Caribbean Queen

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"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Single by Billy Ocean
from the album Suddenly
Released 1984
Genre Post-disco[1]
Length
  • 4:06 (single edit)
  • 7:55 (album version)
Label Jive
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Keith Diamond
Certification see below
Billy Ocean singles chronology
"European Queen"
(1984)		 "Caribbean Queen"
(1984)		 "Loverboy"
(1984)

"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" is a song by English recording artist Billy Ocean. Co-written and co-produced by Keith Diamond, it climbed to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Black Singles chart in the US[2] and number six in the UK Singles Chart in 1984.[3] The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category.

The saxophone solo is by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.[4]

History

The song was recorded under different titles for different parts of the world—resulting in versions such as "European Queen" and "African Queen".

In 2004, the song was re-released as a digital single for its 20th anniversary, shooting up to no. 25 on the Billboard digital singles chart and garnering radio play across the US and UK.[citation needed]

In 1985, Melba Moore recorded an "answer song" on her album Read My Lips entitled "King of My Heart".

The song was also featured in the Miami Vice episode "Prodigal Son" from season 2.

An instrumental version of "Caribbean Queen" was used during the starting lineup for CBS' telecast of the 1986 Daytona 500.

Charts and certifications

See also

References

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External links

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  6. ↑ CHART NUMBER 1458 – Saturday, December 08, 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 July 2007). CHUM. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9576." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9566." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Caribbean Queen". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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  12. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 10, 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 October 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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  18. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Ocean – European Queen (No More Love On The Run)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Billy Ocean – European Queen (No More Love On The Run)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  20. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Billy Ocean – European Queen (No More Love On The Run)". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Ocean – European Queen (No More Love On The Run)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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