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Billy Ocean
Leslie Sebastian Charles (Fyzabad, Trinidad y Tobago; 21 de enero de 1950), más conocido como Billy Ocean, es un cantautor trinitense nacionalizado británico que comenzó a hacerse famoso a partir de la década de los 70's.
| Billy Ocean | ||
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| Ocean tocando en vivo en Nueva York en 1988. | ||
| Información personal | ||
| Nombre de nacimiento | Leslie Sebastian Charles | |
| Nacimiento | 21 de enero de 1950 (71 años) Fyzabad, Trinidad y Tobago | |
| Nacionalidad | Trinitense y británica | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Cantautor | |
| Años activo | 1967 - actualmente | |
| Géneros | Soul, funk, rhythm and blues y pop | |
| Instrumento | Vocal · Guitarra · Tambores metálicos de Trinidad y Tobago | |
| Tipo de voz | Tenor | |
| Discográfica | GTO Records · Epic · Jive · Aqua Music | |
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| Sitio web | ||
Entre sus éxitos, se pueden destacar las canciones When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gets Going (parte de la banda sonora de la película La joya del Nilo, de 1985), Suddenly, Get Outta of My Dreams, Get Into My Car (parte de la banda sonora del filme License to Drive), Caribbean Queen, Loverboy y There'll Be Sad Songs to Make You Cry.
Álbumes
- Billy Ocean (1975)
- City Limit (1980)
- Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) (1981)
- Suddenly (1984)
- Love Zone (1986)
- Tear Down These Walls (1988)
- Greatest Hits (1989)
- Time to Move On (1993)
- Love is For Ever (1997)
- Emotions in Motion (2002)
- On The Run (2003)
- Let's Get Back Together (2003)
- The Ultimate Collection (2004)
- Showdown (2004)
- Can You Feel It (2005)
- YBC! (2007)
- Because I Love You (2009)
- Here You Are (2013)
- One World (2020)
Canciones
| Año | Canción | 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 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 | GREATEST HITS |
| 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 |