Billy Ocean, nascido como Leslie Sebastian Charles - em Fyzabad, a 21 de Janeiro de 1950 - é um cantor nascido em Trinidad e Tobago que emigrou para Inglaterra para se dedicar, a partir da década de 1970, à música. Entre os seus principais êxitos podemos destacar as canções "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going" - tema integrante da banda sonora do filme "A Jóia do Nilo" ("The Jewel of the Nile") - "Suddenly", "Get outta of my dreams, get into my car", "Caribbean Queen", "Loverboy" e "There'll be sad songs to make you cry". A 8 de Outubro de 2006, a canção "Caribbean Queen" foi acrescentada na lista de música do jogo "Scarface: The world is yours". Nos últimos anos, voltou a ficar conhecido devido ao facto do seu nome ser bastante citado no seriado americano "Todo mundo odeia o Chris", onde a personagem Tonya Rock, vivida pela jovem actriz Imani Hakim, é sua grande fã.
Discografia
Álbuns
Billy Ocean (GTO 1975)
Tonigth Togeter (GTO 1976)
City Limit (GTO 1980)
Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) (Epic Records 1981) #152 U.S.
Inner Feelings (Epic 1982)
Suddenly (Jive Records 1984) #9 UK, #9 U.S.
Love Zone (Jive 1986) #2 UK, #6 U.S.
Tear Down These Walls (Jive 1988) #3 UK, #18 U.S.
Greatest Hits (Jive 1989) #4 UK, #77 U.S.
Time to Move On (Jive 1993)
Love is For Ever (Jive 1997) #7 UK
Emotions in Motion (Time Music International 2002)
On The Run (Planet Media 2003)
Let's Get Back Together (Jive 2003) #69 UK
The Ultimate Collection (brasil 2542) #28 UK
Showdown (Jive 2004)
Can You Feel It (K-tel 2005) (Disponível apenas em iTunes de Apple Inc.)
YBC! (Jixxtaposition Records 2007)
Singles
| Ano | Canção | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | UK singles | Álbum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "Love Really Hurts Without You" | 22 | - | 8 | 2 | Billy Ocean |
| 1976 | "L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)" | - | 55 | - | 19 | Billy Ocean |
| 1976 | "Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" | - | - | - | 12 | Billy Ocean |
| 1977 | "Red Light Spells Danger" | - | - | - | 2 | Billy Ocean |
| 1979 | "American Hearts" | - | - | - | 54 | City Limit |
| 1980 | "Are You Ready/Stay The Night" | - | - | 83 | 42 | City Limit |
| 1981 | "Night (Feel Like Gettin' Down)" | - | 7 | 4 | - | Night (Feel Like Getting Down) |
| 1982 | "Calypso Funkin'" | - | 72 | - | - | Inner Feelings |
| 1984 | "European Queen (No More Love On The Run) | - | - | - | 82 | Suddenly (European version) |
| 1984 | "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Suddenly |
| 1985 | "Loverboy" | 2 | 20 | 1 | 15 | Suddenly |
| 1985 | "Suddenly" | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | Suddenly |
| 1985 | "Mystery Lady" | 24 | 10 | - | 49 | Suddenly |
| 1986 | "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" | 2 | 6 | 31 | 1 | The Jewel of the Nilesoundtrack |
| 1986 | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | Love Zone |
| 1986 | "On The Run (Hold On Brother)" | - | - | 48 | - | Love Zone |
| 1986 | "Love Zone" | 10 | 1 | - | 49 | Love Zone |
| 1986 | "Bittersweet" | - | - | - | 44 | Love Zone |
| 1986 | "Love Is Forever" | 16 | 10 | - | 34 | Love Zone |
| 1988 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | Tear Down These Walls |
| 1988 | "Calypso Crazy" | - | - | - | 35 | Tear Down These Walls |
| 1988 | "The Colour Of Love" | 17 | 10 | - | 65 | Tear Down These Walls |
| 1988 | "Stand And Deliver" | - | - | - | 97 | Tear Down These Walls |
| 1989 | "License To Chill" | 32 | 33 | - | 81 | Tear Down These Walls |
| 1990 | "I Sleep So Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)" | - | 60 | - | - | Greatest Hits |
| 1993 | "Everything's So Different Without You" | - | 91 | - | - | Time to Move On |
| 1993 | "Pressure" | - | - | - | 55 | Time to Move On |
Nota: o presente post recolheu informação da Wikipedia, Youtube e Letras.mus.br
Billy Ocean
Caribbean Queen
She dashed by me in painted on jeans
And all heads turned 'cause she was the dream
In the blink of an eye I knew her number and her name yeah
Ah she said I was the tiger she wanted to tame
Caribbean queen
Now we're sharing the same dream
And our hearts they beat as one
No more love on the run
I lose my cool when she steps in the room
And I get so excited just from her perfume
Electric eyes that you can't ignore
And passion burns you like never before
I was in search of a good time
Just running my game
Love was the furthest
Furthest from my mind
Caribbean queen
Now we're sharing the same dream
And our hearts they beat as one
No more love on the run
Caribbean queen
Now we're sharing the same dream
And our hearts they beat as one
No more love on the run
Caribbean queen
Now we're sharing the same dream
And our hearts they beat as one
No more love on the run
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