Ocean Drive | ||||
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Released | 1 September 1995 (UK) 4 March 1996 (UK re-release) [1] | |||
Recorded | Late 1993 – early 1995 | |||
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Length | 42:17 | |||
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Producer | Mike Peden | |||
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lifted" | Mike Peden | 4:31 | |
2. | "Heavenly" |
| Peden | 3:47 |
3. | "Loving Every Minute" |
| Peden | 4:10 |
4. | "Ocean Drive" |
| Peden | 3:48 |
5. | "The Way You Are" |
| Peden | 5:01 |
6. | "Keep Remembering" |
| Peden | 4:01 |
7. | "Sweetest Operator" |
| Peden | 4:03 |
8. | "What Could Be Better" |
| Peden | 3:57 |
9. | "Beautiful Night" |
| Peden | 4:48 |
10. | "Goodbye Heartbreak" |
| Peden | 4:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Lifted" (Linslee Extended Mix) |
| Linslee | 4:00 |
12. | "Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix) |
| Linslee | 3:59 |
13. | "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Linslee Main Mix) |
| Linslee | 5:16 |
14. | "Loving Every Minute" (Cutfather & Joe Mix) |
| Cutfather & Joe | 4:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Absolutely Everything" |
| Peden | 3:57 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | 6× Platinum | 1,800,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |