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Billy Ocean (album)

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1976 studio album by Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1975
GenreR&B,disco,soul
Length33:54
LabelGTO,Epic
ProducerBen Findon
Billy Ocean chronology
Billy Ocean
(1976)		City Limit
(1979)
Singles from Billy Ocean
  1. "Love Really Hurts Without You"
    Released: 23 January 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar[2]

Billy Ocean is the debutstudio album by the British recording artistBilly Ocean, released in 1976 byGTO Records.[3][4] It includes thehit singles "Love Really Hurts Without You", "L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)" and "Stop Me (If You've Heard it All Before)". According to session drummer Paul Robinson, basic tracking was completed over one day.[5] All threesongs appeared in theUK Singles Chart in 1976.[6][7]

Critical reception

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Dave Thompson, inReggae & Caribbean Music, wrote that the album "placed Ocean firmly in a disco-funk-lite vein."[8]The New Rolling Stone Record Guide called the album's single, "Love Really Hurts Without You," "trite radio fodder."[9]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Ben Findon and Leslie Charles; except where indicated

  1. "Tell Him to Move Over" (3:26)
  2. "Stop Me (If You've Heard it All Before)" (Findon, Charles, Mike Myers) (3:56)
  3. "Let's Put Our Emotions in Motion" (3:09)
  4. "Let's Do it All Again" (Findon, Charles, Mike Myers) (3:40)
  5. "Love Really Hurts Without You" (3:02)
  6. "Whose Little Girl are You?" (2:56)
  7. "Soul Rock" (Charles, Bob Puzey) (2:38)
  8. "One Kiss Away" (2:53)
  9. "Hungry for Love" (2:54)
  10. "Eye of a Storm" (Findon, Geoff Wilkins) (2:38)
  11. "L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)" (2:42)

Personnel

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  • Billy Ocean – vocals
  • Les Thatcher – guitar
  • Paul Westwood – bass
  • Paul Robinson – drums

Arranged by Ben Findon, Billy Ocean andGraham Preskett

References

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  1. ^Billy Ocean atAllMusic
  2. ^Larkin, Colin (2006).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 270.
  3. ^"Billy Ocean/City Limit - Record Collector Magazine".recordcollectormag.com.
  4. ^"Billy Ocean grinded on the U.K. circuit for well over a decade". 1 July 2013.
  5. ^"Mike Dolbear Interview with Paul Robinson" (Interview). 8 April 2017. Retrieved23 July 2023.
  6. ^Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 402.ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^Matre, Lynn Van."BILLY OCEAN".chicagotribune.com.
  8. ^Thompson, Dave (29 July 2002).Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation.ISBN 9780879306557 – via Google Books.
  9. ^The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 366.
  10. ^"Mike Dolbear Interview with Paul Robinson" (Interview). 8 April 2017. Retrieved23 July 2023.
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