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Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
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Wikipedia article
"'Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)'" is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean. Co-written and produced by Keith Diamond, it climbed to number-one on both the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart and the 'Billboard' Black Singles chart, and number six in the UK Singles Chart. The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category.
The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.
History
The song was recorded under different titles for different parts of the worldresulting in versions such as "European Queen" and "African Queen". In the US, the song was released under the title "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)". It entered the 'Billboard' Hot 100 at number 85 on the chart dated 11 August 1984. It hit number one ten weeks later and stayed at the top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. The song charted for 26 weeks.
Charts and certifications
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Weekly chartsYear-end charts
"African Queen"
"European Queen"
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Certifications and sales
See also
*List of 'Billboard' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984
*List of number-one dance singles of 1984 (U.S.)
*List of number-one singles of 1984 (Canada)
*List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
*List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)
References
Category:1984 songs
Category:1984 singles
Category:Billy Ocean songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Post-disco songs
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:Songs written by Keith Diamond (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Billy Ocean
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