Suddenly (Billy Ocean song)
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"Suddenly" is a popular song from 1985 written and performed by the Trinidadian
-born, British
-based pop music
singer Billy Ocean
. It is the title track to the singer's 1984 breakthrough album
, which was produced by Keith Diamond
.
Released as the third single
from the album (following the success of "Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy
"), the ballad, "Suddenly", reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart
in mid-1985, peaking at number four. The song reached the same chart peak on the Billboard Hot 100
chart in the US, spending two weeks at number four in June of that year. It peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart
and spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart
.
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
-born, British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s...
. It is the title track to the singer's 1984 breakthrough album
Suddenly (Billy Ocean album)
Suddenly is the fifth studio album by Billy Ocean, released in 1984. It featured his first major U.S. pop hit single "Caribbean Queen ", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart.-Track listing:...
, which was produced by Keith Diamond
Keith Diamond (songwriter)
Keith Diamond was a songwriter and producer who worked with artists such as Donna Summer, Michael Bolton, Sheena Easton, Mick Jagger and Don Johnson. Diamond also produced and wrote Billy Ocean's "Suddenly," "Caribbean Queen ," "Loverboy" and "Mystery Lady," as well as producing and managing...
.
Released as the third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from the album (following the success of "Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy
Loverboy (Billy Ocean song)
"Loverboy" was Billy Ocean's second single from his 1984 album, Suddenly. It was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and reached a chart high of number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985. It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club...
"), the ballad, "Suddenly", reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in mid-1985, peaking at number four. The song reached the same chart peak on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart in the US, spending two weeks at number four in June of that year. It peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
and spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
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