Loverboy (Billy Ocean song)
1984 song by Billy Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Loverboy" is Billy Ocean's second single from his 1984 album, Suddenly. It was produced by Keith Diamond and reached number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100[3] as well as hitting number 20 on the soul chart,[4] and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985.[5] It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the US, in an extended version.[6] The track was released on the Jive label under the catalogue reference, JIVE 80.[5] The song was played in the first episode of the long-running BBC One medical drama Casualty on 6 September 1986.
"Loverboy" | ||||
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Single by Billy Ocean | ||||
from the album Suddenly | ||||
B-side | "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)" | |||
Released | 15 November 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:15 (album version) 4:11 (single version) 3:58 (US single version) 8:08 (extended version) | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Songwriter(s) | Keith Diamond, Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Diamond Robert John "Mutt" Lange (exec.) | |||
Billy Ocean singles chronology | ||||
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The single was also a massive success in South Africa, reaching No. 1 on the Springbok Charts, remaining in that position for 11 of the 26 weeks it charted. It was also the No. 1 single of 1985 on that country's year-end charts.