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Ocean (band)

Album cover for Put Your Hand in the Hand, featuring a photo of the band

Ocean was a gospel rock band formed in 1970 in London, Ontario. They are best known for their million-selling 1971 single Put Your Hand in the Hand, penned by Gene McLellan. The group disbanded in 1975.

Personnel

  • Greg Brown (vocals, keyboard)
  • Jeff Jones (bass guitar, vocals)
  • Janice Brown (guitar)
  • Dave Tamblyn (guitar)
  • Chuck Slater (drums)

Discography

Albums

Album cover for Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance
  • Put Your Hand in the Hand
    • Canadian release on Yorkville Records YV005, 1971
    • American release on Kama Sutra Records 2033, 1971
    • CD rerelease on Unidisc Music Inc. UBK-4051, 2000
  • Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance
    • Kama Sutra Records 2064, 1972
    • CD rerelease on Unidisc Music Inc. UBK-4052, 2000

Singles

  • Put Your Hand in the Hand (1971)
  • One More Chance (1972)
  • I've Got A Dream

Chart positions

  • Put Your Hand in the Hand single: Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles, #4 (1971)
  • Put Your Hand in the Hand LP: Billboard Pop Albums, #60 (1971)

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The group disbanded in 1975. Chart positions are for the UK, they did not chart in the US. They are best known for their million-selling 1971 single Put Your Hand in the Hand, penned by Gene McLellan. Chart positions are for the UK, they did not chart in the US. Ocean was a gospel rock band formed in 1970 in London, Ontario. Robert Schultzberg was also a member of the band between 1994 and 1997. Put Your Hand in the Hand LP: Billboard Pop Albums, #60 (1971). As of 2004, the band consisted of.

Put Your Hand in the Hand single: Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles, #4 (1971). The band gained some measure of notoriety for the sexualities of its members (Molko is bisexual, Olsdal is gay, and Hewitt is straight) and their excessive lifestyles, often chronicled in their songs (the title of the track Special K from Black Market Music, for instance, is a reference to the drug ketamine). I've Got A Dream. Sleeping With Ghosts (2003) was more adventurous, experimenting with dance influences and a less polished guitar sound, though keeping the traditional sound for several songs, including the first single The Bitter End. One More Chance (1972). The band's glam connections continued in 1998 when it recorded a version of "20th Century Boy" by T. Rex for the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack. Put Your Hand in the Hand (1971). The band was asked to play at David Bowie's fiftieth birthday party at Madison Square Garden.

UBK-4052, 2000. Their style altered little from Placebo through Black Market Music (2000), based around fairly straightforward guitar playing, often influenced by the style of 1970s British and American rock, and Molko's high-pitched, nasal vocals. CD rerelease on Unidisc Music Inc. However, the band retained a huge popular and critical following in continental Europe. Kama Sutra Records 2064, 1972. Since Without You I'm Nothing the band have fallen out of fashion particularly with the British music press, who regularly mock the personality and pretensions of its lead member, Brian Molko. Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance

    . The singles Nancy Boy, from Placebo (1995), and Pure Morning, from Without You I'm Nothing (1998), were the peak of their British success, both charting in the top ten.

    UBK-4051, 2000. As the other band members were having difficulty getting on with Robert Schultzberg, they persuaded Hewitt to rejoin the band in 1997. CD rerelease on Unidisc Music Inc. This said, the band offically say that "family commitments" was the reason for his absence. American release on Kama Sutra Records 2033, 1971. While Hewitt was the preferred choice, he also had other commitments as drummer for London band "Breed", leading to Schultzberg being the drummer when the band signed its contract with Caroline Records. Canadian release on Yorkville Records YV005, 1971. The band could not decide on a drummer at first with Steve Hewitt and Robert Schultzberg alternating on the spot.

    Put Your Hand in the Hand

      . While briefly known as Ashtray Heart, the band quickly settled on the name Placebo. Chuck Slater (drums). Placebo was founded when former Luxembourg schoolmates Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal met by accident at South Kensington tube station in 1994 and decided to form a band. Dave Tamblyn (guitar). They enjoyed early success in Britain thanks to the high interest in British rock music at the time, sparked in particular by Oasis and Blur. Janice Brown (guitar). Placebo is a rock band founded in 1994.

      Jeff Jones (bass guitar, vocals). Special K (2001). Greg Brown (vocals, keyboard). Twenty Years (2004) #18. Protege Moi (2004). English Summer Rain (2004) #23.

      Special Needs (2003) #27. This Picture (2003) #23. The Bitter End (2003) #12. Black Eyed (2001).

      Special K (2004). Slave To The Wage (2000) #19. Taste In Men (2000) #16. Without You I'm Nothing (1999).

      Every You Every Me (1999) #11. You Don't Care About Us (1998) #5. Pure Morning (1998) #4. Bruise Pristine (1997) #14.

      Nancy Boy (1997) #4. Teenage Angst (1996) #30. 36 Degrees (1996). Come Home (1996).

      Once More With Feeling (2004) #8. Sleeping With Ghosts (2003) #11. Black Market Music (2000) #6. Without You I'm Nothing (1998) #7.

      Placebo (1996) #5.