Billy Ocean

Billy Ocean
Born: Jan 21, 1950 in Fyzabad, Trinidad, West Indies
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Genre: Adult Contemporary R&B
Styles: Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop, Urban, Quiet Storm, Pop/Rock, Soul, Disco
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 ...Read full biography
Love Zone
Released: 1986
Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
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Billy Ocean was riding atop the charts when he issued this album in '86. The title track contained both a fine arrangement and Ocean's emphatic lead vocal, and was a huge hit. He topped the R&B charts ...Read full review
Suddenly
Released: 1984
Label: Jive
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Billy Ocean vaulted into international stardom with this album in 1984. The album peaked at number nine, was on the charts for over a year and a half, and yielded three R&B hits that were all also pop ...Read full review
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