Ocean Drive (album)

Ocean Drive
Studio album by Lighthouse Family
Released	1 September 1995 (UK) 4 March 1996 (UK re-release) [1]
Recorded	Late 1993 – early 1995
Genre	Pop easy listening soul
Length	42:17
Label	Wildcard Polydor
Producer	Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family chronology
Ocean Drive (1995) Postcards from Heaven (1997)
Singles from Ocean Drive
"Lifted" Released: 22 May 1995 "Ocean Drive" Released: 9 October 1995 "Lifted (re-release)" Released: 5 February 1996 "Ocean Drive (re-release)" Released: 27 May 1996 "Goodbye Heartbreak" Released: 16 September 1996 "Loving Every Minute" Released: 19 November 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Music Week	[3]
Smash Hits	[4]

Ocean Drive is the debut album by British musical duo Lighthouse Family, released in 1995 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced the UK top 10 hit "Lifted" (the most-played single on radio nationally during the first quarter of 1996 ^[5] ) and UK top 20 hits "Ocean Drive", "Goodbye Heartbreak" and "Loving Every Minute". The album spent 175 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and achieved 6 times Platinum sales of 1.8 million copies. ^[6] As of 2022, it was the highest-selling debut album in North East England since records began in 1956. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lifted"	Tunde Baiyewu Paul Tucker Martin Brammer	Mike Peden	4:31
2.	"Heavenly"	Baiyewu Tucker Tim Kellett	Peden	3:47
3.	"Loving Every Minute"	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer Shaun Ward	Peden	4:10
4.	"Ocean Drive"	Tucker	Peden	3:48
5.	"The Way You Are"	Baiyewu Tucker Tim Laws	Peden	5:01
6.	"Keep Remembering"	Baiyewu Tucker Alan Glass Norman Giscombe Jr.	Peden	4:01
7.	"Sweetest Operator"	Baiyewu Tucker Kellett	Peden	4:03
8.	"What Could Be Better"	Baiyewu Tucker Glass Giscombe Jr.	Peden	3:57
9.	"Beautiful Night"	Baiyewu Tucker	Peden	4:48
10.	"Goodbye Heartbreak"	Baiyewu Tucker Kellett	Peden	4:11

Ocean Drive – Brazilian edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Lifted" (Linslee Extended Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer	Linslee	4:00
12.	"Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix)	Tucker	Linslee	3:59
13.	"Goodbye Heartbreak" (Linslee Main Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Kellett	Linslee	5:16
14.	"Loving Every Minute" (Cutfather & Joe Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer Ward	Cutfather & Joe	4:16

Ocean Drive – Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Absolutely Everything"	Baiyewu Tucker	Peden	3:57

Personnel

Musicians

• Tunde Baiyewu  – lead and backing vocals
• Dave Brewis  – guitar
• Rupert Brown  – drums
• Danny Cummings  – percussion
• Steven Dante  – backing vocals
• Simon Eyre  – guitar
• David Grant  – backing vocals
• Lain Gray  – backing vocals
• Tee Green  – backing vocals
• Clive Griffin  – backing vocals
• Heard But Not Seen  – backing vocals
• Lawrence Johnson  – backing vocals
• Tim Kellett  – flugelhorn, trumpet
• The London Session Orchestra  – strings
• Frank Ricotti  – vibraphone
• Philip Todd  – bass, brass, flute
• Paul Tucker  – keyboards
• Pete Wingfield  – piano
• Gavyn Wright  – violin

Technical

• Paul Max Bloom  – assistant engineer
• Phil Bodger  – mixing
• Bernie Grundman  – mastering
• Martin Hayles  – engineer
• Nick Ingman  – string arrangements
• Lighthouse Family  – arranger
• Mike Peden  – arranger, mixing, producer
• Paul Tucker  – keyboards
• Norman Watson  – photography
• Mel Wesson  – programming

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995–1997) Peak position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 26 Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 5 UK Albums (OCC) [10] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 97 UK Albums (OCC) [12] 13 Chart (1997) Position UK Albums (OCC) [13] 11 Chart (1998) Position UK Albums (OCC) [14] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [15]	6× Platinum	1,800,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "BPI".
2. Ethan Alter. "Ocean Drive Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 August 2010.
3. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week . 21 October 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
4. Paramor, Jordan (28 February 1996). "Albums". Smash Hits . p. 55. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
5. Kwaku (8 June 1996). "Brit Rhythm: Getting Better All The Time" (PDF). Billboard . New York: BPI Communications. p. 38. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
6. "Lighthouse Family". Official Charts. London: The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
7. Griffiths, George (5 October 2022). "National Album Day 2022: The Biggest Debut Albums from Every UK Region and Nation Revealed". Official Charts. London: The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
11. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 8 September 2016.
12. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
13. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
14. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
15. "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 18 September 2019.