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Albums Singles Awards Various Refers
OCEAN Billy
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 21.01.1950 (Trinidad, as Leslie Sebastian Charles)
OCEAN Billy (photo)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Billy Ocean11/1976 GTO
2.City Limits1980
3.Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)1981
4.Inner Feelings1982
5.Suddenly
produced by: Keith Diamond		8/1984 Jive9 9
6.Love Zone5/1986 Jive2 6
7.Tear Down These Walls
produced by: Wayne Brathwaite/Barry Eastmond/Robert John "Mutt" Lange		3/1988 Jive3 18
8.Greatest Hits10/1989 Jive4 77
9.Best Remixes16.12.1991
10.The Collection30.06.1992Music Club Deluxe
11.Time To Move On08.06.1993
12.Lover Boy22.11.1993
13.Gold07.04.1997SMIS/Sony
14.Life (Love Is Forever)04.08.1997Jive/Rough Trade6
15.Greatest Hits19.08.1997Galaxy
16.Emotions In Motion21.06.2002
17.On The Run04.02.2003Planet Media
18.Let's Get Back Together - The Love Songs2/2003 Jive69
19.The Ultimate Collection13.07.2004Jive28
20.Super Hits04.11.2008Sbme Special Mkts
21.Because I Love You02.02.2009Cooking Vinyl
22.The Very Best Of Billy Ocean21.04.2010Sony Music17
23.Here You Are09.04.2013Aqua
24.Playlist: The Very Best of Billy Ocean21.05.2013Jive
25.Love Train09.09.2014Aqua Music
26.The Real Billy Ocean
(3CD)		05.01.2015Sony BMG59
27.Here You Are - The Best Of Billy Ocean4/2016 Sony Music4
28.One World9/2020 Sony Music14

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Whose Little Girl Are You05.09.1975GTO
2.Love Really Hurts Without You
produced by: Ben Findon		23.01.1976GTO2 16
3.Love On Delivery
produced by: Ben Findon		7/1976 GTO19 106
4.Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)
produced by: Ben Findon		11/1976 GTO9
5.Red Light Spells Danger
produced by: Ben Findon		04.03.1977GTO2
6.Let's Put Our Emotions Into Motion1/1979
7.American Hearts17.08.1979GTO54
8.Are You Ready1/1980 GTO42
9.Night (Feel Like Getting Down)6/1981 Epic 103
10.European Queen5/1984 82
11.Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) / European Queen
(v USA 8/84)		24.09.1984Jive/Arista4 1
12.Lover Boy11/1984 Jive/Arista13 2
13.Suddenly3/1985 2 4
14.Mystery Lady6/1985 Jive/Arista49 24
15.When The Going Gets Tough11/1985 Jive/Arista1 2
16.There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)4/1986 Jive/Arista6 1
17.Love Zone7/1986 Jive/Arista30 10
18.Bittersweet10/1986 44
19.Love Is Forever10/1986 28 16
20.Love Really Hurts Without You11/1986 81
21.Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car1/1988 Jive/Arista3 1
22.Calypso Crazy4/1988 35
23.The Colour Of Love5/1988 Jive/Arista65 17
24.Stand & Deliver10/1988 97
25.Licence To Chill9/1989 Jive81 32
26.Pressure01.02.199355
27.Everything's So Different Without You1993
28.Nites
& Future Soul Collective		19.09.2009Future Soul Collective
29.Stay The Night / Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) / Are You Ready (12 version)27.06.2014GTO

Joshua:

1. Pick A Rose In Bloom (?, Louvigny-Marquee)

Les Charles:

1. Nashville Rain (?, Spark)
2. Baby You've Got Something (?, Spark)
3. Sentence You To Love (?, Spark)
4. Money's Made To Burn (?, Spark)
5. Sun In My Morning (?, Spark)
6. Wild Beautiful Woman (?, Phonogram)

Scorched Earth:

1. On The Run (?, Young Blood)

Awards:

1984 Grammy Awards - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male (SP "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)")
2002 Honorary Doctor of Music degree (University of Westminster)
2010 MOBO Awards - Lifetime Achievement
2019 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Various:

originally recorded singles under pseudonyms Joshua, Les Charles, Piggy Bank, Scorched Earth

Compilation Appearances:

"When The Going Gets Tough" on compilation "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: The Album" (1.8.00, Buena Vista)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19761220.03.197643High Speed Rapsinterview
19772916.07.197742MM Fileprofile, discography
19793118.08.197922Singlessingle review
19843222.09.198427Singlessingle review
19843620.10.19845Talk Talk Talk
19844017.11.19844Fast Forward - Record News