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
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 91 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 18 |
| German Singles Chart | 73 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 31 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 49 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
Popular Culture
- The song was used for the characters of, Tina Lord and Cord Roberts on the American soap opera One Life to Live.[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 631. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Daytime's Greatest Weddings: One Life to Live. Dir. David Seeger. 1993. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2004. DVD.
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