Syn popularnego w Trynidadzie, ciemnoskórego wykonawcy muzyki calypso. W Londynie, dokąd rodzina przeniosła się w 1959, ukończył klasę fortepianu Camden School of Music.
Od 1967 występował z zespołami Shades Of Midnight, The Go i Dry Ice, a także śpiewał z orkiestrami rozrywkowymi Kena Macln-tosha i Mike'a Mortona.
Używając różnych pseudonimów estradowych, m.in. Joshua, Lee Charles i Byron James, nagrywał bez powodzenia dla firm Louvigny, Spark i Young Blood.
Pierwsze dowody uznania przyniosły mu single z piosenkami "Love Really Hurts Without You", "Love On Delivery", "Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" i "Red Light Spells Danger", wydane w 1976 i 1977 przez GTO, firmowane już imieniem i nazwiskiem Billy Ocean.
Sukces światowy odniósł w połowie lat osiemdziesiątych. W swojej twórczości nawiązał zarówno do tradycji soulu, jak i muzyki wysp karaibskich.
Jego najbardziej udane przeboje dyskotekowe to Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run), Loverboy, Suddenly, When The Goings Gets Tough The Tough Get Going (z filmu Klejnot Nilu, 1985. rez. Lewis Teague), There'll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry, Modern Woman (z filmu Ruthless People, 1986, rez. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker), Love Zone, Love Is Forever, Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car i The Colour Of Love.
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Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
Love really hurts without you/You're running outa fools | Billy Ocean | 03.1976 | 2[10] | 22[11] | Ariola America 7621 | [silver-UK][written by Les Charles, Ben Findon][produced by Ben Findon] |
L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)/Mr. Business Man | Billy Ocean | 07.1976 | 19[8] | 106[5] | Ariola America 7630 | [written by Les Charles, Ben Findon][produced by Ben Findon][55[7].R&B Chart] |
Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)/Let's Put Our Emotions In Motions | Billy Ocean | 11.1976 | 12[11] | - | GTO GT 72 [UK] | [written by Findon, Charles, Myers][produced by Ben Findon] |
Red light spells danger/Sweet Memories | Billy Ocean | 03.1977 | 2[10] | - | GTO GT 85 [UK] | [written by Les Charles, Ben Findon][Produced by Ben Findon] |
American Hearts /My Love | Billy Ocean | 09.1979 | 54[5] | - | GTO GT 244 [UK] | [written by Bugatti, Musker][Produced by Ken Gold] |
Are You Ready/Maybe Tonight | Billy Ocean | 01.1980 | 42[7] | - | GTO GT 259 [UK] | [written by Gold, Ocean][Produced by Ken Gold] |
Night [Feel like getting down]/Stay the night | Billy Ocean | 06.1981 | - | 103[6] | Epic 02053 | [written by Billy Ocean, Nigel Martinez][Produced by Nigel Martinez][7[19].R&B; Chart] |
Another Day Won't Matter/Whatever Turns You On | Billy Ocean | 09.1981 | - | - | Epic 02485 | [written by B. Ocean, K. Gold][Produced by Nigel Martinez][66[6].R&B; Chart] |
Calypso Funkin'/City Limit | Billy Ocean | 06.1982 | - | - | Epic 02942 | [written by B. Ocean, N. Martinez, J. James][produced by Billy Ocean, Nigel Martinez][72[5].R&B; Chart] |
Caribbean Queen [No more love on the run] | Billy Ocean | 08.1984 | 6[14] | 1[2][26] | Jive 9199 | [gold-US][written by K. Diamond, B. Ocean][produced by Keith Diamond][1[4][27].R&B; Chart] |
Lover boy | Billy Ocean | 12.1984 | 15[10] | 2[21] | Jive 9284 | [written by K. Diamond, B. Ocean, R. J. Lange][produced by Keith Diamond][20[20].R&B; Chart] |
Suddenly/Lucky man | Billy Ocean | 03.1985 | 4[14] | 4[22] | Jive 9323 | [written by K. Diamond, B. Ocean][produced by Keith Diamond][5[20].R&B; Chart] |
Mystery Lady/African Queen [No more love on the run] | Billy Ocean | 07.1985 | 49[4] | 24[15] | Jive 9374 | [written by K. Diamond, B. Ocean, J. Woodley][produced by Keith Diamond][10[14].R&B; Chart] |
When the going gets tough | Billy Ocean | 11.1985 | 1[4][13] | 2[23] | Jive 9432 | [written by W. Brathwaite, B. Eastmond, R. J. Lange, B. Ocean][produced by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry J. Eastmond][6[19].R&B; Chart][piosenka z filmu "The Jewel of The Nile] |
There' ll be sad songs (To Make You Cry) / If I Should Lose You | Billy Ocean | 04.1986 | 12[13] | 1[1][21] | Jive 9465 | [written by Wayne, Brathwaite, Barry, Eastmond, Billy Ocean][produced by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry J. Eastmond][1[2][21].R&B; Chart] |
Love zone | Billy Ocean | 07.1986 | 49[3] | 10[16] | Jive 9510 | [written by B. Eastmond, W. Brathwaite, B. Ocean][produced by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry J. Eastmond][1[2][15].R&B; Chart] |
Bittersweet | Billy Ocean | 10.1986 | 44[4] | - | Jive JIVE 133 [UK] | [written by B. Eastmond, W. Brathwaite, B. Ocean][produced by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry J. Eastmond] |
Love is forever/Dancefloor | Billy Ocean | 10.1986 | 34[7] | 16[16] | Jive 9540 | [written by B. Eastmond, W. Brathwaite, B. Ocean][produced by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry J. Eastmond][10[16].R&B Chart] |
Get outta my dreams,get into my car/Showdown | Billy Ocean | 02.1988 | 3[11] | 1[2][20] | Jive 9678 | [written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, B. Ocean][produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange][1[1][16].R&B Chart] |
The colour of love/It's never too late to try | Billy Ocean | 05.1988 | 65[3] | 17[16] | Jive 9707 | [written by Brathwaite, Eastmond, Ocean, Skinner][produced by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry J. Eastmond][10[13].R&B Chart] |
Tear Down These Walls/Without You | Billy Ocean | 09.1988 | - | - | Jive 9740 | [written by Lange, Ocean, Riley][produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange][27[10].R&B Chart] |
Calypso crazy/Let's Get Back Together | Billy Ocean | 05.1988 | 35[4] | - | Jive BOS 2 | [written by R. J. Lange, B. Ocean][produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange] |
Licence to chill/Pleasure | Billy Ocean | 10.1989 | - | 32[9] | Arista 1283 | [written by R. J. Lange, B. Ocean][produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange][33[10].R&B Chart] |
I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed) | Billy Ocean | 01.1990 | - | - | Jive 1311 | [60[6].R&B Chart] |
Pressure | Billy Ocean | 02.1993 | 55[2] | - | Jive BOSCD 6[UK] | [ Producer - Steely & Clevie] |
Everything's So Different Without You | Billy Ocean | 07.1993 | - | - | Jive 42 135 | [produced by R. Kelly][91[3].R&B Chart] |
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Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
Nights [Feel like getting down] | Billy Ocean | 07.1981 | - | 152[3] | Epic 37 406 | [produced by Ken Gold, Nigel Martinez] |
Suddenly | Billy Ocean | 11.1984 | 9[59] | 9[86] | Jive 8213 | [2x-platinium-US][gold-UK][produced by Keith Diamond] |
Love zone | Billy Ocean | 06.1986 | 2[32] | 6[48] | Jive 8409 | [2x-platinium-US][gold-UK][produced by Barry Eastmond,Wayne Brathwaite] |
Tear down these walls | Billy Ocean | 03.1988 | 3[13] | 18[31] | Jive 8495 | [platinium-US][gold-UK][produced by Barry Eastmond, Wayne Brathwaite, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Teddy Riley] |
Greatest hits | Billy Ocean | 10.1989 | 4[15] | 77[16] | Jive 1271 | [platinium-US][platinum-UK] |
Love is for ever | Billy Ocean | 08.1997 | 7[21] | - | Jive BO CD 2 [UK] | [gold-UK] |
Let's get back together-The love songs of Billy Ocean | Billy Ocean | 02.2003 | 69[2] | - | Jive 9225232 [UK] | - |
Ultimate Collection | Billy Ocean | 06.2004 | 28[4] | - | Jive 82876614022 [UK] | - |
The Very Best of Billy Ocean | Billy Ocean | 05.2010 | 17[7] | - | Sony Music 88697696932 [UK] | - |
Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean | Billy Ocean | 05.2016 | 4[12] | - | Sony Music CG 88985313022 [UK] | [silver-UK] |
The Very Best of Billy Ocean | Billy Ocean | 05.2016 | 59[4] | - | Sony Music CG 0888750541321 [UK] | - |
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