Caribbean Queen

"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Single by Billy Ocean
from the album Suddenly
Released	7 September 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Post-disco[1]
Length	4:06 (single edit) 7:55 (album version)
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Billy Ocean Keith Diamond
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.

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

"Caribbean Queen" Weekly charts Chart (1984–85) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 2 Canada (CHUM)[6] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 8 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 1 France (SNEP)[9] 23 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 6 US Billboard Adult Contemporary[2] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[2] 1 US Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] 1 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] 1 US Cash Box[12] 2 Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 76 Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles)[14] 30 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 51 US Cash Box[16] 22 "African Queen" Chart (1984) Peak position South Africa (Springbok Radio)[17] 7

"European Queen" Weekly charts Chart (1984–85) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 21 Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 2 Italy (FIMI)[21] 38 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 21 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 3 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 82 Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 98 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 100 Certifications and sales } Region Certification Sales/shipments Canada (Music Canada)[28] Gold 50,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 250,000^^ United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 1,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984

References

1. Promis, Jose F. "Billy Ocean – Greatest Hits [Jive]". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
2. "Suddenly – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
3. "Archive Chart: 1984-11-17" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
4. "V. JEFFREY SMITH (TORS-Producer/Sound Engineer)...". The Outlet Radio Show. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
5. "Billboard – Hits Of The World". Billboard 96 (51): 66. 22 December 1984. ISSN 0006-2510.
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.
11. "Charts.org.nz – Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
12. . Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
13. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
14. "Top Singles – Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
15. "Top 100 Hits for 1984". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
16. The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
17. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (O)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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.
21. "Indice per Interprete: O" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
22. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Billy Ocean - European Queen search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
23. "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy Ocean – European Queen (No More Love On The Run)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
24. "Swisscharts.com – Billy Ocean – European Queen (No More Love On The Run)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
25. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 402. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
26. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
27. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1984" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
28. "Canadian single certifications – Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen". Music Canada.
29. "British single certifications – Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Caribbean Queen in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
30. "American single certifications – Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics