
* 1986 "Love Is Forever" (#16)
* 1988 "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" (#1
two weeks, #25 US Dance)
* 1988 "The Color Of Love" (#17)
* 1989 "License To Chill" (#32)

==See also==
*List of number-one hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the Hot
100 (US)
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart

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Billy Ocean (born Leslie Charles January 21, 1950)
is a United Kingdom|UK-based popular music
performer who had a string of rhythm and blues
tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and
1980s.

He was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago and
moved to England with his family at the age of
eight.  In his teenage years, he sung regularly in
London clubs.  He released his first single in
1974 under the alias Scorched Earth.

By 1976 he had adopted the name Billy Ocean and
recorded his debut album, Billy Ocean, with the
first single, "Love Really Hurts Without You,"
charting at number 2 in the United Kingdom and
number 22 in the United States. More hits
followed, such as “L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)”.
He also wrote songs for other artists such as
LaToya Jackson. In 1982 he hit the US Rhythm and
Blues Chart with “Nights (Feel Like Getting
Down).”

Ocean's period of greatest success began with
Suddenly in 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
album's title track also became a hit. His 1986
album Love Zone also sold very well, with hit
singles "When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get
Going" and "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You
Cry)." His 1988 album Tear Down These Walls had
another number one single, "Get Outta My Dreams,
Get Into My Car".

His later albums, such as Time to Move On,
L.I.F.E. and Showdown, failed to spawn hits, but
his 1989 Greatest Hits collection has been a
steady seller over the years.

In 2002, the University of Westminster awarded
Ocean an honorary doctorate of music. He continues
to tour and record in Europe.

Hip hop music|Hip-hop artist Big Boi of OutKast
uses the name "Billy Ocean" as an alias, a
reference to the performer.

==Discography==
===Albums===
*Billy Ocean (album)|Billy Ocean (GTO 1976)
*City Limit(GTO 1980)
*Nights Feel Like Getting Down (GTO 1981)
*Inner Feelings (GTO 1982)
*Suddenly(album) (Jive 1984)
*Love Zone (Jive 1986)
*Tear Down These Walls (Jive 1988)
*Greatest Hits (Billy Ocean)|Greatest Hits (Jive
1989)
*Time To Move On  (Jive 1993)
*L.I.F.E.
*Showdown
*Let's Get Back Together (Jive 2003)

===Singles and Hot 100 history===
* 1976 "Love Really Hurts Without You" (#22)
* 1980 "Are You Ready" / "Stay the Night" (#83 Hot
Dance Music/Club Play|US Dance)
* 1981 "Stay the Night" / "Night (Feel Like
Getting Down)" (#4 US Dance)
* 1984 "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)"
(#1 two weeks, #1 US Dance)
* 1985 "Loverboy" (#2, #1 US Dance)
* 1985 Suddenly (#4)
* 1985 "Mystery Lady" (#24)
* 1986 "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get
Going" (#2, #31 US Dance)
* 1986 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
(#1, one week)
* 1986 "Hold On Brother" (#48 US Dance)
* 1986 "Love Zone" (#10)
* 1986 "Love Is Forever" (#16)
* 1988 "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" (#1
two weeks, #25 US Dance)
* 1988 "The Color Of Love" (#17)
* 1989 "License To Chill" (#32)

==See also==
*List of number-one hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the Hot
100 (US)
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart