Ocean Drive (album)

Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive
Studio album by Lighthouse Family
Released	1 September 1995 (UK); 4 March 1996 (UK re-release)
Recorded	Late 1993–Early 1995
Genre	Pop, easy listening, soul
Length	42:17
Label	Wildcard / Polydor
Producer	Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family chronology
Singles from Ocean Drive
	"Lifted"; Released: 22 May 1995; "Ocean Drive"; Released: 9 October 1995; "Lifted (re-release)"; Released: 5 February 1996; "Ocean Drive (re-release)"; Released: 27 May 1996; "Goodbye Heartbreak"; Released: 16 September 1996; "Loving Every Minute"; Released: 19 November 1996;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Music Week	^[3]
Smash Hits	^[4]

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^[5]) 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.^[6] As of 2022, it was the highest-selling debut album in North East England since records began in 1956.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lifted"	Tunde Baiyewu Paul Tucker Martin Brammer	Mike Peden	4:31
2.	"Heavenly"	Baiyewu Tucker Tim Kellett	Peden	3:47
3.	"Loving Every Minute"	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer Shaun Ward	Peden	4:10
4.	"Ocean Drive"	Tucker	Peden	3:48
5.	"The Way You Are"	Baiyewu Tucker Tim Laws	Peden	5:01
6.	"Keep Remembering"	Baiyewu Tucker Alan Glass Norman Giscombe Jr.	Peden	4:01
7.	"Sweetest Operator"	Baiyewu Tucker Kellett	Peden	4:03
8.	"What Could Be Better"	Baiyewu Tucker Glass Giscombe Jr.	Peden	3:57
9.	"Beautiful Night"	Baiyewu Tucker	Peden	4:48
10.	"Goodbye Heartbreak"	Baiyewu Tucker Kellett	Peden	4:11

*Ocean Drive* - Brazilian edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Lifted" (Linslee Extended Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer	Linslee	4:00
12.	"Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix)	Tucker	Linslee	3:59
13.	"Goodbye Heartbreak" (Linslee Main Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Kellett	Linslee	5:16
14.	"Loving Every Minute" (Cutfather & Joe Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer Ward	Cutfather & Joe	4:16

*Ocean Drive* - Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Absolutely Everything"	Baiyewu Tucker	Peden	3:57

Personnel

Musicians

Tunde Baiyewu – lead and backing vocals
Dave Brewis – guitar
Rupert Brown – drums
Danny Cummings – percussion
Steven Dante – backing vocals
Simon Eyre – guitar
David Grant – backing vocals
Lain Gray – backing vocals
Tee Green – backing vocals
Clive Griffin – backing vocals
Heard But Not Seen – backing vocals
Lawrence Johnson – backing 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
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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1997)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	26
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	97
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	13
Chart (1997)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	11
Chart (1998)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	53

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	6× Platinum	1,800,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "BPI".
^ Ethan Alter. "Ocean Drive Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 21 October 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Paramor, Jordan (28 February 1996). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
^ 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.
^ "Lighthouse Family". Official Charts. London: The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ 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.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[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] Paramor, Jordan (28 February 1996). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

[5] 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.

[6] "Lighthouse Family". Official Charts. London: The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[7] 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.

[ac_Germany4_Lighthouse_Family-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[ac_UK2_-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.

[United_KingdomLighthouse_FamilyOcean_DrivealbumCertRef-15] "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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v t e Lighthouse Family
Tunde Baiyewu Paul Tucker
Studio albums	Ocean Drive Postcards from Heaven Whatever Gets You Through the Day Blue Sky In Your Head
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits / The Very Best of
Remix albums	Relaxed & Remixed
Singles	"Lifted" "Ocean Drive" "Goodbye Heartbreak" "Loving Every Minute" "Raincloud" "High" "Lost in Space" "Question of Faith" "Postcard from Heaven" "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" "Run" "Happy" "I Could Have Loved You"
Related articles	Discography