Billy Ocean – The Very Best Of Billy Ocean (LP, Compilation, Vinyl)

Leslie Sebastian Charles MBE (born 21 January 1950), known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally.

After releasing several recordings under other stage names, he achieved breakthrough success with the 1976 single "Love Really Hurts Without You". It was the second single released under the stage name Billy Ocean and peaked at number two in the UK and number three in Australia. Later that year, he achieved two additional top twenty singles in the UK. The following year his single "Red Light Spells Danger" also peaked at number two.

After a period of limited chart success, he released the single "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" in 1984. In the UK, the song peaked at number six. In the US, it entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number eighty-five but peaked at number one ten weeks later. Ocean won the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the song. It also charted in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and across Europe under three different titles.