Ocean Drive (album)

Ocean Drive is the debut album by British musical duo Lighthouse Family, released in 1995 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced the UK top 10 hit "Lifted" (the most-played single on radio nationally during the first quarter of 1996[4]) and UK top 20 hits "Ocean Drive", "Goodbye Heartbreak" and "Loving Every Minute". The album spent 175 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and achieved 6 times Platinum sales of 1.8 million copies.[5] As of 2022, it was the highest-selling debut album in North East England since records began in 1956.[6]

Ocean Drive
Studio album by
Lighthouse Family
Released1 September 1995 (UK)
4 March 1996 (UK re-release)[1]
RecordedLate 1993–Early 1995
GenrePop, easy listening, soul
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[2]
Music Week[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lifted"
Mike Peden4:31
2."Heavenly"
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"
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

Technical
  • Paul Max Bloom  – assistant engineer
  • Phil Bodger  – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman  – mastering
  • Martin Hayles  – engineer
  • Nick Ingman  – string arrangements
  • Lighthouse Family  – arranger
  • Mike Peden  – arranger, mixing, producer
  • Paul Tucker  – keyboards
  • Norman Watson  – photography
  • Mel Wesson  – programming[7]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] 6× Platinum 1,800,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "BPI".
  2. Ethan Alter. "Ocean Drive Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  3. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 21 October 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. Kwaku (8 June 1996). "Brit Rhythm: Getting Better All The Time" (PDF). Billboard. New York: BPI Communications. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. "Lighthouse Family". Official Charts. London: The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. Griffiths, George (5 October 2022). "National Album Day 2022: The Biggest Debut Albums from Every UK Region and Nation Revealed". Official Charts. London: The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. "Ocean Drive - Lighthouse Family - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  11. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  15. "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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