Billy Ocean

Billy Ocean  (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; 21 January 1950)Biography on his official website[ Allmusic biography - accessed January 2008] is a singer, songwriter,  record producer, 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.

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. After a delay, it was later released on 4 September 2020.

Studio albums
 Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSFor Australian charts before June 1988: 
For Australian charts after June 1988: CANFINGERNLDNZSWESWIUSBilly Ocean on Billboard 200 chart:
Chart positions before 1985: 
Chart positions since 1985:  Billy OceanReleased: 1976
Label: GTO —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — City LimitReleased: 1980
Label: GTO —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)Released: 1981
Label: GTO / Epic —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  152 Inner FeelingsReleased: 1982
Label: Epic —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — SuddenlyReleased: 12 September 1984
Label: Jive 9  13  14  10  43  23  35   —  —  9UK: Gold
CAN: 3× Platinum
US: 2× Platinum Love ZoneReleased: 1986
Label: Jive 2  8  3  10  33  7  8  7  16  6UK: Gold
CAN: 2× Platinum
US: 2× Platinum Tear Down These WallsReleased: January 1988
Label: Jive 3  13  8  24  17  18  7  14  10  18UK: Gold
CAN: Platinum
US: Platinum Time to Move OnReleased: March 1993
Label: Jive —  —  —  —  —  81  —  —  —  — Because I Love YouReleased: 2 February 2009
Label: Aqua Music —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country

References

Other websites

Billy Ocean official website

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