New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Legacy Recordings) A special single-disc stateside edition of a 2-disc set released in the UK in 2016, Billy Ocean - Here You Are: The
Music of My Life brings together 10 new Billy Ocean performances alongside five of the classic hits that made him one of the UK's most popular recording artists of the 1980s.
A thematic collection celebrating the songs that informed, influenced and inspired Billy's own music, Here You Are: The
Music of My Life features his new composition, "Here You Are," and the album's first UK single, "A
Simple Game" as well as Ocean's powerfully heartfelt interpretations of standards and classics including "A
Simple Game," Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come," "No Woman No Cry," "Cry Me A River," "Having a Party," "It Was a Very Good Year," "These Foolish Things," "Judge Not" and "Love Train."
An ideal introduction to the artist and an essential addition to any Billy Ocean library, Here You Are: The
Music of My Life includes five classic tracks, the original recordings that established the singer-songwriter-performer as a signature sound of 80s pop radio, each of them reaching Top 5 or better on the American charts. These include Billy's #1 smashes "Caribbean
Queen (No More Love on the Run)," "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car," and "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" as well as his Top 5 hits "
Suddenly" and "There Will Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry)."
The release of Billy Ocean - Here You Are: The
Music of My Life coincides with Billy Ocean's first set of US tour dates in 20 years. The artist will be coming to the states this summer as one of the headliners on the Replay
America Festival (please see itinerary following).
Billy Ocean is a Grammy award winning artist with sales of more than 30 million records worldwide. He hit the #1 spot across three continents in the 1970s and 1980s. His signature hit, "Caribbean Queen" stormed to #1 on both the US singles chart and US R&B chart, and is one of Billy's six US Top 10 singles. With Top 10 albums the world over, Billy was the most popular British R&B singer-songwriter of the early to mid-1980s and reached the #1 slot in the US with three of his singles.
In 1985, Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit, "Caribbean Queen", and in 1987 was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. In 2002, the University of Westminster, London, awarded Ocean an honorary doctorate of music. In 2010, Ocean was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MOBO Awards. On 29 July 2011, Ocean became a Companion of the Liverpool
Institute for Performing Arts, presented to him by Paul McCartney.
Billy Ocean - Here You Are: The
Music of My Life tracklist
Influence and Inspiration - The New Recordings
01 Here You Are
02 A
Simple Game
03 A Change is Gonna Come
04 No Woman No Cry
05 Cry Me a River
06 Having a Party
07 It Was a Very Good Year
08 These Foolish Things
09 Judge Not
10 Love Train
Classic Hits - The Original Recordings
11 Caribbean
Queen (No More Love on the Run)
12 Suddenly
13 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
14 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
15 There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
REPLAY AMERICA: THE ULTIMATE 80S FESTIVAL STARRING:
Billy Ocean
Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas
Taylor Dayne
The Motels Featuring Martha Davis
Naked Eyes on select dates
Greg Kihn on select dates
REPLAY AMERICA TOUR DATES:
June 3, 2017-Philadelphia, PA (Private) - Philadelphia Convention Center
June 4, 2017-Grand Rapids, MI* - Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
July 26, 2017-Uncasville, CT - Mohegun Sun
July 28, 2017-Staten Island, NY - Richmond Bank Ballpark
July 29, 2017-Rochester, NY - The Dome
Arena
July 30, 2017-Lancaster, PA - Clipper Magazine Stadium
August 3, 2017-Westbury, NY - NYCB Theatre at Westbury
August 4, 2017-Bowie, MD - Prince
George Stadium
August 5, 2017-Durham, NC - Athletic Park
August 6, 2017-Huber Heights, OH** - Rose
Music Center at The Heights
August 10, 2017-Chattanooga, TN - AT & T Field
August 11, 2017-Hickory, NC - L.P.
Frans Stadium
August 12, 2017-Augusta, GA - Lake Olmstead Stadium
August 15, 2017-Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino Amphitheater
August 16, 2017-Colorado Springs, CO - Broadmoor World
Arena
August 18, 2017-Crestwood, IL *** - Standard Bank Ballpark
August 19, 2017-South Bend, IN *** - Coveleski Regional Stadium
August 20, 2017-Welch, MN *** - Treasure Island Resort & Casino
* Bill only includes Billy Ocean,
Taylor Dayne & Starship.
**
Taylor Dayne is not included on these dates.
*** Greg Kihn replaces Naked Eyes on these dates.
