Greatest Hits [Jive] in Bloomington, MN

Billy Ocean
's
Greatest Hits
packs nearly all of the singer's charted singles that were on the
Jive
record label.
Ocean
scored an impressive run of feel-good Top 40 hits in the mid- to late '80s, including three number one singles, those being the classic
post-disco
jam
"Caribbean Queen,"
the
ballad
"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry),"
and the high-energy
pop
ditty
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."
's Top Ten hits, which all appear here, include the
dance-pop
of
"Loverboy"
and
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
(from
Jewel of the Nile
), the soft
"Suddenly,"
and the
soul
nugget
"Love Zone."
The music was irresistibly
, with some of these songs ranking as the catchiest, most radio-friendly music the '80s had to offer. The only hits not found on this set are the
"Love Is Forever"
's first major U.S. hit, 1976's
"Love Really Hurts Without You."
The funky, delightful
"License to Chill,"
a Top 40 hit in its own right, is one of two later tracks on this set. The other is the dreadful
"I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)."
As a final note,
"Loverboy,"
"When the Going Gets Tough,"
"Caribbean Queen"
are included in their edited, single versions. ~ Jose F. Promis