| Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) | |
| Cover: | Billy Ocean Caribbean Queen.jpg |
| Caption: | 1984 UK vinyl rerelease picture sleeve (also released that year as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)" |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Ocean |
| Album: | Suddenly |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Genre: | |
| Label: | Jive |
| Producer: | Keith Diamond |
| Prev Title: | European Queen |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Loverboy |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", initially released as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)",[3] [4] 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. The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.[5]
The song was initially released in the UK as "European Queen" in May 1984, but it did not achieve success. As suggested by people at 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. Ten 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:
| Peak position | ||
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala (UPI)[7] | 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 1 | |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 7 | |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 | |
| US Cash Box[9] | 2 |
| Rank | ||
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 76 | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] | 30 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 51 | |
| US Cash Box[13] | 22 |
| Peak position | ||
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[14] | 7 |
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| Rank | ||
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] | 98 | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 100 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[17] | 51 |
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