"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 on 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 song is written and recorded in the key of D minor.Caribbean Queen sheet music, Universal Music (1984) The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.
History The song was initially released in the UK as "European Queen" in May 1984,European Queen, Jive 151.159 but it did not achieve success. As suggested by the record company, it was re-recorded for different parts of the world—resulting in the versions "Caribbean 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. Twelve weeks later it hit number one and stayed at the top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. The song charted for 26 weeks. This version then also achieved success in Europe:
Charts
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"Chart (1984–1985)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)2Canada Retail Singles (The Record) 3Guatemala (UPI)1US Billboard Hot 1001US Billboard Adult Contemporary7US Billboard Hot Black Singles1US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play1US Cash Box2
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"Chart (1984)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)76Canada Top Singles (RPM)30US Billboard Hot 10051US Cash Box22
"African Queen" +Weekly chart performance for "African Queen"Chart (1984)PeakpositionSouth Africa (Springbok Radio)7
"European Queen (No More Love on the Run)" Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)"Chart (1984–1985)Peakposition
Year-end charts +1984 year-end chart performance for "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)"Chart (1984)RankNetherlands (Dutch Top 40)98Netherlands (Single Top 100)100 +1985 year-end chart performance for "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)"Chart (1985)RankWest Germany (Official German Charts)51
Certifications and sales
Notes
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
External links "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" at 45cat.com