Artist of the 1970s Billy Ocean

Leslie Sebastian Charles was born in 1950 in Trinidad and moved to the UK when he was only eight years old. He changed his name to Billy Ocean after Ocean Estate where he use to live in London, and use to be a pub singer and a tailor in the very early 1970s.

His very first UK single was Love Really Hurts Without You getting to the number two slot in the UK in 1976. The single came from his album Billy Ocean. This fast paced fun single made Billy launch his 1970s career.

Top 40+ Years Ago: November 1976

30 UK, US and European hits from November 1976: 1. It's A Long Way There 2. Do What You Want, Be What You Are 3. I'm Your Puppet 4. Help Wanted 5. Here Comes The Weekend 6. Under the Moon of Love 7. Love Hit Me 8. Still The One 9. Rock'n Me 10. You Don't Know Me At All 11. Don't Wanna Lose Your Love 12. Flip 13. Open Sesame 14. Peter Gunn 15. Mr. Melody 16. Keep Me Cryin' 17. Catfish 18. Midnight Love Affair 19. My Sweet Summer Suite 20. Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before) 21. Say You Love Me 22. We Can Work It Out 23. (I Believe) Love's A Prima Donna 24. O Comilão 25. Do You Feel Like We Do 26. I Don't Want to Go On Without You 27. Nights Are Forever Without You 28. Love Ballad 29. Lines 30. Muskrat Love

Sunshine 70s on KX Classics #8

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Secrets (1976) Loggins & Messina – Thinking Of You (1972) Jim Spencer – Wrap Myself Up In Your Love (1979) Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts – Git Up (1976) Tony Hatch & Satin Brass – Sounds Of The Seventies (1970) Lil Albert – My Girl Friday (1976) Bee Gees – Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) (1975) Zwol – Call Out My Name (1979) Paul Anka – Slowdown (1977) Bell & James – You Never Know What You've Got (1978) Bojoura – The Letter (1974) Linda Ronstadt – It's So Easy (1977) Christian Gaubert – Sweet Maryline (1979) Debra Anderson – Funny How We've Changed Places (1974) Anacostia – All I Need (1975) Billy Ocean – Love Really Hurts Without You (1975) McGuinn, Clark & Hillman – Don’t You Write Her Off (1979)

Music from 1971