Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean

Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean is a two-disc compilation album by British R&B singer and songwriter Billy Ocean, released in 2016. The first disc includes cover versions of 1950s and 1960s pop and rock songs, and the second disc includes most of Ocean's hit recordings.

Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean
Compilation album by
Released29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)
Genre
Length2:13:23
Label
Producer
Billy Ocean chronology
The Real... Billy Ocean (The Ultimate Collection)
(2014)
Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean
(2016)
Here You Are + The Music of My Life
(2017)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]
  • Ian Sime from Yorkpress says Ocean's cover of "A Simple Game" is richly infused with Northern Soul angst, calling it "the perfect hit single." However, his interpretations of "A Change Is Gonna Come", "No Woman No Cry" and "Having a Party" have a "distinct air of Cabaret Classic, and the least said about his rendition of "Cry Me a River" the better."[2]
  • Super Deluxe Edition Justyn Barnes says that: "Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean has a rather cute cover photo of the young Leslie Charles who would grow up to become big Billy O, Grammy-award-winning artist, and the audio content of this double CD released by Sony Music CMG is designed to reflect his – as they say on X Factor – 'journey'."[3]

Background

To promote the album, Billy Ocean toured in 2016.[4]

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Change Is Gonna Come"Sam Cooke4:19
2."Cry Me a River"Arthur Hamilton4:11
3."No Woman, No Cry"Bob Marley, Vincent Ford5:25
4."High Tide, Low Tide"Bob Marley4:39
5."You Send Me"Sam Cooke4:51
6."Here You Are"Billy Ocean, Barry Eastmond4:35
7."A Simple Game"Mike Pinder5:04
8."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake5:18
9."Time and the River"Wally Gold, Aaron Schaeder3:53
10."Having a Party"Sam Cooke5:14
11."These Foolish Things"Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Harry Link4:38
12."Judge Not"Bob Marley3:31
Total length:55:45

Disc two

No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Wayne Brathwaite, Barry EastmondThe Jewel of the Nile (1985) and Love Zone (1986)4:10
2."Suddenly"Billy Ocean, Keith DiamondSuddenly (1984)3:53
3."Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" LangeTear Down These Walls (1988)4:45
4."Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"Billy Ocean, Keith DiamondSuddenly (1984)4:05
5."Love Really Hurts Without You"Leslie Charles, Ben FindonBilly Ocean (1976)3:00
6."Red Light Spells Danger"Leslie Charles, Ben FindonSingle only (1977)3:31
7."Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)"Leslie Charles, Ben Findon, Mike MyersBilly Ocean (1976)3:57
8."There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite, Barry EastmondLove Zone (1986)4:50
9."Loverboy"Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Keith DiamondSuddenly (1984)4:10
10."L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)"Leslie Charles, Ben FindonBilly Ocean (1976)2:45
11."The Long and Winding Road"John Lennon, Paul McCartneySuddenly (1984)4:41
12."Love Is Forever"Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James EastmondLove Zone (1986)4:10
13."Calypso Crazy"Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" LangeTear Down These Walls (1988)4:26
14."Are You Ready"Billy Ocean, Ken GoldCity Limit (1980)4:28
15."Bitter Sweet"Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James EastmondLove Zone (1986)4:57
16."Mystery Lady"Billy Ocean, Keith Diamond, James WoodleySuddenly (1984)3:55
17."Love Zone"Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James EastmondLove Zone (1986)4:14
18."The Colour of Love"Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Jolyon SkinnerTear Down These Walls (1988)4:17
19."Love Train"Kenny Gamble, Leon HuffNew Song (2016)3:31
Total length:1:17:54

Chart positions

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop) [5] 142
UK Album Charts (Official Charts Company)[6] 4

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog #
UK 22 April 2013 Aqua Music 2-CD AQCD2
USA 2017 Legacy CD, Album, Reissue, Compilation 88985440232
Australia 29 April 2016 Sony Music 2 × CD 88985313022

References

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