Love Zone

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Love Zone is the sixth studio album by the British singer Billy Ocean, released on 6 May 1986 by Jive Records.[1] Three singles were released from the album, including Ocean's second US No. 1 single "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" and the US top ten entry "Love Zone". It also features the UK No. 1 and US No. 2 single "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going", which had originally been released as a single from the soundtrack to the 1985 film The Jewel of the Nile.

A critical and commercial success, it became his highest-charting album in both the UK and the US, where it peaked at number two and number six respectively, and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over two million copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The New York TimesFavourable[3]

Love Zone received favourable reviews from critics. People noted that "Ocean just floats along on this smooth" album and that "the moods [he] creates are so richly romantic they shouldn't be inflicted on the brokenhearted".[4]

The album received a Grammy Award nomination in the category of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.[5] Ocean also won two American Music Awards, including for Favorite Pop/Rock Single.

Track listing

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Production and artwork

  • Executive producer on track 1 – Robert John "Mutt" Lange
  • Producers – Barry J. Eastmond and Wayne Brathwaite
  • Engineers – Steve Power (1–7 and 9); Bryan "Chuck" New (track 8)
  • Mixing – Nigel Green (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9); Bryan "Chuck" New (tracks 2, 6 and 7)
  • Cover photography – Rob Lee

Charts

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Certifications

Certifications for Love Zone
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Gold 7,500 
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Gold 100,000 
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000 

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wynn, Ron. "Billy Ocean: Love Zone". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Holden, Stephen (21 December 1986). "Ultra-Romantic Pop-Soul Music Remains a Powerful Force". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Picks and Pans Review: Love Zone". People. 16 June 1986.
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  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 24. 21 June 1986. p. 16. OCLC 29800226.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Billy Ocean". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in suomi) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 188. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 Albums of '86". RPM. Vol. 45, no. 14. 27 December 1986. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
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  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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