Billy Ocean is a Trinidadian-English recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop. Create a book Download as PDF Printable version.
'Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)' This song helped Billy become the first British artist to win the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1985. Co-written with Keith Diamond, the track was a number one hit in the States and a top 10 success in the UK. Content downloader nulled software. 'When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gets Going' Probably his biggest and most famous hit, this track reached number one in the UK and number two in the US. It was the theme tune to the Michael Douglas movie The Jewel in the Crown and its sequel, and was later a number one for Boyzone in 1999 in aid of Comic Relief. 'Loverboy' Only a number 15 hit in the UK, it gave Billy another number two smash in the States in 1984 (behind George Michael's 'Careless Whisper'). Fun fact: it was played during the very first episode of Casualty in 1986.
'Red Light Spells Danger' This song went to number two in the UK in 1977, but amazingly was never a hit in America. More recently, it was used in the second series finale of Peter Kay's Car Share. 'Suddenly' Although he was already a star in the UK, this was the title track of the album that helped Billy break through in the States. The ballad reached number four on both sides of the Atlantic. 'Love Really Hurts Without You' Although Billy had released several songs under different names by 1976, this was the first time he actually scored a hit single.
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The Motown-inspired song reached number two in the UK. 'Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car' This 1988 track gave Billy another number one hit in America, and reached number two in the UK. The song was based on a line in the Sherman Brothers' song 'You're Sixteen', and was helped by its cutting edge (at the time) video, featuring cartoons mixed with live-action sequences. There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)' This was the second of three number ones for Billy in the US, and was apparently inspired by an incident involving his song 'Suddenly'.
Co-writer Barry Eastmond later said that a friend of his wife's - who had recently broken up with a long-term boyfriend - broke down in tears at a party when the ballad came on.