Leslie Sebastian Charles, més conegut com a Billy Ocean (Fyzabad, 21 de gener de 1950) és un cantant britànic. Nascut a l'illa de Trinidad i Tobago Billy Ocean va emigrar a Anglaterra per a dedicar-se, a partir dels anys setanta, a la música. Entre els seus èxits, es poden destacar les cançons When the going gets tough, the tough gets going (part de la banda sonora de la pel·lícula La joia del Nil), Suddenly, Get outta of my dreams, get into my car, Caribbean Queen, Loverboy i There'll be sad songs to make you cry.
Discografia Àlbums Billy Ocean (GTO 1975) 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 (Jive 2004) #28 UK Showdown (Jive 2004) Can You Feel It (K-tel 2005) (Disponible exclusivamente en la tienda de música iTunes d'Apple) YBC! (Jixxtaposition Records 2007)
Cançons Any Cançó Àlbum 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 Nile soundtrack 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
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