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Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean
Compilation album by
Billy Ocean
Released29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)
Genre
Length133:23
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)

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.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ian Sime from York's The Press 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's 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

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

Track listing

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Disc one

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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

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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, 19864:10
2."Suddenly"Billy Ocean, Keith DiamondSuddenly, 19843:53
3."Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" LangeTear Down These Walls, 19884:45
4."Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"Billy Ocean, Keith DiamondSuddenly4:05
5."Love Really Hurts Without You"Leslie Charles, Ben FindonBilly Ocean, 19763:00
6."Red Light Spells Danger"Leslie Charles, Ben FindonSingle only, 19773:31
7."Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)"Leslie Charles, Ben Findon, Mike MyersBilly Ocean3:57
8."There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite, Barry EastmondLove Zone4:50
9."Loverboy"Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Keith DiamondSuddenly4:10
10."L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)"Leslie Charles, Ben FindonBilly Ocean2:45
11."The Long and Winding Road"John Lennon, Paul McCartneySuddenly4:41
12."Love Is Forever"Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James EastmondLove Zone4:10
13."Calypso Crazy"Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" LangeTear Down These Walls4:26
14."Are You Ready?"Billy Ocean, Ken GoldCity Limit, 19804:28
15."Bitter Sweet"Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James EastmondLove Zone4:57
16."Mystery Lady"Billy Ocean, Keith Diamond, James WoodleySuddenly3:55
17."Love Zone"Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James EastmondLove Zone4:14
18."The Colour of Love"Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Jolyon SkinnerTear Down These Walls4:17
19."Love Train"Kenny Gamble, Leon HuffPreviously Unreleased3:31
Total length:1:17:54

Charts

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

Release history

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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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  1. ^ Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ian Sime (5 May 2016). "CD review: Billy Ocean, Here You Are/The Best Of (Sony)". The Press. York.
  3. ^ Billy Ocean / Here You Are + The Best Of at Super Deluxe Edition
  4. ^ Billy Ocean: Here You Are - The Best Of Tour comes to Plymouth at Devon 24/7
  5. ^ Ultratop Charts - Billy Ocean - Here You Are: The Best Of Billy Ocean
  6. ^ Billy Ocean - Albums Charts at Official Charts Company
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