"Caribbean Queen" with its funky, calypso grooves was the breakthrough million-selling, Grammy Award-winning hit that made Billy Ocean an international superstar. That song, coupled with a hard-driving "Loverboy" (which hit number 2 on the U.S. pop chart) and the lush ballad "Suddenly" (number 4), resulted in Ocean's album SUDDENLY going triple platinum and spending a year on the U.S. charts.
The Trinidad born singer/songwriter, born Leslie Charles , became so identified with 80's pop soul that many forget that he actually had his first chart success many years earlier - in 1976, with "Love Really Hurts Without You," which hit number 22 on the Billboard Pop Chart in the U.S.
While that early hit is included in THE BEST OF BILLY OCEAN, this 15-track collection is a celebration of a uniquely 80's pop culture phenomenon whose classic songs remain popular on radio to this day.
In addition to the hits from SUDDENLY, THE BEST OF BILLY OCEAN includes a hit parade of songs that most fans know from the first chords or lyrics: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" (U.S. Pop #1), "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" (#2), "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" (#1), "Love Zone" (#10), "Love Is Forever" (#16) and "Colour of Love" (#17).