Suddenly (Billy Ocean album)


Suddenly is the fifth studio album by British recording artist 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. Prior to that, his biggest success in the U.S. charts had been a #22 placing for "Love Really Hurts Without You" in 1976, which was one of a number of British hits he had achieved by the release of this album. Despite these earlier hits, Suddenly became Ocean's first charting album in the UK, reaching #9 on the UK Album Chart. It also reached #9 in the US, and produced two additional US Top Five singles in the title track and "Loverboy". "Caribbean Queen" and "Suddenly" were also top ten hits on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean, except where noted.
  1. "Caribbean Queen " - 5:04
  2. "Mystery Lady" - 5:02
  3. "Syncopation" - 5:20
  4. "The Long and Winding Road" - 4:40
  5. "Loverboy" - 5:16
  6. "Lucky Man" - 4:21
  7. "Dancefloor" - 4:14
  8. "If I Should Lose You" - 3:59
  9. "Suddenly" - 3:53
On the European release, the first track was "European Queen ", replacing "Caribbean Queen". On the UK Jive release the track length was given as 7:52 and titled "Caribbean Queen ".

Expanded edition (released July 2011)

Bonus Tracks:
Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart13
Canadian Albums Chart14
Dutch Albums Chart23
Finnish Albums Chart10
German Albums Chart43
New Zealand Albums Chart35
UK Albums Chart9
US Billboard 2009
US Billboard Top Black Albums9

Certifications

Singles

Production