Billy Ocean Suddenly

Personnel: Billy Ocean (vocals); Eddie Martinez, Vic Linton, Geoff Whitehorn, Clarence Brice (guitar); Jeff Smith (saxophone); Barry Eastmond (keyboards, synthesizers); Timmy Allen (bass); Terry Silverlight (drums); Tony Maroni (percussion); Keith Diamond (synth bass); Curtis King, Cindy Myzelle, Chrissie Faith, Lisa Fischer, Meekaeel M., Stevie Lange, Katie Kisson, Keith Diamond (background vocals).

Billy Ocean vaulted into international stardom with this album in 1984. The album peaked at number nine, was on the charts for over a year and a half, and yielded three R&B hits that were all also pop smashes. Ocean would sing on the soundtrack for the film The Jewel Of The Nile, make sellout appearances around the world, and appear regularly on television and videos. At this point he was a bigger pop star than R&B artist, as two of his three hits did better as crossover vehicles than R&B tunes. ~ Ron Wynn