Love Zone

Love Zone
Love Zone
Studio album by Billy Ocean
Released	6 May 1986[1]
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	Battery Studios (London)
Genre	R&B; soul;
Length	44:56
Label	Jive; Arista;
Producer	Barry Eastmond; Wayne Brathwaite;
Billy Ocean chronology
Singles from Love Zone
	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"; Released: 15 November 1985; "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"; Released: 22 January 1986; "Love Zone"; Released: 5 July 1986; "Love Is Forever"; Released: October 1986;

Love Zone is the sixth studio album by British R&B singer and songwriter Billy Ocean, released in May 1986 through Jive Records. Three singles were released from the album including Ocean's second US No. 1 hit "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" and the US top ten hit "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 was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 2 million copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The New York Times	(favourable)[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 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

All tracks are written by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond and Billy Ocean, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"	Brathwaite Eastmond Robert John "Mutt" Lange Ocean	5:45
2.	"Love Zone"	Eastmond Brathwaite Ocean	5:37
3.	"Without You"	Eastmond Brathwaite Ocean	5:03
4.	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"	Eastmond Brathwaite Ocean	4:55

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Bittersweet"	Brathwaite Eastmond Ocean	4:58
6.	"It's Never Too Late to Try"	Brathwaite Eastmond Ocean Jolyon Skinner	4:54
7.	"Showdown"	Brathwaite Eastmond Ocean Skinner	4:58
8.	"Promise Me"	Jonathan Butler Skinner	4:36
9.	"Love Is Forever"	Brathwaite Eastmond Ocean	4:15
Total length:			44:56

Bonus tracks on 2011 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Love Zone" (extended version)		6:21
11.	"Bittersweet" (extended version)		6:40
12.	"When the Going Gets Tough" (club mix)	Brathwaite Eastmond Lange Ocean	6:46
13.	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" (12" version)		8:12

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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Love Zone*
Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6]	8
Canadian Albums (RPM)[7]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	16
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	2
US Billboard 200[16]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Love Zone*
Chart (1986)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	68
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]	48
US Billboard 200[20]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21]	14

Certifications

Certifications for *Love Zone*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[24]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"BPI".
Wynn, Ron. "Billy Ocean: Love Zone". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
Holden, Stephen (21 December 1986). "Ultra-Romantic Pop-Soul Music Remains a Powerful Force". The New York Times.
"Picks and Pans Review: Love Zone". people.com. People. 16 June 1986.
"Billy Ocean". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Billy Ocean – Love Zone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 227. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Ocean – Love Zone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Charts.nz – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Swisscharts.com – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Billy Ocean | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Billy Ocean Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Billy Ocean Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"New Zealand album certifications – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
"British album certifications – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". British Phonographic Industry.
"American album certifications – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Love Zone at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "BPI".

[2] Wynn, Ron. "Billy Ocean: Love Zone". allmusic.com. AllMusic.

[3] Holden, Stephen (21 December 1986). "Ultra-Romantic Pop-Soul Music Remains a Powerful Force". The New York Times.

[People-4] "Picks and Pans Review: Love Zone". people.com. People. 16 June 1986.

[5] "Billy Ocean". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.

[6] David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[7] "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[ac_Netherlands_Billy_Ocean-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy Ocean – Love Zone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[9] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 227. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Billy_Ocean-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Ocean – Love Zone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Billy_Ocean-11] "Charts.nz – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[ac_Norway_Billy_Ocean-12] "Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Billy_Ocean-13] "Swedishcharts.com – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Billy_Ocean-14] "Swisscharts.com – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[ac_UK_Billy_Ocean-15] "Billy Ocean | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Billy_Ocean-16] "Billy Ocean Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Billy_Ocean-17] "Billy Ocean Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[18] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[19] "Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[20] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[21] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[New_ZealandBilly_OceanLove_ZonealbumCertRef-22] "New Zealand album certifications – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[United_KingdomBilly_OceanLove_ZonealbumCertRef-23] "British album certifications – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesBilly_OceanLove_ZonealbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – Billy Ocean – Love Zone". Recording Industry Association of America.

Billy Ocean
Studio albums	Billy Ocean Suddenly Love Zone Tear Down These Walls Time to Move On
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean
Singles	"Love Really Hurts Without You" "Stay the Night" "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" "Loverboy" "Suddenly" "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" "Love Zone" "Love Is Forever" "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" "Calypso Crazy" "Pressure"
Related topics	Discography