Chris Montez

He recorded for Herb Alpert on his A&M Records label and had three top 40 hits in the mid 1960s: "Call Me," "The More I See You," and "There Will Never Be Another You.". He continues to tour and record in Europe. and to No.2 in the United Kingdom. In 2002, the University of Westminster awarded Ocean an honorary doctorate of music. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S. His later albums, such as Time to Move On, L.I.F.E. and Showdown, failed to spawn hits, but his 1989 Greatest Hits collection has been a steady seller over the years. In 1962 he recorded the 45rpm single "Let's Dance" that went to No. His 1986 album Love Zone also sold very well, with hit singles "When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" and "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)." His 1988 album Tear Down These Walls had another number-one single, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car".

Montez grew up in Hawthorne, Califorina, influenced by the Latino flavored music of his community and the success of Ritchie Valens. The album's title track also became a hit. Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez on January 17, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is a Hispanic American singer. The song's title and lyrics were changed for different regions, such that the song is also known as "African Queen" or "European Queen". Ocean's period of greatest success began with Suddenly in 1984 and its main single "Caribbean Queen". In 1982 he hit the US Rhythm and Blues Chart with “Nights (Feel Like Getting Down).”.

He also wrote songs for other artists such as LaToya Jackson. (Love On Delivery)”. More hits followed, such as “L.O.D. By 1976 he had adopted the name Billy Ocean and recorded his debut album, Billy Ocean, with the first single, "Love Really Hurts Without You," charting at number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 22 in the United States.

He released his first single in 1974 under the alias Scorched Earth. In his teenage years, he sung regularly in London clubs. He was born in Trinidad and moved to England with his family at the age of eight. Billy Ocean (born Leslie Charles January 21, 1950) is a UK-based popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s.

Let's Get Back Together (compilation) (Jive 2003). Showdown. L.I.F.E. Time To Move On (Jive 1993).

Greatest Hits (compilation) (Jive 1989). Tear Down These Walls (Jive 1988). Love Zone (Jive 1986). Suddenly (Jive 1984).

Inner Feelings (GTO 1982). Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) (GTO 1981). City Limit (GTO 1980). Billy Ocean (GTO 1976).