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Tear Down These Walls

January 01, 1970

Tear Down These Walls is the seventh studio album by British singer Billy Ocean, released in February 1988 by Jive Records as the follow-up to Ocean's critically and commercially successful 1986 album Love Zone.

Tear Down These Walls
Studio album by
Billy Ocean
ReleasedFebruary 1988
StudioBattery (London)
Genre
Length46:57
LabelJive
Producer
Billy Ocean chronology
Love Zone
(1986) 		Tear Down These Walls
(1988) 		Greatest Hits
(1989)
Singles from Tear Down These Walls
  1. "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"
    Released: February 1988
  2. "Calypso Crazy"
    Released: April 1988
  3. "The Colour of Love"
    Released: May 1988
  4. "Tear Down These Walls"
    Released: August 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

Background edit

The album's title is a reference to then-President Ronald Reagan's "tear down this wall!" speech. It features guest backing vocals from artists including the Manhattans, Will Downing, Carroll Thompson, and Mary Cassidy, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Ocean's later work.

One of Ocean's most commercially successful studio albums, it went on to peak at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200. The album launched four charting singles in the UK: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart; "Calypso Crazy" peaked at 35; "The Colour of Love" at 65 and "Stand and Deliver" at 97.

"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" was Ocean's third and final number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and his fourth and final number-one R&B hit in that country. The song topped pop charts in several other countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway. "The Colour of Love" was a top 20 pop hit in the US and Canada, and Ocean's tenth and final top-10 hit on the US R&B chart.

Tear Down These Walls was released in 39 versions, including a unique Mini CD version (three 3" CDs) for the UK.[3]

The album was re-released on 16 June 2014 on Cherry Pop featuring rare bonus content. The reissue is a two-CD set with the original album digitally remastered from the original 1/2″ mix tapes; the bonus content consists of associated 7″ and 12″ mixes.

Critical reception edit

On release, the album received generally favourable reviews by music critics. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Ron Wynn gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that "While he was still a successful attraction, this album wouldn't reach the multi-platinum levels of its predecessors." also noting that "Ocean's voice also lacked the resonance and authority it had on earlier dance tunes and wasn't as convincing or confident on ballads."[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Wayne Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean, Jolyon Skinner, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tear Down These Walls"
3:41
2."Gun for Hire" 4:59
3."Stand and Deliver" 5:02
4."The Colour of Love" 4:26
5."Calypso Crazy"
  • Lange
  • Ocean
4:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"
  • Lange
  • Ocean
5:37
7."Soon as You're Ready" 4:38
8."Pleasure" 4:55
9."Because of You" 4:53
10."Here's to You" 4:14
Total length:46:57
Bonus tracks on 2014 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" (extended version)
  • Lange
  • Ocean
9:01
12."Showdown" 5:00
13."Calypso Crazy" (extended version)
  • Lange
  • Ocean
5:53
14."Let's Get Back Together" 4:42
15."Stand & Deliver" (extended version) 6:57

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Musicians

Production and artwork

  • Producers – Robert John "Mutt" Lange (tracks 1, 5 and 6); Barry J. Eastmond and Wayne Braithwaite (tracks 2, 3, 4 and 7–10)
  • Recording Engineers – Jerry Peal and Steve Power; assisted by Bruce Robbins and Chris Trevitt
  • Mixing – Nigel Green (tracks 1–7 and 10); Bryan "Chuck" New (tracks 8 and 9)
  • Sleeve design – Zombart (Jonathan Elliot and Ben Wilson).
  • Additional design and layout – Jim @ Wolf Graphics
  • Photography – Iain McKell
  • Liner notes – Michael Silvester

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications and sales for Tear Down These Walls
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] Platinum 700,000[26]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Tear Down These Walls – Billy Ocean". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  2. ^ Colin, Matthew (26 March 1988). "33 – Album Reviews". Record Mirror. p. 40. ISSN 0144-5804.
  3. ^ "3 × CD, Mini, Album, Special Edition". discogs.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ Tear Down These Walls liner notes. Jive, Arista. 1988.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 221. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8930". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 13. 26 March 1988. p. 26. OCLC 29800226.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Billy Ocean". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 188. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Billy Ocean Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Billy Ocean Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '88". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. 24 December 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0033-7064.
  20. ^ "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226.
  21. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  22. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  24. ^ "British album certifications – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 July 2015. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tear Down These Walls in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  25. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls". Music Canada. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  26. ^ George, Nelson (5 December 1987). "Increased CD Sales Predicted for Black Market" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 49. Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  27. ^ "American album certifications – Ocean, Billy – Tear Down These Walls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

External links edit

  • Tear Down These Walls at Discogs (list of releases)

January 01, 1970
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Tear Down These Walls is the seventh studio album by British singer Billy Ocean released in February 1988 by Jive Records as the follow up to Ocean s critically and commercially successful 1986 album Love Zone Tear Down These WallsStudio album by Billy OceanReleasedFebruary 1988StudioBattery London GenreR amp B pop dance pop soul electronicLength46 57LabelJiveProducerBarry Eastmond Wayne Brathwaite Robert John Mutt Lange Teddy RileyBilly Ocean chronologyLove Zone 1986 Tear Down These Walls 1988 Greatest Hits 1989 Singles from Tear Down These Walls Get Outta My Dreams Get into My Car Released February 1988 Calypso Crazy Released April 1988 The Colour of Love Released May 1988 Tear Down These Walls Released August 1988 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Record Mirror 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end chart 6 Certifications and sales 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe album s title is a reference to then President Ronald Reagan s tear down this wall speech It features guest backing vocals from artists including the Manhattans Will Downing Carroll Thompson and Mary Cassidy and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother more adult oriented sound of Ocean s later work One of Ocean s most commercially successful studio albums it went on to peak at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 The album launched four charting singles in the UK Get Outta My Dreams Get into My Car peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart Calypso Crazy peaked at 35 The Colour of Love at 65 and Stand and Deliver at 97 Get Outta My Dreams Get into My Car was Ocean s third and final number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his fourth and final number one R amp B hit in that country The song topped pop charts in several other countries including Australia Belgium Canada Ireland the Netherlands and Norway The Colour of Love was a top 20 pop hit in the US and Canada and Ocean s tenth and final top 10 hit on the US R amp B chart Tear Down These Walls was released in 39 versions including a unique Mini CD version three 3 CDs for the UK 3 The album was re released on 16 June 2014 on Cherry Pop featuring rare bonus content The reissue is a two CD set with the original album digitally remastered from the original 1 2 mix tapes the bonus content consists of associated 7 and 12 mixes Critical reception editOn release the album received generally favourable reviews by music critics In a retrospective review for AllMusic critic Ron Wynn gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that While he was still a successful attraction this album wouldn t reach the multi platinum levels of its predecessors also noting that Ocean s voice also lacked the resonance and authority it had on earlier dance tunes and wasn t as convincing or confident on ballads 1 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Wayne Braithwaite Barry Eastmond Billy Ocean Jolyon Skinner except where notedSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Tear Down These Walls Robert LangeBilly OceanTeddy Riley3 412 Gun for Hire 4 593 Stand and Deliver 5 024 The Colour of Love 4 265 Calypso Crazy LangeOcean4 55 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length6 Get Outta My Dreams Get into My Car LangeOcean5 377 Soon as You re Ready 4 388 Pleasure 4 559 Because of You 4 5310 Here s to You 4 14Total length 46 57 Bonus tracks on 2014 reissueNo TitleWriter s Length11 Get Outta My Dreams Get into My Car extended version LangeOcean9 0112 Showdown 5 0013 Calypso Crazy extended version LangeOcean5 5314 Let s Get Back Together 4 4215 Stand amp Deliver extended version 6 57Personnel editCredits are adapted from the album s liner notes 4 Musicians Billy Ocean vocals Dave Collard Mitchel Forman Rob Lord Brenda Nicholas Phil Nicholas Eric Rehl and V Jeffrey Smith keyboards synthesizers Pete Q Harris and Phil Nicholas Fairlight programming Jonathan Butler Steve Byrd Mike Campbell and Ira Siegel guitars Paul Bruce and Jolyon Skinner bass Richard Bailey Terry Silverlight and Buddy Williams drums Charles Dougherty Wesley Magoogan and Lenny Pickett saxophones Clifton Anderson trombone Mac Gollehon and Ron Tooley trumpet Richard Hendrickson and Edith Wint cello Phillip Ballou Ethel Beatty Mary Cassidy Will Downing Lani Groves Yolanda Lee Lewis the Manhattans Cindy Mizelle Brenda Nelson Vaneese Thomas Carroll Thompson Bernita Turner and Andrey Wheeler backing vocals Production and artwork Producers Robert John Mutt Lange tracks 1 5 and 6 Barry J Eastmond and Wayne Braithwaite tracks 2 3 4 and 7 10 Recording Engineers Jerry Peal and Steve Power assisted by Bruce Robbins and Chris Trevitt Mixing Nigel Green tracks 1 7 and 10 Bryan Chuck New tracks 8 and 9 Sleeve design Zombart Jonathan Elliot and Ben Wilson Additional design and layout Jim Wolf Graphics Photography Iain McKell Liner notes Michael SilvesterCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Tear Down These Walls Chart 1988 Peakposition Australian Albums Australian Music Report 5 13 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 6 28 Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 7 8 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 8 18 European Albums Music amp Media 9 13 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 10 20 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 11 17 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 12 7 Norwegian Albums VG lista 13 3 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 14 14 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 15 10 UK Albums OCC 16 3 US Billboard 200 17 18 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 18 7 Year end chart edit Year end chart performance for Tear Down These Walls Chart 1988 Position Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 19 32 European Albums Music amp Media 20 88 US Billboard 200 21 63 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 22 30Certifications and sales editCertifications and sales for Tear Down These Walls Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 23 Gold 35 000 United Kingdom BPI 24 Gold 100 000 Canada Music Canada 25 Platinum 100 000 United States RIAA 27 Platinum 700 000 26 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Wynn Ron Tear Down These Walls Billy Ocean AllMusic Retrieved 28 March 2013 Colin Matthew 26 March 1988 33 Album Reviews Record Mirror p 40 ISSN 0144 5804 3 CD Mini Album Special Edition discogs com Retrieved 11 March 2016 Tear Down These Wallsliner notes Jive Arista 1988 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 221 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Austriancharts at Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls in German Hung Medien Retrieved 30 March 2024 Top RPM Albums Issue 8930 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 30 March 2024 Dutchcharts nl Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 30 March 2024 Eurochart Hot 100 Albums Music amp Media Vol 5 no 13 26 March 1988 p 26 OCLC 29800226 Pennanen Timo 2021 Billy Ocean Sisaltaa hitin Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1 1 1960 30 6 2021 PDF in Finnish 2nd ed Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava p 188 ISBN 978 952 7460 01 6 Offiziellecharts de Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 30 March 2024 Charts nz Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls Hung Medien Retrieved 14 July 2015 Norwegiancharts com Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls Hung Medien Retrieved 14 July 2015 Swedishcharts com Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls Hung Medien Retrieved 14 July 2015 Swisscharts com Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls Hung Medien Retrieved 30 March 2024 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 30 March 2024 Billy Ocean Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 30 March 2024 Billy Ocean Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved 30 March 2024 Top 100 Albums of 88 RPM Vol 49 no 10 24 December 1988 p 13 ISSN 0033 7064 1988 Year End Eurocharts Top 100 Albums Music amp Media Vol 6 no 52 1 1 January 1989 p 31 OCLC 29800226 Billboard 200 Albums Year End 1988 Billboard Archived from the original on 11 August 2020 Retrieved 30 March 2024 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1988 Billboard Archived from the original on 13 May 2021 Retrieved 30 March 2024 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2016 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 21 October 2016 British album certifications Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 7 July 2015 Selectalbumsin the Format field SelectGoldin the Certification field TypeTear Down These Walls in the Search BPI Awards field and then press Enter Canadian album certifications Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls Music Canada Retrieved 7 July 2015 George Nelson 5 December 1987 Increased CD Sales Predicted for Black Market PDF Billboard Vol 99 no 49 Billboard Publications Inc p 63 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved 25 April 2015 American album certifications Ocean Billy Tear Down These Walls Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 7 July 2015 External links editTear Down These Walls at Discogs list of 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