Ocean (band)
Ocean | |
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Origin | Gospel rock, soft rock, Christian music |
Years active | 1970 | –1975
Labels | Yorkville, Kama Sutra |
Past members |
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Ocean was a Canadian
"Put Your Hand in the Hand" was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 2006.[3]
Background
Ocean consisted of Greg Brown (vocals, keyboard),
Career
They recorded their debut album, Put Your Hand in the Hand, in Toronto in 1970. The album, originally released on the Yorkville label in Canada, contained eight songs, including covers of songs by Robbie Robertson and Gene MacLellan. The album was picked up in the U.S. by the Kama Sutra label, which also released the band's second album, Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance, in both the U.S. and Canada.
Ocean managed additional hits in Canada with the songs "We've Got a Dream" and "One More Chance", both written by the British songwriting team of Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, but they failed to make any further impact in the U.S., and the group disbanded in 1975 after having released two albums.[6][7]
Later years
Chuck Slater died by his own hand in 1987.[4][8]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Chart Positions | |
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CAN | US | ||
1971 | Put Your Hand in the Hand | 47 | 60 |
1972 | Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance | — | — |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||||
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CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | US [9] |
US AC
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1971 | "Put Your Hand in the Hand" | 10 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 4 | Put Your Hand in the Hand |
"Deep Enough for Me"[10] | 54 | — | — | 73 | — | ||
"We Got a Dream" | 47 | — | — | 82 | 37 | ||
1972 | "Make the Sun Shine" | 75 | 19 | — | — | — | Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance |
"One More Chance" | 12 | 1 | — | 76 | 30 | ||
1973 | "I Have a Following" | 83 | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
References
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 178.
- ^ "Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Put Your Hand in the Hand". Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Dave Tamblyn
- ^ "Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand CD Album Canada". Cduniverse.com. 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ Bowling, David (31 August 2012). "Put Your Hand In The Hand '45' by Ocean". Muskmellon. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Canadian Bands.com - Ocean". Canadianbands.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
- AllMusic Guide entry for Ocean
- CanadianBands.com entry for Ocean
- Ocean discography at Discogs
- Ocean at IMDb