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) 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. As of 2022, it was the highest-selling debut album in North East England since records began in 1956.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
- Tunde Baiyewu â lead and backing vocals
- Dave Brewis â guitar
- Rupert Brown â drums
- Danny Cummings â percussion
- Steven Dante â backing vocals
- Simon Eyre â guitar
- David Grant â backing vocals
- Lain Gray â backing vocals
- Tee Green â backing vocals
- Clive Griffin â backing vocals
- Heard But Not Seen â backing vocals
- Lawrence Johnson â backing vocals
- Tim Kellett â flugelhorn, trumpet
- The London Session Orchestra â strings
- Frank Ricotti â vibraphone
- Philip Todd â bass, brass, flute
- Paul Tucker â keyboards
- Pete Wingfield â piano
- Gavyn Wright â violin
Technical
- Paul Max Bloom â assistant engineer
- Phil Bodger â mixing
- Bernie Grundman â mastering
- Martin Hayles â engineer
- Nick Ingman â string arrangements
- Lighthouse Family â arranger
- Mike Peden â arranger, mixing, producer
- Paul Tucker â keyboards
- Norman Watson â photography
- Mel Wesson â programming
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References