But I think their best cut was the single, "One Foot Back In Your Door," which was featured on the Teachers soundtrack in 1985 (it also appeared on their 1984 LP, "Fire Me Up." It is more pop-oriented than most of their stuff, but could only reach #76 on the chart. After that the band faded into obscurity; however, Billy Ocean sampled a portion of this song for his 1988 #1 hit, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."
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Showing posts with label Billy Ocean. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
"One Foot Back In Your Door" by Roman Holliday
Roman Holliday was a British swing band who took their name from the 1953 film. They were "swing for the 80s" and managed to score a couple minor hits in the US in 1983 with "Stand By" (#54) and "Don't Try To Stop It" (#68).
But I think their best cut was the single, "One Foot Back In Your Door," which was featured on the Teachers soundtrack in 1985 (it also appeared on their 1984 LP, "Fire Me Up." It is more pop-oriented than most of their stuff, but could only reach #76 on the chart. After that the band faded into obscurity; however, Billy Ocean sampled a portion of this song for his 1988 #1 hit, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."
But I think their best cut was the single, "One Foot Back In Your Door," which was featured on the Teachers soundtrack in 1985 (it also appeared on their 1984 LP, "Fire Me Up." It is more pop-oriented than most of their stuff, but could only reach #76 on the chart. After that the band faded into obscurity; however, Billy Ocean sampled a portion of this song for his 1988 #1 hit, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
"L.O.D. (Love On Delivery) by Billy Ocean
Listen to an 80s station and it won't be long before you hear one of the classic songs by Billy Ocean. The singer and songwriter from Trinidad, whose real name is Leslie Sebastian Charles, got his start on the charts in 1976 when "Love Really Hurts Without You" landed at #22.
Ocean laid low on the chart for the rest of the 70s but came back in a big way with his first #1 smash, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)," from 1984. Ocean would continue to rack up hit after hit, including two more #1 singles, "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" and "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car." He was so popular in 1986 that he ranks as the most successful chart artist of that year. He couldn't sustain his phenomenal success into the next decade, however, and his final chart appearance came in 1989 when "License To Chill" stalled at #32.
Before he dominated the 80s, Ocean recorded a number of good old fashioned soul tunes, like the excellent "L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)." It bubbled under the chart in 1976.
Ocean laid low on the chart for the rest of the 70s but came back in a big way with his first #1 smash, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)," from 1984. Ocean would continue to rack up hit after hit, including two more #1 singles, "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" and "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car." He was so popular in 1986 that he ranks as the most successful chart artist of that year. He couldn't sustain his phenomenal success into the next decade, however, and his final chart appearance came in 1989 when "License To Chill" stalled at #32.
Before he dominated the 80s, Ocean recorded a number of good old fashioned soul tunes, like the excellent "L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)." It bubbled under the chart in 1976.
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