Caribbean Queen
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| Single by Billy Ocean | ||||
| from the album Suddenly | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Funk, Dance-pop, Post-disco[1] | |||
| Length | 7:55 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Writer(s) | Billy Ocean Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
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| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
| Billy Ocean singles chronology | ||||
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"Caribbean Queen" is a song by Billy Ocean. Co-written and co-produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, it climbed to number one on both the soul singles and Hot 100, in the U.S.[2]. and number six in the UK in 1984.
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 #25 on the Billboard digital singles chart and garnering radio play across the US and UK. A remix of the single by Will.I.Am was released in 2005, and it later appeared on Pitchfork's "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" countdown, at #87.[3]
| Preceded by "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single November 3, 1984 – November 10, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! |
| Preceded by "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. |
Billboard's Hot Soul Singles number one single September 8, 1984 - September 29, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince |
| Preceded by "High Energy" by Evelyn Thomas |
Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play number-one single September 8, 1984 |
Succeeded by "The Mexican" by Jellybean |
[edit] References
- ^ "'Caribbean Queen' is being the classic post-disco jam..."
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 436.
- ^ Pitchfork.com's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s
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