Suddenly (Billy Ocean album)

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Suddenly
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Studio album by
Released12 September 1984
RecordedAugust 1983 – March 1984
Studio
Genre
Length45:12
Label Jive
Producer Keith Diamond
Billy Ocean chronology
Inner Feelings
(1982)
Suddenly
(1984)
Love Zone
(1986)
Singles from Suddenly
  1. "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
    Released: August 1984
  2. "Loverboy"
    Released: November 1984
  3. "Suddenly"
    Released: March 1985
  4. "Mystery Lady"
    Released: June 1985
  5. "The Long and Winding Road"
    Released: October 1985
Professional ratings
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Suddenly is the fifth studio album by British recording artist Billy Ocean, released on 12 September 1984. It featured his first major US pop hit single "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Prior to that, his biggest success on the US charts had been a number-22 placing for "Love Really Hurts Without You" in 1976, which was one of a number of UK hits he had achieved by the release of this album. Despite these earlier hits, Suddenly became Ocean's first charting album in the United Kingdom, reaching number nine on the UK Album Chart. It also reached number nine in the US, and spawned two additional US top-five singles in the title track and "Loverboy", while a fourth single, "Mystery Lady", reached the US top 40. "Caribbean Queen" and "Suddenly" also reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean, except where noted.

  1. "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" – 7:52
  2. "Mystery Lady" (Diamond, Ocean, James Woodley) – 5:02
  3. "Syncopation" (Diamond, Ocean, Jolyon Skinner) – 5:20
  4. "The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:40
  5. "Loverboy" (Diamond, Ocean, Robert Lange) – 5:16
  6. "Lucky Man" – 4:21
  7. "Dancefloor" (Diamond, Ocean, Barry J. Eastmond) – 4:14
  8. "If I Should Lose You" – 3:59
  9. "Suddenly" – 3:53

On the European release, the first track was "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)" (4:50), replacing "Caribbean Queen". [2] On the UK Jive release (HIP 12) the track length was given (and measured) as 7:52 and titled "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)".

Expanded edition (released July 2011)

Bonus tracks:

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Suddenly
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] 3× Platinum300,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [21] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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