Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean | |
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In January 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leslie Sebastian Charles |
| Born | 21 January 1950 Fyzabad, Trinidad |
| Origin | Romford, London, England |
| Genres | R&B, funk, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, steel drums, guitar |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels | GTO, Epic, Jive, Aqua Music |
| Website | www.billyocean.co.uk |
Billy Ocean MBE (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; 21 January 1950)[1][2] is a songwriter, recording artist and musician. He was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad to Grenadan parents. He has many hit singles. Most were put out in the 1980s.
On 20 October 2010, Ocean was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBO Awards in London.[3]
On 29 July 2011, Ocean became a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. His title was presented by Sir Paul McCartney.
In 2012, Ocean made a cameo in the British comedy film Keith Lemon: The Film as Lemon's father. In January 2016, Ocean appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to perform some of his hits as part of a promo tour for his new album. Ocean toured the UK during March and April 2017.
Ocean recorded a new studio album in mid-2019 at Eve Studios in Stockport, working again with producer Barry Eastmond as co-writer. The album One World was to be released on 17 April 2020.[4] After a delay, it was later released on 4 September 2020.[5]
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
CAN [8] |
FIN [9] |
GER [10] |
NLD [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | |||||
| Billy Ocean |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| City Limit |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | |||
| Inner Feelings |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Suddenly |
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9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 23 | 35 | — | — | 9 | |||
| Love Zone |
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2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Tear Down These Walls |
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3 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 18 | |||
| Time to Move On |
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— | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Because I Love You |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Biography on his official website
- ↑ Allmusic biography - accessed January 2008
- ↑ "Tinie Tempah, JLS Big Winners at MOBO Awards". Billboard.com. Reuters. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ↑ "Billy Ocean Set to Release 'One World,' First Album in a Decade « American Songwriter". Americansongwriter.com. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ "Billy Ocean | The Official Website | Latest news". Billy Ocean | The Official Website. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ↑ "UK Charts > Billy Ocean". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑
- For Australian charts before June 1988: "Australian Charts > Billy Ocean". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- For Australian charts after June 1988: David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "CAN Charts > Billy Ocean". RPM. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 227. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ↑ "Charts.de - Albums - Billy Ocean" (in German). charts.de Media Control. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ↑ "Dutch Charts > Billy Ocean" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "NZ Charts > Billy Ocean". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ "Swedish Charts > Billy Ocean". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ "Swiss Charts > Billy Ocean" (in German). swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ Billy Ocean on Billboard 200 chart:
- Chart positions before 1985: "AllMusic > Billboard 200 > Billy Ocean". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- Chart positions since 1985: "Billboard > Billboard 200 > Billy Ocean". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "CAN Certifications > Billy Ocean". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "US Certifications > Billy Ocean". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
Other websites
Media related to Billy Ocean at Wikimedia Commons