Ocean Drive (album)

Ocean Drive is the debut album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in 1995 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced one top 10 hit ("Lifted") and three top 20 hits ("Ocean Drive", "Goodbye Heartbreak" and "Loving Every Minute").The album spent 175 weeks on the UK album chart and achieved 6 times platinum sales of 1.8 million copies.

Ocean Drive
Studio album by
Lighthouse Family
Released1 September 1995 (UK)
Recorded1993-1995
Length42:17
LabelWildcard / Polydor
ProducerMike Peden
Lighthouse Family chronology
Ocean Drive
(1995)		 Postcards from Heaven
(1997)
Singles from Ocean Drive
  1. "Lifted"
    Released: 22 May 1995
  2. "Ocean Drive"
    Released: 9 October 1995
  3. "Lifted (re-release)"
    Released: 5 February 1996
  4. "Ocean Drive (re-release)"
    Released: 27 May 1996
  5. "Goodbye Heartbreak"
    Released: 16 September 1996
  6. "Loving Every Minute"
    Released: 19 November 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lifted"
Mike Peden4:31
2."Heavenly"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Tim Kellett
Peden3:47
3."Loving Every Minute"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
  • Shaun Ward
Peden4:10
4."Ocean Drive"
  • Tucker
Peden3:48
5."The Way You Are"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Tim Laws
Peden5:01
6."Keep Remembering"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Alan Glass
  • Norman Giscombe Jr.
Peden4:01
7."Sweetest Operator"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Kellett
Peden4:03
8."What Could Be Better"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Glass
  • Giscombe Jr.
Peden3:57
9."Beautiful Night"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
Peden4:48
10."Goodbye Heartbreak"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Kellett
Peden4:11
Ocean Drive - Brazilian edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Lifted" (Linslee Extended Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
Linslee4:00
12."Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix)
  • Tucker
Linslee3:59
13."Goodbye Heartbreak" (Linslee Main Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Kellett
Linslee5:16
14."Loving Every Minute" (Cutfather & Joe Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
  • Ward
Cutfather & Joe4:16
Ocean Drive - Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Absolutely Everything"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
Peden3:57

Personnel

Musicians
  • Tunde Baiyewu  – vocals, background vocals
  • Dave Brewis  – guitar
  • Rupert Brown  – drums
  • Danny Cummings  – percussion
  • Steven Dante  – background vocals
  • Simon Eyre  – guitar
  • David Grant  – background vocals
  • Lain Gray  – background vocals
  • Tee Green  – background vocals
  • Clive Griffin  – guest artist, background vocals
  • Heard But Not Seen  – background vocals
  • Lawrence Johnson  – background vocals
  • Tim Kellett  – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • The London Session Orchestra  – strings
  • Frank Ricotti  – vibraphone
  • Philip Todd  – bass, brass, flute
  • Paul Tucker  – keyboards
  • Pete Wingfield  – piano
  • Gavyn Wright  – violin

Technical
  • Paul Max Bloom  – assistant Engineer
  • Phil Bodger  – mixing
  • Martin Brammer  – composer
  • Oscar Castro-Neves  – composer
  • Junior Giscombe  – composer
  • Alan Glass  – composer
  • Bernie Grundman  – mastering
  • Martin Hayles  – engineer
  • Nick Ingman  – string arrangements
  • Tim Kellett  – composer
  • Tim Laws  – composer
  • Lighthouse Famil  – arranger
  • Michael Peden  – arranger, mixing, producer
  • Mike Peden  – producer
  • Paul Tucker  – composer, keyboards
  • Norman Watson  – photography
  • Mel Wesson  – programming[2]

Charts

Weekly charts
CountryDatePositionSalesComments
United KingdomMarch 199631.8 million+Platinum x6

Year-end charts
Chart (1996) Position
German Albums Chart[3] 97

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] 6× Platinum 1,800,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Ethan Alter. "Ocean Drive Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  2. "Ocean Drive - Lighthouse Family - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Ocean Drive in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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