Here You Are: The Best Of Billy Ocean (2016) [MP3/320/2016]

Here You Are: The Best Of Billy Ocean is a new 2CD unique collection from original King Of Soul, packaged with a career spanning celebration of one of Britain’s biggest stars. Billy is a Grammy award winner with worldwide sales of over 30 million. He hit the number one spot across three continents in the 70s and 80s, counting no fewer than six UK top 10 singles. ‘Caribbean Queen’ stormed to number one on both the US singles chart and US R&B chart, and is amongst Billy’s six US top 10 singles. With top 10 albums the world over, Billy has notched up an impressive three Platinum albums (including two which are certified 2x Platinum). 

Here You Are features a personal collection of Billy’s interpretations of songs which helped the young Leslie Charles become the Billy Ocean we all know today, alongside a career spanning celebration of his biggest hits. The release coincides with the 30th anniversary of ‘When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going’, which hit the number one spot for four consecutive weeks in the UK on its release in 1986.

Disc 1 features a personally curated selection of tracks covered by Billy Ocean, chosen for their influence on him both musically and in his personal life. Billy lends his soulful voice to such classics such as ‘No Woman No Cry’, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ and ‘High Tide Low Tide’ among many other exemplary interpretations. The package also includes a special best of bonus disc, encompassing a collection of Billy Ocean’s biggest genre-defining tracks such as ‘Red Light Means Danger’, ‘Carribbean Queen’, ‘When The Going Gets Tough’, ‘Get Outta My Dreams’, ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ and ‘Suddenly’.  

Tracklist:
CD1 
01 - Billy Ocean - A Change Is Gonna Come
02 - Billy Ocean - Cry Me a River
03 - Billy Ocean - No Woman No Cry
04 - Billy Ocean - High Tide Low Tide
05 - Billy Ocean - You Send Me
06 - Billy Ocean - Here You Are
07 - Billy Ocean - Simple Game
08 - Billy Ocean - It Was a Very Good Year
09 - Billy Ocean - Time and the River
10 - Billy Ocean - Having a Party
11 - Billy Ocean - These Foolish Things
12 - Billy Ocean - Judge Not

CD2
01 - Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
02 - Billy Ocean - Suddenly
03 - Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car
04 - Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
05 - Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
06 - Billy Ocean - Red Light Spells Danger
07 - Billy Ocean - Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)
08 - Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
09 - Billy Ocean - Loverboy
10 - Billy Ocean - L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)
11 - Billy Ocean - The Long and Winding Road
12 - Billy Ocean - Love Is Forever
13 - Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy
14 - Billy Ocean - Are You Ready
15 - Billy Ocean - Bitter Sweet
16 - Billy Ocean - Mystery Lady
17 - Billy Ocean - Love Zone
18 - Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love
19 - Billy Ocean - Love Train

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