Love Zone


Love Zone is the sixth album recorded by British R&B singer and songwriter Billy Ocean. The album includes Ocean's second US #1 hit "There'll Be Sad Songs " and the US top ten hit "Love Zone". It also features the UK #1 and US #2 single "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going", which had originally been released on the soundtrack to the 1985 film The Jewel of the Nile.
A critical and commercial success, it became his highest charting album in both the UK and the US, being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 2 million copies.

Critical reception

Love Zone received favourable reviews from critics. People noted that "Ocean just floats along on this smooth" album and that "the moods creates are so richly romantic they shouldn’t be inflicted on the brokenhearted".
The album received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Ocean also won two American Music Awards, including for Favorite Pop/Rock Single.

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Charts

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