Love Zone (song)
| "Love Zone" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Ocean | ||||
| from the album Love Zone | ||||
| Released | 5 July 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | R&B, funk | |||
| Length | 5:36 (Album Version) 4:17 (Radio Edit) | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Wayne Anton Brathwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Billy Ocean | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Eastmond, Wayne Brathwaite | |||
| Billy Ocean singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Zone" is the title track from Billy Ocean's 1986 album. In the US, The ballad hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart and was his third single to hit the top spot. "Love Zone" also reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number five on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
Chart performance
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Popular culture
[edit]- The song was used for the characters of Tina Lord and Cord Roberts on the American soap opera One Life to Live.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 436.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 184.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 221. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ "Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Billy Ocean: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Billy Ocean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Billy Ocean Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Billy Ocean Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Ocean – Love Zone" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Daytime's Greatest Weddings: One Life to Live. Dir. David Seeger. 1993. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2004. DVD.
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