Billy Ocean, cuyo nombre real es Leslie Sebastian Charles, nació el 21 de enero de 1950 en Fyzabad, Trinidad y Tobago. La música y la cultura de su hogar isleño ejercieron una influencia considerable en su carrera posterior. A la edad de ocho años, la familia de Billy emigró al Reino Unido, estableciéndose en el este de Londres. En este nuevo entorno, Billy comenzó a desarrollar su talento musical, inspirado por artistas de soul, R&B y calypso.
Durante sus años de adolescencia, Leslie trabajó en diferentes empleos para ganarse la vida, mientras continuaba puliendo sus habilidades como cantante y compositor. En 1972, lanzó su primer sencillo bajo el nombre de Les Charles, pero no logró captar mucha atención. No obstante, en 1975, decidió adoptar el nombre artístico de Billy Ocean, en honor al Océano Atlántico, cercano a su Trinidad natal. Esta decisión marcó el verdadero comienzo de su carrera musical profesional.
El primer gran éxito de Billy Ocean llegó en 1976 con la canción "Love Really Hurts Without You". La canción alcanzó los primeros lugares en las listas de éxitos del Reino Unido y Estados Unidos, estableciendo a Billy como una fuerza emergente en la escena musical. Con su carisma y voz distintiva, comenzó a ganar reconocimiento y admiración tanto del público como de la crítica.
Sin lugar a dudas, los años 80 fueron la época dorada para Billy Ocean. En 1984, el lanzamiento
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Are you ready for me baby
Are you ready for me baby ooh ooh ooh ooh
I'm ready
Oh I know you don't wanna be lonely
Nobody wants to be by themselves
I know that you're broken-hearted
And you're cautious at the moment
But sooner or later you're gonna be needing some affection
Just look in my direction
Don't fight it - Ooh no
And you will discover we were meant for each other
As soon as you're ready - As soon as you make up your mind
I'll be there in the wings with love that's one of a kind
As soon as you're ready - Oh oh
Thought you were his one and only - But he took you for a ride
Oh it's such a pity - Your feelings you've gotta hide
Don't close the book baby - Your past experience is misleading
There's so much you should be reading on love baby
Don't let it turn your heart to stone
Remember you're not alone
As soon as you're ready - As soon as your heart's strong enough
If you wanna take one more chance
I've got good love as soon as you're ready
Call me baby - As soon as you are ready
Oh I'll come running
As soon as you're ready oh ooh
Anytime I'll be there in a hurry don't you worry
Whenever you call
Don't close the book baby - Your past experience is misleading
There's so much you should be reading on love baby
Don't let it turn your heart to stone
Remember you're not alone
I've got good love oh baby
I've got good love you know that
I've got good love as soon as you're ready
Call my name baby as soon as you're ready
Oh call me baby
Whenever you're ready to rock steady with me
Whenever you're ready to rock steady with me