"Ocean Drive" | ||||
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Single by Lighthouse Family | ||||
from the album Ocean Drive | ||||
Released | 2 October 1995 | |||
Studio | Battery (New York City) | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Paul Tucker | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Peden | |||
Lighthouse Family singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ocean Drive" on YouTube | ||||
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"Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive" |
"Ocean Drive" is a song written by British musical duo Lighthouse Family for their debut album of the same name (1995). Produced by Mike Peden,the song was released as the second single from the album on 2 October 1995 and reached the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was re-released,slightly remixed and with new vocals,on 20 May 1996 and reached the top 20 on the UK chart. This version also appeared on the duo's 2002 Greatest Hits album.
The song was written and composed by keyboard-player Paul Tucker and sung by Tunde Baiyewu.
The trumpet solo is by Tim Kellett.
James Masterton for Dotmusic described "Ocean Drive" as "a lovely,mellow track that is no less brilliant than the first". [1] A reviewer from Music Week rated the song three out of five,writing,"From this summer's happy British film hit Jack And Sarah comes a track of unconstrained quality." [2] Later,the magazine added,"Mellow vibe with a Tracy Chapman feel to the vocal result in a record that you can imagine radio rightly embracing." [3]
Original release
Re-release
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [17] | Gold | 400,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 2 October 1995 |
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United Kingdom (re-release) | 20 May 1996 | [19] |
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