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^[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]

Ocean Drive
Studio album by Lighthouse Family
Released	1 September 1995 (UK) 4 March 1996 (UK re-release)[1]
Recorded	Late 1993–Early 1995
Genre	Pop, easy listening, soul
Length	42:17
Label	Wildcard / Polydor
Producer	Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family chronology
Ocean Drive (1995) Postcards from Heaven (1997)
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]

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.